Ive been a golf fanboy my whole life,ive got a golf 7,but this cupra is in every way better than the new golf,cheaper,better looking,buttons at least on the steering wheel,has a spare tyre.Great job Seat
Yeah that's because the hybrid versions where manufactured first but slowly they finally will deliver the 300ps and 310ps St Leon. I think we will see more reviews in a few weeks.
yea me too! was waiting for a leon cupra petrol engine review. thought this was announced in late 2019 early 2020? but no reviews till 1 year later... finally there's one!
I had a SEAT Ibiza for as my first car and I just loved it to bits. Stearing was spot on and cornered at my desired speed. Having a SEAT in South Africa also felt special coz they are really unique on the roads. If only I can have this new Cupra 🤤
I love the Cupra copper logo, accents and even the interior aesthetics. Quite tempted by the Formentor and I never thought I’d see the day when I’d consider getting an SUV!
Why would anyone prefer a GTI over this Cupra? It looks better, better value for money. Oh wait, depreciation... Thank you for another splendid review Rory!
@@xIcarus227 I do know that but when you look at cupras interior it’s better cause it has a better quality like copper and stuff and looks better in my opinion that why prefer over the gti too cause gti interior feels a bit more cheaper than a Dacia sadero so
Amazing review of an amazing car. I increasingly feel that car journalists are out of touch with "ordinary" cars, having had their opinions skewed by driving supercars and hypercars every other day, but Rory nailed this! I have test driven this car and this review echoed my experience in almost every aspect. I have now placed an order for one it is so good.
For me, the only rivals to this is the A35. They did a fantastic job, I never thought I would consider a seat in my top car wish list ever, I'm eager to see what they will bring in the coming years.
Finally! 🎉 I was looking for a Cupra Leon 300 hp review. But the reviews are not in english/spanish. I understand shit and there are no subtitles. Thank you amigo 🇲🇽
That looks gorgeous.... I've got a 280 dsg cupra which I absolutely love and I got it for a steal... honestly can't see me owning anything other than cupras for a long time... Good review
To me the Leon has always been a nice looking car. I’m on my second one now. Unfortunately not the firebreathing Dragon as shown in this video. I think I might have to start putting the lottery on! Great video as always 👍🏽😀
Wow, what a nice review! I Like the Style of the Guy, He ist challenging and honest, Sometimes too diplomatic at the end. Happy that i found this Video and will follow. Good Job, cool guy
Why do people always compare this with the GTI? This absolutely destroys the GTI. It should be compared to a Golf R. The last cupra beats the golf R in a rolling race because of the 4wd in golf R, I've done it so many times 😂😂😂 only time will tell how good it is. Cupra is always underrated
Every hot hatch that comes to the market is compared to the GTI or R because it lays the benchmark for this class. it has done for 40 + years.VW could make the GTI or the R a lot faster.why would they when they make the RS3. the seat or cupra will never be as good as the GTI .how do we know.take a look around you. they do not even bother trying to sell them where i live.the brand would not sell!,
@@evaristocorripio5434 Sorry thiz car is not even a comparision to my GTI Clubsport MK7, esp in carbon steel grey metallic & tinted windows + the mods.
Good god Cupra needs to bring their cars to the US, things like the Formentor wouldn't be able to sit on the lot for more than a day before being snatched up.
I didn't know they still made this car. Was it always based on a golf? I fell in love with the old Seat Leon Cupra Cup Car on Gran Turismo 3 when I realized it was a front wheel drive I could use to legitimately kick the ass of a Viper or Corvette. That car taught me the right way to tune a front wheel drive differential. Since then I have a habit of building (well on video games) 200mph+ FWD Civics that out-corner Ferraris. :) Thank you Seat
How would you compare this Leon to previously tested on track i30N and Focus? Comparable fun, handling or exhaust sound to Ford and Hyundai? Thanks for answers, I'm choosing between the three This channel is really fun to watch, congratulations for hitting 500k subscribers!
