Cupra Leon 2023 detailed review: Is this hot hatch a better bet than a VW Golf GTI or Audi S3?
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- Is the cheaper Cupra Leon hot hatch a better bet than the Audi S3 or VW Golf GTI? It shares plenty with both, but could surprise you with its price and model range.
That's because, unlike the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3/S3 model ranges, the Cupra Leon hatchback has the choice of a few different tunes of turbo-petrol engines, but also scores a more eco-friendly option in the form of the Cupra Leon VZe plug-in hybrid.
Is that part-petrol, part-electric car the way to go? Or should you choose either the base model Cupra Leon V, or mid-range Cupra Leon VZ? Or the full-fat, VW Golf R rivalling Cupra Leon VZx?
The prices seem right, the equipment is legit, and the ownership promise is on par with rivals from Europe. So is there a catch?
In this review, Tung Nguyen sums up the Cupra Leon range and helps you find out which one - if any - would be right for you.
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00:00 Intro
01:09 Price and features
03:07 Design
05:08 Practicality
07:04 Safety
07:46 Under the bonnet
08:48 Fuel use
09:37 Ownership
10:02 Driving
11:40 Verdict
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There’s a station wagon version sold in New Zealand, and of course Europe. That makes 228kW and 400Nm (same as the Formentor 310), and AWD.
A PHEV is also available (I saw one the other day).
Have you been made aware of the CUPRA Authorised Service Partners in Australia? Assuming they will be using Volkswagen for service? Or will AUDI / ŠKODA be used also perhaps? Any insight in relation to this?
what exact model was in the video? v, vz or vzx?
Onto my second Cupra owned a 300 manual now 290 DSG there beasts UK
I know Cupra/Seat is a halfway point between Skoda & VW in some markets but seriously when it looks this good who cares about the badge when the platform is very similar.
I personally think the VZx & VZe would be great, only improvement I could think of would be AWD / comparable to Golf R
I have the Formentor (228kW), it's better than Skoda and VW in terms of quality and feel - and drives better and faster too, looks better. Different animal, although the platform is the same. Best part - it's way cheaper too where I live!
Ah, the Leon. Magnet to police in Spain, specially the MK2. Youngsters popular car, police always like to stop. Yellow Leon = you will make lot of police friends.😅Cupras use to be tuned in Seat sport division in Spain ... I think WV don´t like they tuned to be a bit better that a golf GTI
My first servis o. Leon St 310hp cost 230eur in 23k km, in 12/2021 wasnt option servis free
Lost me at the touch controllers..
Interesting car but I can't get over the design of the Leon. The base car looks somewhat imbetween a Mazda 3 series and a Ford Fiesta; somewhat nondescript. But then several metallic bronze coloured accents have been added to the wheels and interior that do catch the eye but seem to be over the top for such a plain design of a car. I don't love it or hate it. It is just a meh. The engine options are the most interesting options imo.
And just for future reference as its name is spanish its not pronounced Lee-on its pronounced Lay-on
I liked your video cause of the soy latte
my cupra will be delivered soon so this is a major + detail 😬
Yes. It’s better. You’re welcome.
Shame you can't get them with a manual gearbox.
Put the AWD in the Cupra and will be the Best !❤
agreed, but that would hurt Golf sales... you know what i mean 🤷♂
No physical buttons are a fail.
No way to beat up Gti and S3, but only the price…
7:26 was an Ateca interior not a Leon…..
Which is better si designed.
Hmmm Tung don't you think non car people who go shopping for one of these
should know that they're little more than a SEAT with a trim and perhaps a power upgrade.
SEAT is a failed make in Australia..It can't be that hard to say the parent company is SEAT and they're having another crack at the Australian market.
It’s part of the VW/Audi group.
Parts are all VW
@@brianbellomo9389 I fully realize that....that wasn't my point at all.
SEAT was sold in Australia around 25 years ago. They’re quite different now and the average buyer that looks at one won’t be making that comparison
@@brianbellomo9389 That's a conclusion on your part.I got the feeling that Cupra said ..''sure, you can have a car for a review as long as you don't mention SEAT.''
They have pulled out of our market once before..they might again with Cupra.
I think you'll find a lot of prospective GTI and Octavia RS buyers will go this way with the price savings plus tangible benefits compared to the GTI - like physical steering wheel buttons.
You forgot to mention that the infotainment system is full of bugs.
Everything works perfectly fine for me. Only thing I noticed is that if I press the options on the touchscreen too fast after I start the engine it will lag for a few sec. After that it works fine again.
Looks great... except there's no way you'd want to own one part the warranty
that's essentially any new car these days
Slow overpriced snot box compared to the golf
Haha made in Spain 😂😅
That much for a SEAT 👎
Yes ..major omission
could say the same for any car at this point in time... monthly price increases across the board pretty much everywhere
Seat used to be a cheap vw branch, but they have come a long way since then. Seat makes perfectly fine cars these days, and of 2018 cupra is a separate more upmarket brand. But of course it's too expensive, like all other new cars
Yeah right! Paying $60,00 to $70,000 plus for an unknown car brand with fake exhaust sounds coming from the car speakers and new in the market. That’s a risk people shouldn’t take considering the world economy right now.
It’s like dressing up a donkey in horse skin. Underneath the skin still is a bloody donkey.
It’s a bloody SEAT!
I've got a Formentor VZ3 and any Škoda, Audi or VW dealership is servicing it without any issues. Except the body, it's just a slightly bigger top spec Audi S3.
Just get a Golf.