http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/ Autoblog Comments for First Drive: SEAT Leon Cupra http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
I'd really like to know (and I hope VW would, too) that this car is stealing sales from Alfa, Opel or Ford, and not from VW itself.]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
Umm... Saxon? Is it on a Trabant platform?]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
Next thing you know, someone will think there are Germans with dark hair, too.]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Car-magazine-esque.]]>Apr 10th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
Probably my favourite sentence of the whole article!]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
overall, I'd say a cheaper GTI with less luxury weight and more power would be perfect for the american market. or at least *my* market. :)]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
As far as I know they haven't announced if they're going to bring the 30 over as a 25th anniversary edition GTI like they did with the 25th/20th/337 GTI back in 2001/2/3.]]>Apr 10th 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
How well does that work with snow?

(and the inboard low beam headlights just look odd)]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 1:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
http://automobile.automotive.com/4474/0610-gti-civic-mazdaspeed3-dyno/volkswagen-gti.html

That's a relatively average 11% drivetrain loss, especially for a FWD car. VW might be fudging the numbers a little bit, and they've definitely have "castrated" the engine and held its power down some (easily rectified with a chip), but that does seem to be about the numbers that they're putting out. *Maybe* they're putting out up to about 210, resulting in a 15% drivetrain loss, but that's probably about it... For it to be putting out 238hp at the crank you're talking about almost a 25% drivetrain loss, which is unheard of for a FWD car.]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/
http://www.rri.se/popup/performancegraphs.php?ChartsID=142

The second one did even better with only 3% loss and more torque at the wheels then the manufacterers claim.

http://www.rri.se/popup/performancegraphs.php?ChartsID=605

The Edition 30 with 230hp which they talk about in this article also only had 3% loss and more torque then the official claim.

http://www.rri.se/popup/performancegraphs.php?ChartsID=758]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/first-drive-seat-leon-cupra/Apr 10th 2008 1:38PM