This video features the all new honda civc type R , the seat leon cupra 280 and the Renault mégane rs Trophy.. A litle interior and exterior walkaround! What

Compare two cars 2013. - 2016. C - Small family car hatchback, 5 door front Badges Production Vehicle class Body style Wheel drive Safety 2012. - 2015. C - Small family car hatchback, 5 door front Dimensons & Outlines Length Width Height Boot (min) Boot (max) Fuel tank 2013 Seat Leon 2012 Honda Civic © GAMA1 Solutions. Copying & distribution prohibited. Engine Petrol 4 - Inline, 2 valves per cylinder Turbo Engine Fuel Configuration Aspiration Displacement Power Torque Petrol 4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder Nat. Asp. Performance (manual gearbox) Gearbox type Vehicle weight Acc. 0-100 Top speed Cons. (urban) Cons. (highway) Cons. (average) CO2 emissions Performance (automatic gearbox) Gearbox type Vehicle weight Acc. 0-100 Top speed Cons. (urban) Cons. (highway) Cons. (average) CO2 emissions Expenses Virtual Adviser's™ opinion Overview Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the small family car segment and utilize the same 5-door hatchback body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 8-valves 110hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 100hp engine designed by Honda. Safety The first thing to look into here would be the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests performed on the two cars. Good thing is that both vehicles got tested, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the small family car segment, which is generally classifying them somewhere in the middle safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. On the other hand, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, the Japanese car offers a marginal difference of 5% more metal. Reliability I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Honda as a brand displays somewhat better results, at least on all of the models level. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Seat with an average rating of and models under the Honda badge with out of 5. Independent research findings rank Leon as average reliability-wise, and Civic is more or less at the same should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as the Spanish car rank it on average as while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets out of 5. Performance & Fuel economy Seat is way more agile, reaching 100km/h in seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 191 kilometers per hour, 4km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (55 mpg), in combined cycle. Verdict Honda is apparently more reliable, not too much, but just enough. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the Japanese car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with Seat outracing its opponent in any situation possible, making it better choice for boy racers. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! I believe that, when we take all into account, we have only one winner here - the Seat. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. Also, you could use the oportunity to find out which car, everything taken into account, would be the perfect choice for you in the eyes of the virtual adviser™, out of vehicles we currently have in our database. Check a car by its VIN number

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The Seat Leon Cupra R is 306bhp of fiery, finely honed fun - but can it match the latest Honda Civic Type R for driving thrills? Cupra’s infotainment is far superior to that of the Civic Honda is equally quick but packs its punch at higher revs Both cars corner sensationally flat Sporty intent of the Type R is as clear inside as outside Honda’s gives 316bhp and 295lb ft Cupra R grips well but it lacks adjustability Copper colouring tells you it’s a Cupra Well of torque in the Seat is deep and wide for easy, rapid pace Seat puts out 306bhp and 280lb ft Alcantara and leather lift the Leon’s ambience Type R’s chassis engages its driver more in the handling Civic Type R is a series-production car Cupra R: UK gets 24 of a 799-unit run Close 7 mins read10 August 2020 Regardless of the outcome of this showdown, if you’re talking about hot hatches in the conventional sense, the current Civic Type R is the best money can buy. No other front-driven car for which you can lay down a deposit at your nearest dealership marries such crushing pace with such a deep-seated sense of mechanical involvement. In fact, the only reason this magazine’s road testers elected to bestow upon it four and a half stars is because those so inclined were a little more vociferous in their sentiments