I'm from Canada where we have a ton of Golfs and Cupra doesn't exist but tbh I kinda wish it was the other way around, the styling of this looks way cooler
Such a beautiful car it makes me want one almost as if it was designed 4 me.. minus a few technical stuff. But please let me express 1 more thing: I've been watching car reviews for several decades, and let me humbly claim that Rory is one of the *very best* reviewers ever. Not kidding.
I went from a 2016 Leon FR 2.0L TDI to a 2019 Cupra 290 (69 plate), 178BHP to 286BHP. Its a different car, the DCC suspension is fantastic, being more comfortable in comfort mode than the FR is normally and obviously sportier in sport/cupra its flat and you feel everything you need to feel. The 7 Speed DSG in mine is the same as the one in this video, it upshifts like this one in manual mode as well which is a little disappointing. The only thing I can take from the FR to the cupra is the shape of the car and steering wheel is the same... lol. I'll be giving mine an ECU tune in a few months to hit roughly 340BHP. I think besides having a longer wheelbase, larger brakes and the engine improvements this car is essentially same as mine underneath.
Wow I like this a lot. Not sure on the looks of the new seat Leon but this new cupra looks very good. Not sure why they gave you a European spec car though 🤣 hopefully we don’t get some ugly wheels and boring colours
This is what cars have become 2l turbo's and like you said basically all the same car but a different body with features whe luckely don't have to use that often. Glad I still got to see and live in the good old days when cars were cars and not driving I pads
@@johnguidetti5839 the looks,the Golf 8 for me is just ugly,same thing for the S3. I would totally get the previous versions of both the Golf and the Audi. I never liked the previous seat Leon
Great review Rory, I hope to get my hands on the Cupra Leon soon. For me, it looks so much better than the Golf GTI, plus it will be a rarer sights on the road. I've owned a Mk2 Leon Cupra for almost a year now, and do you know many others I've seen on the road in that time? None. Mk5 Golf GTIs? Almost ten a penny. Like you, I'm not sure on the new Cupra badge. I thought it would grow on me over time, but I still think it doesn't look right.
Don't know where you live in UK, but keep seeing a ton of Cupra MK2's over the place in Hampshire/Surrey, don't see many when I go up north Manchester area to be fair, they seem to have gotten popular down here lately. See more Cupra R as well than just Cupra. Only thing that let SEAT down is the support they offer. Otherwise love the Cupra MK2, got 150k on my 2010 model and still running strong, apart from the few plastic parts that need replacing. Going to see how long it lasts, still stock k04 turbo and no signs of going anytime soon, very underrated cars haha
@@CarObsession Must be something recent then or popularity grew slightly, there is a silver MK2 K1 in Alton, 1 near Petersfield, seen 2-3 around Farnborough area and my friend had a mk2 2007 in Aldershot till he sold it for a FN2 Civic, have noticed a lot less FL than Pre-FL models around. See a stupid amount of MK1's around haha It was always interesting seeing the interior differences when stepping into my friends car, interestingly the road noise on the 2010 seemed to be worse, like SEAT decided to rip out more soundproofing...
I love the copper accent. It's so refreshing to see a car with non black/chrome accents
Das racist.
@ lool
Until you see it in real - especially wheels, which looks like rusted
@@senseitbk no they don’t
I saw a Range Rover Evoque with bronze/copper trim,, and it stopped looking ugly.
Ive been a golf fanboy my whole life,ive got a golf 7,but this cupra is in every way better than the new golf,cheaper,better looking,buttons at least on the steering wheel,has a spare tyre.Great job Seat
You can get a spare tyre for Golf too, and you can get a Seat without one.
AT LAST! A review on youtube, you must be the only one who has reviewed this car on youtube. The one they all reviewed is the hybrid version....
I believe Carwoow did it..
