Friday 1st August 2014

Leon vs Megane: Pic Of The Week

Hot hatches and a great B-road; the perfect combination!

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There's nothing like a back to back comparison on road and track to really be conclusive about how two cars compare. Attempting to remember how a car you drove three months ago stacks up to what you've just jumped out of isn't really the best way to reach a verdict.

So this week's twin test of Megane 275 Trophy and Leon Cupra 280 was the perfect way to establish our hot hatch favourite. Dan's verdict is one I would concur with as there can be no denying the Renault is the more exciting and involving driver's car. But the Leon was far from disgraced, revealing a lairy side to its character and proper track composure at a sodden Bedford.

As the keeper of the PH Cupra that's very pleasing and makes the prospect of further miles with it even more appealing. Indeed, our time on Bedfordshire B-roads earlier this week (where we shot this POTW) was my first proper back roads drive in the Cupra; on that performance there will be many more soon! We'll hope to pit the Cupra against a few more of its rivals during its PH tenure. It's 1-0 to the opposition at present so the Leon has a point to prove. It will be back!

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone, etc)

[Photo: Tom Begley]

[Turbobanana]

Pic of the Week is 2 hatchbacks?

Must try harder, PH.

[Bullett]

Dull dull dull

[thespannerman]

Could have had a pic from the BMW drift job, or of a supercar.. but no, a dull uninspiring picture of two hatchbacks that could have been taken on an iPhone...

[BBS-LM]

Why the hell would i put that on any computer?

[dukebox9reg]

I'm really trying to like the new Leon but I find it so so dull and I had a mk2.