than the ones who would give it five. Although it no longer rages, the debate lingers. As you’ve probably surmised, we haven’t committed editorial hara-kiri and given up the verdict in the first line. Rather, the Honda is the only car in this duo that you can actually buy. Why a nation famous for loosening the purse strings in the pursuit of agile, affordable, peppy shopping carts should be allocated a paltry 24 cars from a run of 799 is anybody’s guess, but each right-hand-drive example of the lava-hot Seat Leon Cupra R is now spoken for, which renders this twin test both academic and fascinating. This article was originally published on 5 May 2018. We're revisiting some of Autocar's most popular features to provide engaging content in these challenging times. Academic, because even should this £34,995 newcomer bury its esteemed rival in a win that would come as a considerable but welcome surprise, you still can’t have one. Fascinating because this is the last Cupra model before ‘Cupra’ becomes an independent, performance-oriented institution in the manner of Mercedes-AMG. What this car portends–its relative strengths, drawbacks, focus and, most important for us, the ability to entertain is therefore the concern of anybody who might at some point seriously consider buying a hot hatch. This battle is for the moral victory. Perhaps for you, it’s a conflict that the Japanese car has already surrendered. You will by now have formed your own opinion of the FK8-generation Civic Type R’s aesthetics, and it may not be entirely favourable. However, with the distinctive-looking Honda sitting longer and wider but no taller than the Seat Leon Cupra R, for sheer presence we’re talking cold-blooded murder here. Autocar's top 10 hot hatches Moreover, in classic Championship White, many of the intricacies swallowed up by darker hues emerge: Mitsubishi Evolution-style vortex generators on the trailing edge of the roof; side-skirt fins; a vast ventdraining the front wheel arches of lift-inducing pressure; the way the end-plates of that colossal wing flair at their base. Look closely and you’ll notice that even the headlight lenses feature aero mouldings. It’s a curious, formidable thing that could only ever have been born in Japan and, to these eyes, it’s handsome in the same way haggis is tasty. But enough about this 316bhp Honda, which starts up with an unexpectedly demure burble lost among the harder frequencies and altogether less sociable amplitude of its rip-snorting rival. Previous Cupra variants based on this third-generation Leon have been phenomenally quick point to point but have tempered that with a demeanour that cruises under the radar. That’s not the case here. The front and rear valances, skirts and wing are wrought of genuine carbonfibre (the Honda gets a derisible artificial wrap) and there’s copper-coloured detailing everywhere, not least on the intake blades and two-tone 19in alloy wheels, which works far better than it should. Those wheels fail to obscure Brembo brakes that are larger than the ones on the Leon Cupra 300 and book-end a front axle that has had its geometry tweaked to offer a degree more negative camber. With new suspension uprights as well, Seat’s aim has been to make the chassis feel a little more ‘pointy’, although the contact patch is 10mm narrower at each corner than the Honda’s. Even so, aided by smooth Tarmac and warm tyres, the Cupra R’s shockingly direct changes in trajectory threatened to rip rubber from rim on its international launch in Spain last year. Flow the car through a few British bends and you’re greeted by what is arguably its métier. The steering rack has been quickened a touch just off centre and has a crisp levity to it, weighting up naturally and with a steely core that transmits, yes, some genuine feel. The narrow gauge of the rim (manufacturers of even far more expensive, potent machinery, please take note) and indulgently soft Alcantara upholstery that, I suspect, is the same as that used in the new Porsche 911 GT3 certainly help. Overall, it’s a fantastic, flickable helm. Then there’s the engine. Rarely is the lump under the bonnet the most memorable aspect of a hot hatch, and that’s the case with the Cupra R, although for a four-cylinder workhorse, this one is absurdly talented. Its peak torque of 280lb ft arrives at only 1800rpm and yet, somehow, that same level of twist is still flooding through the six-speed manual gearbox at 5700rpm. Too much of its character is dependent on exhaust tuning, but a more tractable, cultured four-pot you’ll not find in anything with five seats and boot. It is a shame, then, that some of the basics – and the more nuanced complexities – are