“what does Cupra R stand for”.......

[Dannyh]

Hi guys, I’ve recently bought a Cupra R 225 and to everyone i tell they say wow that’s a nice car however when telling my parents that ask “what does Cupra R stand for”.......well i actually don’t know, i can hazard a guess that R means racing i.e Seat leon Cupra and the Seat Leon Cupra Racing but i don’t know what cupra means, i did a search and found the FR stands for Formula Racing but nothing for Cupra. Any Ideas???

 

[Trublu07]

I thought it was CupRacing

 

[Dannyh]

Well if Cupra stand for CupRacing what does the R stand for??

 

[Slimy]

It is 'cup racing', although does that mean the Cupra R is 'cup racing racing'?

 

[Dannyh]

ha ha i cant see it being Cup Racing Racing it makes no sense lol

 

[vroomtshh]

Isnt Cupra Spanish for trophy?

 

[Dannyh]

Well i just went on a spanish translater and typed Cupra but it diddnt find it

 

[Dannyh]

I thought this question might have been asked before with this site being "Cupra net" lol for all we know it could be a rude work lol

 

[vroomtshh]

Well i just went on a spanish translater and typed Cupra but it diddnt find it

Same, I just thought I had read before that it meant Trophy in Spanish.

 

[Dannyh]

Are there any spanish fourm members?????

 

[Baka]

The only reference I can find to Cupra is an Obscure Etruscan Goddess. There are 2 towns in Italy where she was popular with Cupra in their names. Cupra Maritima and Cupra Montana.

htttttp://thaliatook.com/OGOD/cupra.html

I don't think Seat named our favourite cars after the Etruscan goddess of fertility though.

I think Leon ('lay-on') is a region of spain?

And R's are just cool.

 

[Dannyh]

ha ha R's are just cool FACT unless it is VXR

 

[Baka]

ha ha R's are just cool FACT unless it is VXR

Then It's pronounced 'ARRRGHH!' as you torque steer into a ditch.

 

[Dannyh]

ha ha a friend has one and it just doesnt like corners at all, on the motoway its quick but on B roads it understeers like B***ch lol

 

[MK5-KXE]

 

[great_kahn]

FR = Formula racing fyi.

 

[Crafoo]

It is 'cup racing', although does that mean the Cupra R is 'cup racing racing'?

That is what I believe to be the case, as I understood it was the reason they introduced the FR as the new Cupra and the Cupra as the new Cupra R. But having recently realeased the Mk2 Leon Cupra R means either that logic isn't right or Seat are just bonkers!

Cupra as I understand is "Cup Racing" and the Cupra R version was a "Cup Racing" Racing, hence why I believe they (for a period at least) ditched Cupra R and gave birth to the FR.

Cupra = Cup Racing

FR = Formula Racing

 

[Dannyh]

Ahhh ok it kinda makes sense either way LCR is somthing to do with racing and its the top of the range lol

 

[maddox]

Then It's pronounced 'ARRRGHH!' as you torque steer into a ditch.

liiikkeee hahaha

 

[truCido]

I think it just stands for "Rarrrr"