@@afghanniaz1929 No
i was waiting for this review for months... AT finally did it... i’m very impressed with leon 300 ps
Yeah that's because the hybrid versions where manufactured first but slowly they finally will deliver the 300ps and 310ps St Leon. I think we will see more reviews in a few weeks.
yea me too! was waiting for a leon cupra petrol engine review. thought this was announced in late 2019 early 2020? but no reviews till 1 year later... finally there's one!
Honestly half of a milli. Rory always great but the camera and edit team we too need to congratulate you all. Trader gang 4eva😄
That blue paint and copper wheels look great!
500k finally. I'll continue telling car nuts about this channel. Keep up the good work Rory. Love from Ghana🇬🇭
Oh so I'm not the only Ghanaian here
I really can't get over how much I love AutoTrader reviews, proper car reviews and wicked personality
That cupra symbol is very cool. Congrats on 500K!
I love Throttle House! I need to hear a "I'm James" And "I'm Thomas" every week!
It looks like from the symbol puzzle from Resident Evil 4 where you spin a globe inside a door to open it.
that symbol looks like some random temporary tattoo included in a 90s teenager magazine....
Huge fan of Throttle House
Is not.Looks like dark gold. Gold always looks bad.
Big up Rory and the Autotrader team on 500k subs.
A very well deserved achievement 👏🏽
Sideways Sidney!
Rory has been a god send to Autotrader public recognition.
I had a SEAT Ibiza for as my first car and I just loved it to bits. Stearing was spot on and cornered at my desired speed. Having a SEAT in South Africa also felt special coz they are really unique on the roads. If only I can have this new Cupra 🤤
I love the Cupra copper logo, accents and even the interior aesthetics. Quite tempted by the Formentor and I never thought I’d see the day when I’d consider getting an SUV!
This channel just keeps getting better!
Rory Reid is such a captivating speaker
- student who's had online classes for about 1,5 years now
That Cupra symbol is straight up Decepticon. Very cool
Rory is hands down the best car reviewer on YT
Doug DeMuro might agree
I think so too. Although there are several close seconds..
Doug Demuro and TheStraightPipes disagree.
Why would anyone prefer a GTI over this Cupra? It looks better, better value for money. Oh wait, depreciation...
Thank you for another splendid review Rory!
The GTI looks better ? What are you high or something ? 😂
@@Joshua-uq9zw He said that this looks better than the GTI!
Only GTI lovers buy the GTI, this Cupra is so much better and cheaper
These hold their money well, and seat will discount a lot more than VW will anyway. Often VW wont discount at all, seat will by 10% minimum.
I wish we could get this in the states.
Love how happy you look when driving the Cupra......it does have that effect. I am always smiling when driving my 290.
Love that frozen blue. Cupra Leon's are absolutely towering over the GTis now.
I thought the same. have always liked the Leon. especially the first.
I actually prefer this over the golf
Me too
@@joshumone3301 or a Hyundai I30 N, that thing is cheaper and has a proper warranty.
@@dragospahontu but quality, looks and tech wise the Cupra is better so I prefer this
@@joshumone3301 I think you're overestimating the interior quality in VAG's latest products. That i30's interior is more than fine.
@@xIcarus227 I do know that but when you look at cupras interior it’s better cause it has a better quality like copper and stuff and looks better in my opinion that why prefer over the gti too cause gti interior feels a bit more cheaper than a Dacia sadero so
One of the best reviews on that car so far. Founded, honest and soberly. Bravo!
Amazing review of an amazing car. I increasingly feel that car journalists are out of touch with "ordinary" cars, having had their opinions skewed by driving supercars and hypercars every other day, but Rory nailed this! I have test driven this car and this review echoed my experience in almost every aspect. I have now placed an order for one it is so good.
For me, the only rivals to this is the A35. They did a fantastic job, I never thought I would consider a seat in my top car wish list ever, I'm eager to see what they will bring in the coming years.
I think they will put something juicy in 2 to 3 years i think a 500hp car
A35 is inferior.