lacking. The seats are too high-set and, strangely, given the magnitude of the bolsters, flat across their backs. The throw of this manual ’box is decently short but giddily light. The brake pedal – quite beautifully positioned in relation to the others – feels too generously servo-assisted and, on its retuned adaptive dampers, the chassislacks the final pinch of pliancy that allows its exertions to fade from your thoughts. Most telling, even in wet weather – as on the day of our photo shoot – the adjustability that bubbles up from within the best hot hatch exponents is lamentably absent, although the pace on offer is nothing short of spectacular. On British roads, the overall result is a peculiar device, and one that strongly hints at an uncompromised mission statement but ultimately delivers something of a movie punch. The Civic, meanwhile, dispenses a roundhouse, the discombobulating effects of which quickly rearrange your notion of what really constitutes ‘feeling’. The scarlet seats not only look fabulous but also cup the torso more securely. Crucially, they set your posterior more purposely low down and the consequent impression – unique among this car’s rivals – is of being securely enveloped within the chassis. Get going and you’ll find the right sort of heft in the steering and clutch and pleasing resistance in the throttle pedal’s action. Response isn’t as gloriously sharp as it is in the Seat and, lacking that car’s twin-scroll turbo, this 316bhp four isn’t as willing at lower crank speeds. However, the scales shift at the top of the rev range, where this over-square VTEC engine feasts on the final stretch of the 7000rpm redline with a zeal that’s just a little alarming if you’re not ready for it. The Honda also weighs an adult passenger less than the Seat, and you notice it. The one-two that makes the Seat drop a knee comes from the Type R’s gearshift and damping. The shift quality – honed assiduously by Honda for two decades – is short, tight, notchy perfection. The suspension, with its new rear multi- links, is something we’ve criticised in the past for being overly stiff but, in this instance, it simply feels the more adroit. The Civic’s nose duly dives for apices with the composure of an ice-breaker cruising through a frozen pond. It must be said, however, that in these conditions the Civic’s mechanical limited-slip differential has to be exploited more deftly and with greater care than its more forgiving electronic equivalent in the Leon. On low-friction surfaces, it is less predictable, locking up earlier and pushing the nose wide to sometimes startling effect. The risk- to-reward ratio is that much more engaging in the Honda, which raises the stakes further still with its oft-cited penchant for oversteer. You could flay these charges for miles and never find the gap between them to be more than a handful of car lengths. Were the Leon wearing the track-day-spec Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres that a fifth of owners are expected to specify, I dare say it would be the quicker car. Whatever the rubber, it’s also the easier of two to live with so would be the preference of the non-enthusiast members of your household. And it’s for precisely that reason it loses this contest with its head held high but ultimately by some margin. The Civic Type R bottles the sensations common to bona fide sports cars and it’s a bottle you get to screw the top off on any road and at almost any speed. In the end, it’s simple: this limited- run Seat promises great things for an incipient Cupra brand, but the Honda is comfortably there already. 1st - Honda Civic Type R: A magnificent achievement from Honda. Tangibly the more involving proposition here, despite the unquestionable quality of its opposition 2nd - Seat Leon Cupra R: Phenomenally quick Leon bodes well for the Cupra sub-brand but never feels more than the sum of its admittedly impressive parts Used cars for sale NewsletterGet all the best car news, reviews and opinions direct to your inbox three times a week. 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The Civic’s seats are only marginally softer, but they don’t feel as supportive. The Leon gives you the best view down the road, but it and the Astra compromise their over-the-shoulder
