Leon CUPRA ST takes Nürburgring record (video)

[Syphon]

With a ground-breaking best time of 7:58.12 minutes the SEAT Leon ST Cupra is the fastest estate car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The powerful estate car makes its world debut at this year’s Wörthersee Treffen in Austria and makes the hearts of the expected 200,000 car fans and tuners from a host of different countries beat faster. Showcasing a total of five impressive variants from the Leon range, SEAT will travel from Martorell in Spain to Reifnitz on Wörthersee , some 1,515 kilometres away.

Full article and video:

http://www.seatcupra.net/wp/index.php/2015/05/14/leon-cupra-st-takes-nurburgring-record-video/

Scott

 

[Crafoo]

Standard car or was is "tweaked" like the Leon hatch?

 

[Syphon]

Probably just the Sub8 pack being enough.

Scott

 

[Stylance]

Looking at the breaks it would appear to be a sub 8, how did this beat the rs6 5.0tfsi?!


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[Syphon]

Looking at the breaks it would appear to be a sub 8, how did this beat the rs6 5.0tfsi?!


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Better driver? / lighter car? / 2WD benefits in dry? / SEAT are awesome?

Combination or all of the above most likely.

Scott

 

[Stylance]

Better driver? / lighter car? / 2WD benefits in dry? / SEAT are awesome?



Combination or all of the above most likely.



Scott

Haha well.. I was thinking surely that list of over 200 cars on the Nurburgring times is off due to drives.. I'm not s scientist but ...a tests results can only be recorded officially if all factors remain the same but 1, e.g cars lol

Anyway.. Maybe better drive? Nearly over 1 ton lighter! Lol 2WD .. FWD never really benefits lol, it's just down to seats being awesome I think! Lol


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[bretth1974]

And he did it in the manual which is apparently slower....

 

[Stylance]

And he did it in the manual which is apparently slower....

Manual FTW!


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[Stylance]

I've just watched that interview... You can tell he never done a damp lap. Get him to try in the rain, he'll soon be pawing for AWD when the Prius overtakes him. Nevertheless AMAZING car.


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