Nice one Rory! OFF TOPIC: when you gonna do a full review of an Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio?
It’s old news unfortunately
Finally! 🎉
I was looking for a Cupra Leon 300 hp review. But the reviews are not in english/spanish. I understand shit and there are no subtitles.
Thank you amigo 🇲🇽
Looks really stunning, specially the interior
I could listen to Rory review cars ALL DAY!! credible, interesting, humourous ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Love Cupra, I've got a 2020 ST 300 and love it sooo much, going to stick with Cupra for the next few years.
That looks gorgeous.... I've got a 280 dsg cupra which I absolutely love and I got it for a steal... honestly can't see me owning anything other than cupras for a long time... Good review
To me the Leon has always been a nice looking car. I’m on my second one now. Unfortunately not the firebreathing Dragon as shown in this video. I think I might have to start putting the lottery on! Great video as always 👍🏽😀
Volkswagen: the master of badge engineering
That day when you can try both u will see how far your from true ;)
@@pepa9343 The tuning makes all the difference
@@pepa9343 nope
@@pepa9343 it is al the same shit 🙄🙄🙄🙄 When i need parts for Seat,audi,skoda etc etc etc i just call the vw dealer 🙄
@@DeUnoReverseKaart so?
I like the interior lighting feature that let's you know there's someone in your blind spot - much better than the tiny lights in the side mirrors.
Big up Rory, another top review and big up Auto trader, no ads and marketing wow🙌💪🏽💯
Congratulations on 500k
woo!
@@AutoTraderTV 500k special
Bike race vs Mat Watson
U deserve 10 million subs, Rory. So underrated channel. I'm sure you'll get them sooner. 👏👏👏 Keep it up guys.
Cracking looking car. I like it. Shame there's no manual box. Good review.
Superb review by a superb reviewer. Haven’t looked at auto reviews in a while and this chap is really great.
Finally the review i so long waited for
Thanks rory 👍
Just ordered this car. Never had anything above a standard 1.6 so looking forward to it 🚘
Hopefully we’ll see this model in Australia when Cupra launches here in 2022.
i hope i love this instead of the golf
Copper is a fantastic colour to use as an accent. It looks sporty while also mature. I say that and I own a Misano Red Audi S4 :P
Another day another Rory review!
Wow, what a nice review! I Like the Style of the Guy, He ist challenging and honest, Sometimes too diplomatic at the end. Happy that i found this Video and will follow. Good Job, cool guy
It looks beautiful and more aggressive than the new golf and 2021 fabia!
Why do people always compare this with the GTI? This absolutely destroys the GTI. It should be compared to a Golf R. The last cupra beats the golf R in a rolling race because of the 4wd in golf R, I've done it so many times 😂😂😂 only time will tell how good it is. Cupra is always underrated
Not to mention the looks, the leon looks miles better its not even a comparison.
Every hot hatch that comes to the market is compared to the GTI or R because it lays the benchmark for this class.
it has done for 40 + years.VW could make the GTI or the R a lot faster.why would they when they make the RS3.
the seat or cupra will never be as good as the GTI .how do we know.take a look around you.
they do not even bother trying to sell them where i live.the brand would not sell!,
@@evaristocorripio5434 Sorry thiz car is not even a comparision to my GTI Clubsport MK7, esp in carbon steel grey metallic & tinted windows + the mods.
@@MrRonan3 well it looks better, its faster and has a better interior, all while costing about the same.
@@tredfxman each to their own
A great review, Rory - and that's no stretch of the imagination...! ;-)
Stick a stage 1 remap on this and you flying!!!
500k subs congratulations 1 million soon ❣️☺️❣️
This is one of the most appealing cars on the market out now. I just can't describe it but the new Leon has really captivated me since I first saw it.
Good god Cupra needs to bring their cars to the US, things like the Formentor wouldn't be able to sit on the lot for more than a day before being snatched up.
Rory is the man! Great review and I love the Cupra, that colour and wheels are fantastic.