Administrator FCX Clarity Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10617 Ma rog... TFSI-ul are turbo :P nu e chiar canci... dar totusi scorul e Civic 100%. Oare n-am facut eu bine poll-ul? :lol: '08 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport Champagne Silver: Vicky sigpic Comment Senior Member ASIMO Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2579 pai daca problema e la sotie (adica sa o convingi pe ea), solutia e extrem de usoara: daca nu le-a pipait pe niciuna din ele (vb de masini), du-o la dealer si urc-o in ele. dar mai intai la honda, ca sa nu faceti un drum degeaba... :twisted: ce vreau sa spun, civicul are un efect "ciudat" asupra femeilor/sotiilor...mai stiu cazuri... :wink: nu te pune cu prostul ca are mintea odihnita (ignorance is bliss)... Comment Super Moderator FCX Clarity Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11122 Chestia cu reglajul lombar al scaunului mi se pare o mare frectie. Am avut asta ( reglaj lombar ) pe vreo 5 masini inainte sa am Honda ( am avut Ford, Skoda 2 buc, Renault, Leon ) si nu ii duc dorul. Este un minus la capitolul "dotari" dar Honda Civic are scaune foarte comode. Leon-ul nou nu mi-a placut in interior ( a fost o idee sa-mi iau ) si are o directie foarte greoie ( tragi cam tare de volan ). Singurul plus este sonorizarea standard care cred ca este cea mai buna din gama. Dar 100% Civic! I'm not anti-social. I'm anti-idiot. My cars: '09 Honda Accord Tourer A/T, Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl--all season daily car '00 S2000, Silverstone Metallic - my new daily sunny day drive '96 CRX Del Sol 1,6 SIR, Custom Metallic Green - sunny&warm days car '78 Accord SJ 1,6 Yellow - historical car EX-'11 CR-V 2,2 I-DTEC A/T Executive, Urban Titanium Metallic EX -'09 Accord Sedan 2,4 M/T Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl EX-''00 HR-V 1,6, Custom Matt BlacK - Utility car EX-'15 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport M/T Briliant Sporty Blue Metallic EX- '95 Civic Eg 1,8 White - race car EX-'08 Civic 5d 1,8 Sport M/T Alabaster Silver - Comment Administrator FCX Clarity Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10617 Cine a votat cu Leonul? Care e tradatorul? Macar daca argumenta de ce Leon :roll: '08 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport Champagne Silver: Vicky sigpic Comment Super Moderator FCX Clarity Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11122 Pai cred ca votat Leonul pt ca e democratie :rock: I'm not anti-social. I'm anti-idiot. My cars: '09 Honda Accord Tourer A/T, Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl--all season daily car '00 S2000, Silverstone Metallic - my new daily sunny day drive '96 CRX Del Sol 1,6 SIR, Custom Metallic Green - sunny&warm days car '78 Accord SJ 1,6 Yellow - historical car EX-'11 CR-V 2,2 I-DTEC A/T Executive, Urban Titanium Metallic EX -'09 Accord Sedan 2,4 M/T Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl EX-''00 HR-V 1,6, Custom Matt BlacK - Utility car EX-'15 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport M/T Briliant Sporty Blue Metallic EX- '95 Civic Eg 1,8 White - race car EX-'08 Civic 5d 1,8 Sport M/T Alabaster Silver - Comment Senior Member ASIMO Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2579 Originally posted by KMR Chestia cu reglajul lombar al scaunului mi se pare o mare frectie. Am avut asta ( reglaj lombar ) pe vreo 5 masini inainte sa am Honda ( am avut Ford, Skoda 2 buc, Renault, Leon ) si nu ii duc dorul. Este un minus la capitolul "dotari" dar Honda Civic are scaune foarte comode. Leon-ul nou nu mi-a placut in interior ( a fost o idee sa-mi iau ) si are o directie foarte greoie ( tragi cam tare de volan ). Singurul plus este sonorizarea standard care cred ca este cea mai buna din gama. Dar 100% Civic! OFF: nici la civic nu mi se pare foarte moale volanul...poate doar in comparatie cu motorul oprit... m-am urcat de curand intr-o octavia 2, diesel si mi s-a parut volanul mult mai usor, pe loc fac comparatia...! sa fie oare numai de la diferenta de cauciucuri...?!? nu te pune cu prostul ca are mintea odihnita (ignorance is bliss)... Comment Administrator FCX Clarity Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10617 Originally posted by KMR Pai cred ca votat Leonul pt ca e democratie :rock: De ce vrei independenta KMR? Nu ne-am purtat noi frumos cu tine? :lol: Acum serios vorbind... zi-nu si noua niste motive ca sa stie si Cata ce vezi la Leon... motive domnule. Argumente tehnice :lol: '08 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport Champagne Silver: Vicky sigpic Comment Super Moderator FCX Clarity Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11122 Frate, eu nu am cum sa votez Leon. Am avut ( generatia anterioara ), m-am gandit si mi-am luat CIVIC. Nu sunt eu acela :butthead: Evident ca v-ati purtat frumos =D> I'm not anti-social. I'm anti-idiot. My cars: '09 Honda Accord Tourer A/T, Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl--all season daily car '00 S2000, Silverstone Metallic - my new daily sunny day drive '96 CRX