New CUPRA R officially confirmed

[Cupra-CY]

Full details here: http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1150&Itemid=1

 

[Gooner_Mike]

265 hp... XDS mechanism (diff?)... 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in barely 6.2 seconds... 19 inch alloys... 345 x 30 mm front disc brakes with 286 x 12 mm at the rear... white LED lighting on the instrument dials... Sounds good to me!

 

[rllmuk]

Not quite what I was expecting, to be honest.

 

[stucupra r]

cant wait to see the pics, sounds awesome

 

[Cupra-CY]

Pictures here (remove brakcets):

media(.)seat(.)com/en/component/g2bridge/26/19580/1.html?g2_language=en_GB

 

[robdf2]

it has some in consistencies , 345mm is not 17 inches , more 13.5 inches same inconsistency on the rear.

what does it bring over the standard cupra? electronic slip diff and 25 bhp? and 19" alloy wheels , woopdy doo , NOT.

REALLY DISSAPOINTED , only thimg that will save it for me is a wide body kit like the touring cars , and if it comes with that bloody aero kit i will never buy another seat again ever !

 

[Cupra-CY]

They have chosen kiwi green for the initial pictures...

 

[stucupra r]

doesnt look that good prefer the k1

 

[ZBOYD]

http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1150&Itemid=1

 

[DPJ]

New high pressure fuel pump..............

 

[robdf2]

omg that is sooooooooo pants , it looks as aggresive as a tomato , and they have raided the halfrauds parts bin for the extra badges.

well im glad cause makes my Cupra still as desirable.

SEAT

 

[jonjay]

I cant believe they havent done anything to the outside...bring back the origional mk1 designers! SEAT just arnt listening tbh.

 

[robdf2]

New high pressure fuel pump..............

So SEAT have added a new high pressure fuel pump for the extra 25 bhp it makes?
does this mean at last they recognise the fact that the standard car suffers from fuel cuts?

 

[Mr Roboto]

doesnt look that good prefer the k1

Same here!

 

[RobsCupra]

Is that it?!

What a let down if it is. Hopefully it will look much better when unveiled at frankfurt. The pictures of that green one look exactly the same as the standard cupra....

 

[ZBOYD]

So SEAT have added a new high pressure fuel pump for the extra 25 bhp it makes?
does this mean at last they recognise the fact that the standard car suffers from fuel cuts?

Well no because the 'standard' car doesn't suffer from fuel cuts.

 

[Crafoo]

I agree with the previous posts, it doesn't look agressive enough and there isn't really enough extra oomph to make others sit up and take notice. Also I thought they had done away with the "R" badging?

I thought the reason they brought in the FR was to replace the Cupra and the Cupra then became the Cupra R because as I understood it "Cupra" means Cup Racing and the "R" meant Racing, which meant the Cupra R would stand for Cup Racing Racing lol

Or am I talking balls?

 

[jonjay]

I think the main point is no one really wanted a Leon Cupra that looks the same with 20bhp more. I think its safe to assume that everyone wants a cupra r that is distinctive from the cupra and k1 that has the extra umpphhh - possibly something to bring them closer to the RS.

 

[Mr Roboto]

Does not deserve the R badge one bit!

What a crap colour to show it off are SEAT stupid!!!!

 

[stucupra r]

I think the main point is no one really wanted a Leon Cupra that looks the same with 20bhp more. I think its safe to assume that everyone wants a cupra r that is distinctive from the cupra and k1 that has the extra umpphhh - possibly something to bring them closer to the RS.

couldnt have put it better myself