Taking a moment for your CUPRA cars! Share your pride and joy.

[Syphon]

Is this the new car?! I love the colour and those alloys ?!

Yup ?

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

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.

This display sounds mega! Did you ever get any pictures of it?!

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

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...

This is amazing ?

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

Yup ?

It's stunning!

 

[Bahnstormer_vRS]

Nice!! Have you found the CUPRA Ateca has got better and better over the years?!

Not sure about better. Depends on how you quantify 'better'.

Certainly more equipment and safety features (some annoying).

Driving experience very much the same, although I can't help feeling that the shock absorber settings in the DCC have been tweaked over the years in respect to the balance between Comfort / Sport / Cupra.

Cupra in my 1st (70 plate / MY21) was unusable on the road.

My 2nd (23 plate) seemed a shade softer and very much so on Cupra.

My 'new' (74 plate MY25) seems softer again, except Cupra is back to being firmer.

I wonder if the programming and/or main spring rates have changed. :-k. :-k

Guy

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[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

Not sure about better. Depends on how you quantify 'better'.

Certainly more equipment and safety features (some annoying).

Driving experience very much the same, although I can't help feeling that the shock absorber settings in the DCC have been tweaked over the years in respect to the balance between Comfort / Sport / Cupra.

Cupra in my 1st (70 plate / MY21) was unusable on the road.

My 2nd (23 plate) seemed a shade softer and very much so on Cupra.

My 'new' (74 plate MY25) seems softer again, except Cupra is back to being firmer.

I wonder if the programming and/or main spring rates have changed. :-k. :-k

Guy

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Great insights, thank you for sharing! Yes, the safety features seem to have taken off in the last few years!

Very interesting points about the feeling and handling of the Ateca over even the last few years!

 

[BocaBill]

My Bocanegra on stand with M60 Modified Car Club @ Tunerfest, Oulton Park a few weeks back, Our stand won "Best Large Club Trophy" too

 

[jezyg]

My first a 2004 Leon Cupra 180

Latest 2025 Cupra Born V1

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

My first a 2004 Leon Cupra 180
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Latest 2025 Cupra Born V1
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Love this side by side! Interesting to see how car design has changed over the years. How do you find driving an electric car?

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

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My Bocanegra on stand with M60 Modified Car Club @ Tunerfest, Oulton Park a few weeks back, Our stand won "Best Large Club Trophy" too

Stunning example of a Bocanegra! It's immaculate so no surprise it won that prize! Do you use it as a daily too?!

 

[jezyg]

Love this side by side! Interesting to see how car design has changed over the years. How do you find driving an electric car?

The Born is a lovely electric car is very smooth and swift, but weight and lack of an engine makes it slightly less engaging to drive than my Ibiza Xclellence Lux DSG to drive. I will have a tough time next January deciding on going for a facelift Ibiza or a Raval, as Born is the closest to a hot hatch in electric I have driven and expect the Raval will be similar.

Yes, allot of innovation especially on the ICE side, but boy that Leon Cupra was fun to drive and handled well.

 

[BocaBill]

Stunning example of a Bocanegra! It's immaculate so no surprise it won that prize! Do you use it as a daily too?!

Thanks
Yes, It does track days, It goes shopping, It goes to car meets & shows....decent little all rounder from across the way in Rochdale this one 🫡

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

The Born is a lovely electric car is very smooth and swift, but weight and lack of an engine makes it slightly less engaging to drive than my Ibiza Xclellence Lux DSG to drive. I will have a tough time next January deciding on going for a facelift Ibiza or a Raval, as Born is the closest to a hot hatch in electric I have driven and expect the Raval will be similar.

Yes, allot of innovation especially on the ICE side, but boy that Leon Cupra was fun to drive and handled well.

Great insights there. ICE and EVs are definitely different drives. It really does come down to preference.

You will have to give them both a test drive and let us know which you prefer. We can't wait for the arrival of the Raval!

 

[Oldham SEAT & CUPRA]

Thanks
Yes, It does track days, It goes shopping, It goes to car meets & shows....decent little all rounder from across the way in Rochdale this one 🫡

A little bit of everything! Love it