Love the look of this, looking forward to a review of the Cupra Born, I just hope they give it enough power.
Really good review - Thanks Rory and the AT team
So it's not bad... "By any stretch of the imagination"? 😂 Great vid though guys
Three or four times I think?
Amazing vid tho
I love the infotainment system! I don't know if it has anything to do with my age (31) but that looks intuitive and... is very cool!
Rory you’re an asset to this team 👍
That steering wheel with those copper accents look phenomenal. The whole car is beautiful. I think I would prefer this over the GTI.
The copper is very nice on the rims but it's already been curbed 😭😭 1:38
I didn't know they still made this car. Was it always based on a golf? I fell in love with the old Seat Leon Cupra Cup Car on Gran Turismo 3 when I realized it was a front wheel drive I could use to legitimately kick the ass of a Viper or Corvette. That car taught me the right way to tune a front wheel drive differential. Since then I have a habit of building (well on video games) 200mph+ FWD Civics that out-corner Ferraris. :) Thank you Seat
Rory. Best motoring journalist going, top gears loss.
Nope, Matt from carwaw is No1 with by this geeza a close second..
@@wezzman1 Jeremy from TopGear is the best motoring journalist lol... these guys are too new.
@@wezzman1 are you drunk ! Carwow is for children ! Stupid jokes and innuendos. Rory is by far the more polished, knowledgeable and accomplished chap
@@Ben-oy1td that the fun of it all mate, life is about fun and having a laugh....fun and informative is better than boring and mat is funny as owt
@@nagalon7255 I'm with you there but Jesser need to make way for new kids on road..🤣
How would you compare this Leon to previously tested on track i30N and Focus?
Comparable fun, handling or exhaust sound to Ford and Hyundai?
Thanks for answers, I'm choosing between the three
This channel is really fun to watch, congratulations for hitting 500k subscribers!
Greetings from Spain! I love Rory reviewing a car with Spanish plates.
He's even got the medioambiental sticker B from the DGT Lol
Another nice review giving us the info we need Rory 😊👍🏾
The exterior looks nice. The interior looks blunt.
Bro. Millennials are designing cars now. We grew up playing Need for Speed Underground and Carbon. That car represents our generation. Loved it.
VW need to start fitting Brembo brakes to performance Golfs.
Most unique exterior colors i've seen in a long time
I liked the old Seat Cupra better. I had one with chiptuning with 355 hp.
congradulation for 500k subs ,you can get 1M
I'm from Canada where we have a ton of Golfs and Cupra doesn't exist but tbh I kinda wish it was the other way around, the styling of this looks way cooler
Have a shot everytime Rory says the word "Copper"
Such a beautiful car it makes me want one almost as if it was designed 4 me.. minus a few technical stuff.
But please let me express 1 more thing: I've been watching car reviews for several decades, and let me humbly claim that Rory is one of the *very best* reviewers ever. Not kidding.
Rory seems like he’s in a bouncing castle 😂
If it's anything like my 2018 leon Fr, and I think it's going to another level, then you are going to get a fabulous car, I loved my FR Leon.
I have driven the 18 fr plus 3 door wasnt that impressed this is prob the next level.
I went from a 2016 Leon FR 2.0L TDI to a 2019 Cupra 290 (69 plate), 178BHP to 286BHP. Its a different car, the DCC suspension is fantastic, being more comfortable in comfort mode than the FR is normally and obviously sportier in sport/cupra its flat and you feel everything you need to feel.
The 7 Speed DSG in mine is the same as the one in this video, it upshifts like this one in manual mode as well which is a little disappointing.
The only thing I can take from the FR to the cupra is the shape of the car and steering wheel is the same... lol.
I'll be giving mine an ECU tune in a few months to hit roughly 340BHP. I think besides having a longer wheelbase, larger brakes and the engine improvements this car is essentially same as mine underneath.
