Doesnt this make my Leon Mk1 dated ?

[james_tiger_woo]

Isn't it more to do with the independant rear suspension costing more to produce than the old beam set up so to keep the price down the interior isn't as nice?

Isn't that a direct quote from Top Gear????

 

[Al]

i find the Mk2 interior very cheap : \, poor design and cheap plastic;

Also i think Mk1 is better looking however i've never driven a Mk2.

PMSL

 

[diss_50]

Does this change your mind? Owens MK2 Leon Cupra (moded) vs. Horace @ Crail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi5x4foyad4&feature=user

 

[sportbilly]

Does this change your mind? Owens MK2 Leon Cupra (moded) vs. Horace @ Crail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi5x4foyad4&feature=user

Doesnt look like the red got a good start which makes the white look like it wasted it ... or maybe it did....

 

[diss_50]

Remapped 309bhp White Cupra v 257bhp standard Red Cupra

 

[sportbilly]

I saw the power difference, still the Red didnt seem to get away very well thats all.

 

[Wheely]

Well even though I had first refusal, I didnt act quickly and it got sold the weekend.

I have no regrets as the options back is to basic for me. 4x lecy windows and climate need to be a minimum. The cruise i could have retrofitted for <200.

So I'll keep my eyes open for a Stylance +sports pack +aero kit in silver -- as they come along all the time !!!!!!!

But dont get me wrong, I'm so happy to keep my mark1 and she's a great car. Just side by side like that made her look a bit too inferior for my liking. And the Mk2 handles sooooo sweet.

 

[Al]

I launched Owens white car and Keith had never driven a Cupra before, hence the difference in the start there. Best run vs best run on the day my car was only 0.1secs and 1mph slower than Owens white car. I got the records in both cars

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AU0Zw-pW26E
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SC04zdIywbI

 

[minty23]

mk1s are just a whole load better looking than the 'family' mk2

 

[Torred1771]

Ill take my MK1, im 6'1" and find getting into the MK2 a bit tough with the sloped roofline over the front doors...

 

[LEE69]

Drove ace, looks brill and makes my car look well old !!!

But hasnt cruise, foldy mirrors, climate nor leccy rear windows.

So dont think its enough to make me change (handles sweeter too)

Seat Newton Abbott

I really like the look of the mk2

 

[wayne lcr]

yea me to lee thats why iam getting 1 next year.plus this thread is 3 years old

 

[Al]

Ill take my MK1, im 6'1" and find getting into the MK2 a bit tough with the sloped roofline over the front doors...

Ha ha! I am 6 foot 3 and don't have that problem! If anything, the MK1 is harder to get in to

 

[SouthernRich]

The mkII will obviously be 'a better car' but only in terms of evolution. The likelyhood is that its so different its a completely different car.

It doesn't have the character of the MKI, its not as aggressive looking - it hasn't got the 'up for it' stance.

True to form, as with all modern cars, due to aerodynamics and pedestrian safety it now looks like a worn piece of soap. No offence intended to MKII owners, just MHO

 

[Al]

Doesnt look like the red got a good start which makes the white look like it wasted it ... or maybe it did....

Same red car some time later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py7A4xpGfJs