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SEAT dominates with second consecutive World Touring Car Championship

If you would have told us ten or twenty years ago that diesel would come to dominate motor racing, we probably would have laughed in your face. But since Audi charted new territory by dominating Le Mans with its R10 TDI, the competition benefits of burning oil is beyond reproach. Not satisfied to let diesel power dominate endurance sportscar racing, however, sister company SEAT picked up the mantle last year in the World Touring Car Championship with the Leon TDI. As it turns out, running on diesel came to be a liability for SEAT as the ... Read more →

Seat reportedly planning new halo coupe to go with all those hatchbacks and minivans Noah Joseph

Considering that Seat is supposed to be Volkswagen's sporty cousin, the Spanish motor division's range is conspicuously bereft of two-door models. Oh, they've got plenty of hatchbacks and MPVs, ...

Frankfurt 2009: SEAT Leon Cupra R makes a fine Green Goblin Jonathon Ramsey

What you have here is one of the coolest little 4-door hot hatches that looks like a 2-door hatch. The 2010 SEAT Leon Cupra R gets 265 hp from its VW-battle-tested 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, ...

Seat to launch 265hp Leon Cupra R in Frankfurt? Noah Joseph

Buyers overseas aren't left wanting for sport models from Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary, including the sporty FR line and the powerful Cupra range. But if the latest reports from our Iberian ...

Barcelona Preview: Seat reveals new Leon Cupra and Ibiza FR Noah Joseph

Variety, so they say, is the spice of life. So while American fans of Volkswagen's hot hatches have nothing to complain about, none could be blamed for pining for the alternative options that the ...

Geneva Preview: SEAT prepares facelifted Leon, Altea 10 months ago on Autoblog

For some time now, it has seemed like the badges on cars are getting bigger and bigger. SEAT has certainly played its part in this trend, but the automaker's S badge is getting downsized again on the latest Leon and Altea. The badges are part of mild facelift packages being given to the two ...

SEAT unveils new Twin Drive Leon prototype hybrid 10 months ago on Autoblog

The SEAT Leon Ecomotive was a Leon that had been picked over and removed of many inefficiencies in order to deliver a frugal 3.7 liters/100 kilometers (63 miles-per-gallon) as well as lower CO2 emissions. The SEAT Twin Drive Leon Prototype takes that idea a giant leap further by making the car a ...

Ay Mamacita! SEAT Leon Linea R 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen makes some pretty enticing hot hatches, but as we discovered when driving the Leon Cupra, sister-brand SEAT is where it's at. The Spanish subsidiary's hot hatches typically offer more power for less money in a more exciting package than their German counterparts. Now SEAT has widened ...

SEAT reveals limited edition Leon Supercopa 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge The SEAT Leon Supercopa series that visits tracks in seven European countries is, according to SEAT, "the most powerful single-brand competition in Europe." In celebration of the series, Seat is making a special edition SEAT Leon Copa Edition that arguably looks even hotter ...

First Drive: SEAT Leon Cupra 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res shots of the SEAT Leon Cupra Draw up a list of the top hot-hatches in the world. The SEAT Leon Cupra may not be on it – although it might be – but the Volkswagen GTI will most definitely. At least it should, because the GTI is a performance icon, forged ...

Hot Oil: SEAT offers limited-edition Leon FR550 TDI 1 year ago on Autoblog

While it sister company Audi continues to forge ahead in Le Mans-class racing under diesel power, the SEAT division is likewise launching an assault on the British Touring Car Championship with an oil-burning Leon TDI. The Spanish automaker is also launching a special edition Leon for the road to ...

K for UK: SEAT Leon Cupra K 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the SEAT Leon Cupra K¹ Every so often, we wish that Volkswagen's SEAT brand was available here in the US. Sure, the Spanish automaker's vehicles are badge-engineering exercises that raid the corporate partsbin for powertrains, switchgear, and the like, but ...

Look Ma, no hands! SEAT develops world's first driverless touring car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to see high res gallery of this unbelievable car! The Seat Leon is a holy terror on the European touring car circuit, but bad luck and driver error can often mean less than perfect results. So the team has been hard at work creating a virtual interface for the vehicle to take the human ...

New SEAT Leon Cupra headed to British Motor Show 3 years ago on Autoblog

On July 18 at the British International Motor Show, VW-owned Spanish automaker SEAT will unveil the new Leon Cupra for the very first time. The company's smartly-styled hatchbacks are always a visual treat, and this one should be no exception. For now, we have to settle for a teaser photo that ...

SEAT debuts Leon FR, announces pricing 3 years ago on Autoblog

Autoblog Spanish has full coverage of the debut of SEAT's new competitor in the hot hatch wars, the Leon FR, courtesy of our man in Madrid, Alberto Ballestin. We're posting a few of his live shots here, the full set of pics is online here. According to What Car? Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary is ...

SEAT debuts new Leon FR, intelligent lighting system 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen subsidiary SEAT is showing off its latest and greatest at its hometown Madrid Motor Show this week. Highlighting the company's announcements is its new Leon FR model. The sporty hatchback is powered by either a new 200 hp 2-liter TFSI gasoline engine or SEAT's 170 hp 2-liter TDI diesel. ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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