Leon holds a record in the family, with i its 120 millimetres Of ground clearance It’s the Cupra more attached to the ground than ever.
Very clear indication, the Spanish “average” is devoted to ringing curves. A car with character, even more so in its restyling version hatchback hatchback or Sportsourerthe wagon.
Spanish to the core, developed and assembled in Martorell, near Barcelona, in the Cupra headquarters, it shows the renewed front, sharper and sportier with the shark nosethe Matrix LED headlights, the triangular light signature and the illuminated logo at the rear.
Inside the refreshed central console. both in sustainable materials and in accessibility to controls. The digital cockpit and the infotainment system with the larger screen, now 1, are pleasant2.9 inches: a beautiful sight.
Cupra Leon offers a wide range of engines: mild hybrid turbo petrol, diesel and plug-in, called e-Hybrid with a power range from 150 to 333 horsepower. There’s something for everyone.
The 150 hp 1.5 petrol version of the Cupra Leon Sportsourer opens the stage, rising to the 300 hp 2-litre five-door version. The Sportstourer also has a 204 hp 2-litre petrol engine all-wheel drive and above all from the year 2000 with 333 horsepower on the Sportstourer VZ always with 4×4 traction. Brutal with a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and the most powerful Leon in history: sorry if that’s not much…
The 48V mild hybrid is available on both bodies combined with the 150 hp 1.5 with 48 Volt system, which allows better savings. For this reason, if you travel a lot, the best option is the diesel with the 150 horsepower 2.0 TDI.
The roar of the Leon
The pearls of the restyling are the e-Hybrids, the plug-ins with system power of 204 and 272 horsepower (0-100 km/h in 7.1 seconds), delivered by the 1.5 petrol engine combined with a 50 kW electric motor and especially the new one 19.7 kWh battery which allows you to travel over 100 km with zero local emissions. In addition there are 400 Nm of torque, which made an excellent impression near Barcelona, on the roads of our first contact.
Another plus, battery accepts AC up to 11 kWh and in DC up to 50 kWh: so you can fill up in alternating current in 2 hours 20′, while in direct current you recover from 10% to 80% of the energy in 26 minutes.
Another step though thundering Sportstourer VZ, faster thanks also to 105 kg less mass (1651 compared to 1756 of the E-hybrid) and capable of having fun with the Drift mode which allows controlled skidding, with also the possibility of deactivating the stability control. A playground.
New Leon starts at a price starting from 33,450 euros for the 5-door version and from 34,600 euros for the Sportstourer. For now, the mild hybrid and the TDI can be ordered jointly, with prices from 36,000 to 38,900 euros. The group will grow soon.
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