Cupra has launched an estate version of its Leon hot hatchback, with 306bhp and four-wheel drive
30 Apr 2021
This is the new Cupra Leon Estate. It’s a more practical (and more powerful) version of the sporty Spanish brand’s hot hatchback, which is available to order now, priced from £38,475.
Unlike the Cupra Leon hatchback, which shares its 296bhp front-wheel drive underpinnings with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport, this new estate utilises the 2.0 TSI engine and four-wheel drive running gear from the Volkswagen Golf R.
The turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is a little less powerful in the Cupra than it is in the Golf, but it still has enough grunt to propel the hot Leon Estate from 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds, before reaching an electronically top speed of 155mph.
Cupra has launched a new performance version of the Leon. It sits above the firm’s recently launched plug-in hybrid Leon variant and is the first of three planned petrol-only powertrains for the hot hatchback.
Prices for this new pure petrol model start from £35,660 for the cheapest VZ2 specification, topping out at £37,390 for VZ3 trim.
The Cupra Leon 2.0 TSI 300 is powered by the same turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine as the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport, which produces 296bhp and 400Nm of torque. Like its VW cousin, the Leon is front-wheel drive and only available with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.