Hot Leon Cupra full of Latin passion

The new Seat Leon Cupra is looking to take on its rivals, both home and away, writes Dave Humphreys.

The new Seat Leon Cupra doesn't hang around, hitting 100km/h in just 5.7 seconds from standstill.

There was a time, not that long ago in fact, when Seat was generally seen as the runt of the expansive Volkswagen Group litter. Skip to the present day and its sales figures are seeing huge jumps, while a raft of new dealers sign up to the expanding network here in Ireland.

Driving much of that new-found success is its latest Leon model, which has now added a halo version to its line-up. ...