8:50 who tf has scratched those brand new wheels already 😔
That matte blue paint looks really good with the copper accents
Trader Gang on..deck 💯🔥🔥
Love my Cupra Leon! It does everything well
500k 👏👏👏👏
Vw pulled the old Seat from South Africa becuase it was out selling the Vw Golf /Polo etc had the same engine but was alot cheaper .
Looks so Nice. Shame about the lack of physical buttons and the new shitty VW infortainment experience... dealbreaker for me.
Congrats on 500k subs
Wow I like this a lot. Not sure on the looks of the new seat Leon but this new cupra looks very good. Not sure why they gave you a European spec car though 🤣 hopefully we don’t get some ugly wheels and boring colours
Congrats on 500k subs 👏❤
I think it has different is always good
This is what cars have become 2l turbo's and like you said basically all the same car but a different body with features whe luckely don't have to use that often. Glad I still got to see and live in the good old days when cars were cars and not driving I pads
In any stretch of imagination :-)
Rory is another great journalist, by every stretch of the imagination. Subbed.
Okay, I'm just gonna say it... Cupra is 10x more pretier then the Golf.
You havent seen my GTI Clubsport MK7 shown on my channel then..
Excellent review yet again 👍🏴
The Seat/Cupra jokes are wafer thin now 👍
I don't understand why reviewers lose so much time explaining what Cupra is and the difference between it and Seat.
@Lee Shaun Nah still don’t understand why you would get a Seat cupra over a GTI clubsport/R or S3…
@@johnguidetti5839 the looks,the Golf 8 for me is just ugly,same thing for the S3. I would totally get the previous versions of both the Golf and the Audi. I never liked the previous seat Leon
Very good review mate. Covered a lot. 👍
I love this and also the seat estate in black paint and bronze wheels and mirrors with about 300bhp when traffic cops use them you know they are good.
Great leon review. We bought the Leon FR first edition and love it !
It is a sin that this channel isn't at 1 million
Great review Rory, I hope to get my hands on the Cupra Leon soon. For me, it looks so much better than the Golf GTI, plus it will be a rarer sights on the road. I've owned a Mk2 Leon Cupra for almost a year now, and do you know many others I've seen on the road in that time? None. Mk5 Golf GTIs? Almost ten a penny. Like you, I'm not sure on the new Cupra badge. I thought it would grow on me over time, but I still think it doesn't look right.
Don't know where you live in UK, but keep seeing a ton of Cupra MK2's over the place in Hampshire/Surrey, don't see many when I go up north Manchester area to be fair, they seem to have gotten popular down here lately. See more Cupra R as well than just Cupra. Only thing that let SEAT down is the support they offer. Otherwise love the Cupra MK2, got 150k on my 2010 model and still running strong, apart from the few plastic parts that need replacing. Going to see how long it lasts, still stock k04 turbo and no signs of going anytime soon, very underrated cars haha
@@stefans8032 I live Worthing (near Brighton), but I used to live in Surrey and did so for a long time. Even then Cupra Mk2s were a rare sight.
@@CarObsession Must be something recent then or popularity grew slightly, there is a silver MK2 K1 in Alton, 1 near Petersfield, seen 2-3 around Farnborough area and my friend had a mk2 2007 in Aldershot till he sold it for a FN2 Civic, have noticed a lot less FL than Pre-FL models around. See a stupid amount of MK1's around haha It was always interesting seeing the interior differences when stepping into my friends car, interestingly the road noise on the 2010 seemed to be worse, like SEAT decided to rip out more soundproofing...
i live in usa and I'm quite jealous of the VW group cars you guys have
Cupra Leon 300ps and golf gti mk8 245ps is the same pricing at where I am at. Which should I get?
Cupra hands down mate
Little concerning, I'm about to pick up the Formentor on Monday, just seen Rory putting it through its pace's on the channel
Definitely getting one. Well, I've been a fanboy since the MK1 back in 2003!
Stunning looks with a unique copper touch all over! Even the ambient light is kinda copperish