Tuesday 14th November 2017
SEAT Leon Cupra R price announced
More than a Civic Type R and a Focus RS, but there could be just 24 Cupra Rs for the UK
Alright, we'll cut to the chase immediately, before anybody gets cross: the
Leon Cupra R costs £35K. £34,995 to be precise, which by our reckoning makes it the most expensive SEAT ever made. That said it is also the most powerful and most probably the rarest SEAT ever as well, though there can't have been many Toledo V5s sold. Or V6 Alhambras, come to think of it...
Black might work better, yes?
Anyway, the official line from SEAT on announcement of the Cupra R's price is that just 24 of the 799 global will initially be allocated to the UK. That seems a bit stingy given the UK's famously voracious appetite for anything hot and hatchbacked, so let's see if that number is revised in future.
Customers over here will be able to choose between Monsoon Grey and Midnight Black paint without cost, while every car will have a numbered plaque inside too. For the UK the car will be manual-only, as well.
This one is down to £17K now...
Further standard equipment confirmed for the 310hp Cupra R includes keyless entry and wireless phone charging, heated front seats, a Safety Pack, a BeatsAudio sound system and SEAT's 'Navigation System High'; perhaps not crucial equipment for a performance flagship, but it is all additional to the standard
Cupra 300 spec and so will explain some of the price difference.
Customers can order a Cupra R right now, with first deliveries in January. Whether it can match the Civic Type R and Focus RS is a question we're desperate to answer as soon as possible. Until then, now seems like as good a time as any to point out that the most expensive Cupra in the PH classifieds is £10K less than a Cupra R, albeit without a Performance Pack. More on the R to follow!
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