Top Gear should have the Leon on the Show!

stuartsjg · Jul 17, 2009

Eventually managed to watch Sunday Nights Top Gear and was disappointed that they never had a cupra there, perhaps they will if Seat brought out a 300hp version!

I know it probably would have been hammered by the Focus ST and renault thing but i think the FR or Cupra deserves a look in to the show sometime in a review of Hot Hatches, especially the practical type you can live with.

A basic 140 diesel Leon was on 5th gear a while back (its on youtube i think) and Tiff seamed to like it.

Im sure the top gear boys could have some fun with a few FR's and Cupra's!

Can the entire SCN petition them!?!?

Stuart

ps. hope this isnt too far off-topic - i am starting a model specific discussion about the Leon Mk2...

m0rk · Jul 17, 2009

[Flame suit on]

If I wanted to watch a program about 'normal' cars I'd watch re runs of 4Car

It's not really going to be entertainment

[/Flame suit off]

Dyscontinued · Jul 17, 2009

Jeremy Clarkson is 'notorious' for not liking SEAT so all he'd do is slate it anyway.

Now, they should have it on Fifth Gear then we'd actually get some kind of sensicle look.

m0rk · Jul 17, 2009

Dyscontinued said:
Now, they should have it on Fifth Gear then we'd actually get some kind of sensicle look.

No chance while JP is still in the employ of SEAT

stuartsjg · Jul 17, 2009

I would just like to see them go mad and enjoy themselves in a great car - hopefully they would end up loving the car!

I think they are missing out on a great chance to have some good fun and make us all envious of them having it!

Stuart

rsmith · Jul 17, 2009

no way, it would do more harm that good, Top gear gives biased opinions based on there own warped view of what a car is and isn't a proper car review show IMO.

noktoto · Jul 17, 2009

I'm pretty sure that James May already mentioned mk2 Leon Cupra as better value then mk5 Golf GTI but Clarkson said that it must be rubbish cause it's Spanish

Adam's Cupra · Jul 17, 2009

noktoto said:
I'm pretty sure that James May already mentioned mk2 Leon Cupra as better value then mk5 Golf GTI but Clarkson said that it must be rubbish cause it's Spanish

Yeah think thats the only mention it has had...

noktoto · Jul 17, 2009

Generally, I find British media rating SEAT cars as poor VW cusins, while around rest of Europe they have much better reviews.

Watchin FC · Jul 17, 2009

Clarkson has also said in Top Gear Magazine something along the lines of expecting to find that the Leon would be the same as driving a Golf but with hairy armpits and although he'd only had a brief drive, he was surprised to find that it was a different drive and this cheered him up immensely.

He did go on to slate Seat and all things Spanish on Top Gear later though.

No_LiMiT · Jul 17, 2009

Was thinking about this few days ago and was about to send them email

They should really have it on the show, even though they would say a lot of crap about it would still be nice to watch

Hurdy · Jul 17, 2009

They can't say the MK2 Leon Cupra is the same as a GTI now as the mk 5.5 err 6 is out, and we all know that it is totally different to the MKV chassis that the Leon sits on

I'd love to see a Leon do battle on TG in a hothatch shootout like the one they did on 5th Gear.

Digging back into my back catalogue of TG magazines, they did do a Hot Hatch mega test in mag number 163 when the Cupra Leon mk2 first came out, but it never got to the show

Do you REALLY want me to tell you what they/Stig said about it?

It's sat here open at the page on my desk

.............................

Fishy · Jul 17, 2009

A few years back they had a MK2 Leon in the studio along with its 'competition'. It was the show giving the Golf GTI a betting, putting it up again the older GTI. They didnt drive it and the standard comments above from Clarkson.

Fish

Carr20vt · Jul 17, 2009

Hurdy said:
They can't say the MK2 Leon Cupra is the same as a GTI now as the mk 5.5 err 6 is out, and we all know that it is totally different to the MKV chassis that the Leon sits on

I'd love to see a Leon do battle on TG in a hothatch shootout like the one they did on 5th Gear.

Digging back into my back catalogue of TG magazines, they did do a Hot Hatch mega test in mag number 163 when the Cupra Leon mk2 first came out, but it never got to the show

Do you REALLY want me to tell you what they/Stig said about it?

It's sat here open at the page on my desk

.............................

I can only imagine....... :ban:

My sky+ lost signal when FG tested the clio 200 last week. Really wanted to see that. Guess it will be on you tube.

Hurdy · Jul 17, 2009

Carr20vt said:
I can only imagine.......
QUOTE]

Is that a no?

iendicott · Jul 17, 2009

Clio 200 is not very aesthetically pleasing, well the front end isn't. I used to have the Clio 172 and that was much better looking IMHO, also expect the Clio interior to come off whilst driving, that was one of the biggest grips of any Renault car I have owned.

Saying that it's a very good handling car and it quick for a normally aspirated engine.

Ivan

fozzybear · Jul 17, 2009

go on tell us anyway i know you really want us to know what stiggy said about the leon cupra.........roary roary tell us a story

Hurdy · Jul 17, 2009

fozzybear said:
go on tell us anyway i know you really want us to know what stiggy said about the leon cupra.........roary roary tell us a story

Go on then.......

"The next car we turn to is the Costa Del Golf. Seat's all new Leon Cupra has yet to be driven in the UK and we are the privileged lot who get first dibs at the only car in the country. Regrettably the Stig finds identical fault with the ABS, and denounces it as nothing more than a rougher version of the Golf. "Inconsistent traction" and ABS that's "a million miles away from maximising tyre grip" means that the Leon posts a 1.33.5 and a 1.33.6."

The ED30 did a 1.32.6 on the TG test track.

Then again the ED30 got two comments from the stig too.

"Chronic understeer"
"Dreadful ABS"

In the all time list of available hothatches at the time, the new Honda Civic came first.....how crap that is!!!
2. Golf GTI
3. Focus ST
4. Edition 30
.
.
.
.
.
23. Seat Leon Cupra

Well you did ask!

Carr20vt · Jul 17, 2009

Hurdy said:
Go on then.......

"The next car we turn to is the Costa Del Golf. Seat's all new Leon Cupra has yet to be driven in the UK and we are the privileged lot who get first dibs at the only car in the country. Regrettably the Stig finds identical fault with the ABS, and denounces it as nothing more than a rougher version of the Golf. "Inconsistent traction" and ABS that's "a million miles away from maximising tyre grip" means that the Leon posts a 1.33.5 and a 1.33.6."

The ED30 did a 1.32.6 on the TG test track.

Then again the ED30 got two comments from the stig too.

"Chronic understeer"
"Dreadful ABS"

In the all time list of available hothatches at the time, the new Honda Civic came first.....how crap that is!!!
2. Golf GTI
3. Focus ST
4. Edition 30
.
.
.
.
.
23. Seat Leon Cupra

Well you did ask!

LOL. Cheers for that Hurdy the only laugh i've had all night.
The Stigs not a million miles from the truth tho.

Watchin FC · Jul 17, 2009

Some say that he doesn't know his arse from his elbow, and that he thinks Spain is a flavour of ice cream.

All we know is, he's called the Stig.

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