Del Sol 1,6 SIR, Custom Metallic Green - sunny&warm days car '78 Accord SJ 1,6 Yellow - historical car EX-'11 CR-V 2,2 I-DTEC A/T Executive, Urban Titanium Metallic EX -'09 Accord Sedan 2,4 M/T Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl EX-''00 HR-V 1,6, Custom Matt BlacK - Utility car EX-'15 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport M/T Briliant Sporty Blue Metallic EX- '95 Civic Eg 1,8 White - race car EX-'08 Civic 5d 1,8 Sport M/T Alabaster Silver - Comment Super Moderator FCX Clarity Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11122 "toto" : Leon-ul inca mai este in companie. crede-ma ca este o diferenta enorma . Cea mai usoara directie am avut-o pe Renault megane. I'm not anti-social. I'm anti-idiot. My cars: '09 Honda Accord Tourer A/T, Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl--all season daily car '00 S2000, Silverstone Metallic - my new daily sunny day drive '96 CRX Del Sol 1,6 SIR, Custom Metallic Green - sunny&warm days car '78 Accord SJ 1,6 Yellow - historical car EX-'11 CR-V 2,2 I-DTEC A/T Executive, Urban Titanium Metallic EX -'09 Accord Sedan 2,4 M/T Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl EX-''00 HR-V 1,6, Custom Matt BlacK - Utility car EX-'15 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport M/T Briliant Sporty Blue Metallic EX- '95 Civic Eg 1,8 White - race car EX-'08 Civic 5d 1,8 Sport M/T Alabaster Silver - Comment Administrator FCX Clarity Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10617 Scuze KMR... citisem "am votat"... trebuia pus "a votat" :lol: '08 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport Champagne Silver: Vicky sigpic Comment Super Moderator FCX Clarity Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11122 Imi era foame si am "mancat " un a [-o< Adevarul este ca nu este nimic in neregula sa ai alta parere dar ar trebui sustinuta de argumente. I'm not anti-social. I'm anti-idiot. My cars: '09 Honda Accord Tourer A/T, Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl--all season daily car '00 S2000, Silverstone Metallic - my new daily sunny day drive '96 CRX Del Sol 1,6 SIR, Custom Metallic Green - sunny&warm days car '78 Accord SJ 1,6 Yellow - historical car EX-'11 CR-V 2,2 I-DTEC A/T Executive, Urban Titanium Metallic EX -'09 Accord Sedan 2,4 M/T Executive, Cobalt Blue Pearl EX-''00 HR-V 1,6, Custom Matt BlacK - Utility car EX-'15 Civic 5D 1,8 Sport M/T Briliant Sporty Blue Metallic EX- '95 Civic Eg 1,8 White - race car EX-'08 Civic 5d 1,8 Sport M/T Alabaster Silver - Comment Senior Member ASIMO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2550 inainte de cumpara masina, era pe lista si un leon....insa nu a avut nici o sansa...m-am suit in amandoua...si verdictul se stie ! :wink: recunosc...nu am testat un TFSI '18 BMW X1 18xd '15 BMW i3 range extender ex:'12 Honda Civic A/T / '10 Honda CR-Z GT/ '09 Infiniti EX 37/ '07 Mini Cooper S Cabrio / '07 Lexus IS220 / '04 Ford StreetKa / '07 Honda Civic 5D / '06 Citroen C4 Coupe Comment Senior Member PGM-FI Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 258 Originally posted by ticker Ma rog... TFSI-ul are turbo :P nu e chiar canci... dar totusi scorul e Civic 100%. Oare n-am facut eu bine poll-ul? :lol: dpdv putere/consum/fiabilitate nu stiu cat de bine da peste cel de la honda, la asta ma refeream :wink: *Cata dute nene cu prietena la honda,puneo putin la volan sa vezi cum incepe sa toarca de placere :wink: (fata nu masina ) 07' Civic Type-s Nighthawk Black Pearl ---------------------------------------------------------- Comment Senior Member ASIMO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2786 Pacat de Leon ca grupul Wag a considerat ca daca arata fain la exterior nu conteaza interiorul. Au gresit rau de tot .. :? .... Comment omu cu warnu' FCX Clarity Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6937 La Megane mi se pare prea usoara directia aia, mie nu-mi place. Hai ma, cine a votat Leon sa spuna si de ce. Ex: Civic Executive NHB 2007/ Del Sol ESI/ Del Sol VTi 2 roti Comment
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Bringing car spotting into perspective Real height1 m 2 + cm 1 m Real height1 + cm 1 m Real length Click/tap cars to swap positions Street perspective vs. specification. See Disclaimer. Side ViewHonda Civic (FC) Sedan 2016 vs. Seat León (1P) 5-door Hatchback 2005 Technical specs | Honda Civic (FC) Sedan 2016 is cm longer and cm lower compared to Seat León (1P) 5-door Hatchback 2005. It offers 56% less cargo 1. Maximum height | 2. Width with folded mirrors | 3. Max. ground clearance | 4. Most common power unit. Possible deviation of standards. | 5. With rear seats folded down Quick Facts 721801 Comparison combinations Germany Origin of the most car models 1908 Year of our oldest car model
