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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2014, 08:11:56 am »
The performance version was at the Geneva Show. It looked bloody awful!

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2014, 09:01:12 am »
I've seen worse Simon.

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2014, 12:12:50 pm »
Seems Seat forgot to mention they'd removed the aircon from their lap car. Oops.

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2014, 12:28:46 pm »
Seems Seat forgot to mention they'd removed the aircon from their lap car. Oops.



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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2014, 12:47:49 pm »
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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2014, 12:59:29 pm »
Its impressive whichever way you cut it. More importantly it helps SEAT define itself as the sport arm of the VAG group.
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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2014, 01:20:55 pm »
Seems Seat forgot to mention they'd removed the aircon from their lap car. Oops.

To be fair to Seat they have always been open about the fact the lap car was fitted with the 'performance' pack option and if that pack should allow the deletion of aircon as was the case with the R26R then I'd still class it as a credible achievement tbh  :smiley:
Besides it's made all the more impressive by the fact the performance pack runs RS3 brakes and everyone knows how crap they are...  :grin:


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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2014, 03:02:29 pm »
I'm not fussed by it at all, just makes them look a bit silly when info gets released so far afterwards. It's taken a huge chunk of time off the record, aircon or not.

You don't need brakes, they just slow you down.
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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2014, 07:24:01 am »
 :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Well done Seat, always had a soft spot for them and would love another Leon, Could be a tough call between a Mk6 Gti and a Leon Mk2 Cupra R if we get in a position to by another performance hatch but really like that coupe version of the new one.
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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2014, 10:07:49 am »
Toying with driving to my 'local' dealership to take a look, as they have one in stock. Bit put off with quality issues on SCN forum, though. Apparently the door seals leak and the wind noise around them is really loud.

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2014, 11:37:12 am »
The early Mk2 Octavias had noisy door seals which they fixed probably by stealing them from the Golf.

I guess it will come down to how it drives as you could always fit a loud exhaust.  :evilgrin:

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2014, 07:52:23 pm »
Toying with driving to my 'local' dealership to take a look, as they have one in stock. Bit put off with quality issues on SCN forum, though. Apparently the door seals leak and the wind noise around them is really loud.


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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2014, 08:05:02 pm »
Toying with driving to my 'local' dealership to take a look, as they have one in stock. Bit put off with quality issues on SCN forum, though. Apparently the door seals leak and the wind noise around them is really loud.

MK3 is alot better built than the MK2... its a big step up

Dunno about that. Do your door seals leak?  :grin:

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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2014, 08:38:12 pm »
Occasionally and the wind noise is terrible.. not that im bothered lol
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Re: Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2014, 05:29:06 am »
The early Mk2 Octavias had noisy door seals which they fixed probably by stealing them from the Golf.

I guess it will come down to how it drives as you could always fit a loud exhaust.  :evilgrin:

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