I was still cutting my teeth when the mk1 Cupra R was for sale. The dealership I worked for at the time had a black, red and yellow one side by side on the display stand on the forecourt, they were mega. Miles more exciting to look at than the Golf GTI, R32, Octavia VRS or Audi S3 that were the best offerings from the rest of VWG.
Interestingly, the later models were the first cars that I ever remember having transport chocks in the suspension when they were delivered. They come in pretty much everything now, often end up in the bin, but make an excellent repair bracket for broken wardrobe rail hangers...
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