The Honda Civic was redesigned for the 2022 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2022 Civic sedan conducted by Honda as part of frontal crash test verification. The ratings also apply to the 4-door hatchback version of the Civic, also redesigned for the 2022 model year. Skip to ContentSkip to FooterHot new Honda Civic Type R goes head-to-head with Ford Focus RS and SEAT Leon SC Cupra 300It’s decision time. So which of these three very hot hatches is our clear winner?We could tease out the winner of the test, but there’d be no point because in he final reckoning the Honda walks it. No matter which way you cut it, the Civic comes out on top thanks to its staggering breadth of abilities. It’s no exaggeration to say that the Type R redefines what’s possible for a hot hatch – either front or four-wheel drive. ‘It bristles with capability, seriousness, competency, aggression’, enthuses Towler. ‘It successfully melds the outrageous performance people expected with old fashioned, but extremely relevant, qualities of interaction. It feels like a special car, honed for the task by a team on top of their game.’The fact it was fastest around the track, is the most spacious and practical day-to-day and won’t cost the earth to run is the icing on top of the Honda’s hard earned victory cake. We even got used to the between the Ford and SEAT was trickier, because despite having very different takes on the hot hatch formula, they’re both desirable propositions. Yet when the shouting subsided, it was the Focus that emerged just ahead. Its hardcore ride, compromised driving position and wide boy image are demerits, but when you start to push on, the RS’s ability to engage and entertain is unquestioned, plus the novelty of a hot hatch that handles with a rear-drive swagger never really wears off. Towler again, ‘The Ford seems weighed down by expectation and marketing involvement, but get it on a challenging road and its qualities really shine through. It's one of those cars where you can throw any surface, camber or bump at it at very high speed and know that the chassis will respond.’So that leaves the SEAT holding the wooden spoon. The Spanish flyer used to be one of our favourites, but the pace of change in this class has left the Leon languishing. That’s not to say the Cupra doesn’t have its charms. We’re huge fans of its lightweight construction and ferocious performance, plus when you’re in the mood it’s a genuinely exciting machine, but push it as hard as the other two and it quickly that’s not all. ‘I can’t understand why it looks so ordinary,’ muses Ingram. ‘A more adventurous bodykit would help it stand out, while inside it needs a set of decent seats at the very least.’ Perhaps more pressingly, SEAT needs to launch a Sub8 pack for this latest 300 version, because we’re convinced that this would address some of the Leon’s weaknesses. Even so, it’s unlikely even an upgraded Cupra could topple the remarkable Honda. In fact, it’s going to take something spectacular to knock the Type R of its top spot. Over to you, this reviewMost Popular992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS set for August 17 revealSpy shots992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS set for August 17 revealAfter months of test mule sightings and teasers, Porsche has finally announced a reveal date for its most focused GT3 RS yet 26 Jul 2022New versus old: 930 Porsche 911 Turbo vs 992 Porsche 911 Turbo SFeaturesNew versus old: 930 Porsche 911 Turbo vs 992 Porsche 911 Turbo SNearly 50 years split these two sports cars, but the lineage of a Porsche 911 Turbo is undeniable – and there's good reason for it22 Jul 2022Range Rover 2022 review – new generation icon sits in a class of its ownReviewsRange Rover 2022 review – new generation icon sits in a class of its ownDoubling down on a Range Rover’s best bits, while polishing some of its worst – the all-new model is everything you expected, and hoped, it would be22 Jul 2022Skip to HeaderSkip to Content
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As an entry-level powertrain, the 1.2-litre petrol manual – with its extra intermediate gear ratio – makes a more rounded option. More credit is due higher up in the engine range. Seat’s If so I beg to differ with the Honda, normally I would lean towards one but not the 1.0 Turbo Civic with the CVT gearbox. The CVT isn't anywhere near as good to drive as the later DSG in the Seat. Also the 1.0L engine has a wet timing belt and has been known to suffer similar problems to Fords wet belts, ie it breaks up, clogs the oilways .