The Seat Leon Linea R is another one of those special editions designed to breath a bit of life into an ageing range. But that’s not to say that the Linea R is in any way bad. It’s designed to fit in the Leon range between the sporty FR and the hot Cupra, so is immediately worthy of int...

Congratulations to Seat, who have won both the driver and manufacturer titles in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship. Victory was sealed earlier this week when Rickard Rydell won the Japanese round of the championship at the  Okayama International Circuit. Even though there are two rounds left...

Say hello to the SEAT Leon Cupra Limited Edition, a super-hatch that breaks through the 300bhp barrier. Built by the Netherlands arm of SEAT, the Limited Edition takes the 2.0-litre TFSI engine from the Audi S3 and adds an ECU remap to reach 306bhp, with torque increased to a mighty 315lb.ft. The e...

So we’ve established that the standard SEAT Leon Cupra is a great car, but how about if you could have one with a race inspired dealer-fitted body kit? Well, how about the SEAT Leon Cupra K1? Supposedly taking inspiration from SEAT’s successful BTCC racer, the K1 gets a new body kit to...

It must be tough being the SEAT Leon Cupra. Mechanically it’s almost identical to the Golf GTI where it counts, in some areas it’s even superior, and yet the Golf gets all the glory, wins all of the road tests and sells like hotcakes. So isn’t it time the SEAT Leon Cupra got its fa...