Twin test: Cupra Ateca vs Seat Leon Cupra R ST

Which is the better Cupra? The Cupra Ateca SUV or the Seat Leon Cupra R ST estate? Rory takes both for a spin to investigate.
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[@KM-sn2kw]

Honestly I’m loving this guys individual reviews...sooo good sooo much better than when he was on top gear!

[@ElTurfStuff]

Rory was very under used on Top Gear. Here, he’s in his element. Our gain is Top Gears loss. Love this review. Spot on.

[@NeillyVille]

I'd take the estate any day, thanks

[@daxair644]

NV think I’d prefer the S3 sport back over this. Just much nicer Interior

[@liamcupra0153]

Test drove the SEAT Leon cupra R St with abt pack. Brilliant car, steering wheel was excellent and for price... wow 🤩

[@Gorbyrev]

Enjoyed that. Ok Rory, time to like fast estates. Come to think of it this is needed across the rest of the UK too. Practical lunacy incarnate! One of my favourite cars was a local lad who owned a BMW E60 M5 Touring and rebadged it as a 520D. Genius. Made me giggle every time I saw it.

[@pazt9911]

Love your reviews, and love it more now that you've reviewed this car, because I'm a dad, and I do drop the kids off, and go out of my way to take the longer route home coz I love driving! So, we're looking to buy this now! It's amazing

[@SupercarsinGreece]

In love with the new Cupras!!!

[@abduldon6976]

Cupra Cupra, or seat Cupra. Or Cupra ish seat

[@manrootheidealist5161]

I like how you do your car reviews Rory..with love from South Africa.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Love from London. -Rory

[@harryboulton8625]

Really enjoyed this review. 👌

[@brandonsnyder628]

New subscriber. Accidental find. Great reviews Rory!

[@damo666hanson6]

Have the leon cupra st carbon and I love it! Had the ibiza cupra previously but in need of a boot I went for the leon st. Best move ever

[@damo666hanson6]

Does anyone out there have experience of the ABT package for another 60/70bhp on the standard cupra? With it or not?

[@cesarhill4920]

WOW two new nice cars but for me the Seat Leon Cupra is the one to get. But I like them both. Nice video 🤠

[@matsur8940]

This guy and Chris are the only people I trust when it comes to reviewing cars.

[@hugohugo2832]

Good review Rory. Covering the important stuff. Ateca has a £500 power upgrade to 350 bhp

[@JamesCairney]

Why did top gear let him go? That was a stupid decision, so it was.

[@Theoriginalramjammer]

Because the BBC thought an out of work northern comedian and a dickhead former cricketer would be better. They were wrong.

[@Poolie77]

@@Theoriginalramjammer Except he is not an out of work comedian.........

[@Jay-mi5dg]

I have the Cupra ST 300 estate, didn’t go for the R but I wish I did now just for the ABT 350 bhp version. The ST 300 estate is still awesome it’s like a train and there is next to no body, roll or grips like a savage.

[@spainter1985]

Much prefer the Leon estate

[@kam_uk]

Rory is the man. Top Gear should be ashamed for letting him go..

[@D_HongKongVideos]

I think Top Gear was wrong format for Rory, somehow Rory is much better on this channel

[@kam_uk]

@@D_HongKongVideos that's a fair point 👍🏽

[@jakewoolley9533]

D_HongKongVideos same goes for Chris Harris, his KZbin videos are better than the top gear reviews. The scripted reviews that Chris and Rory done were trying to be like Clarkson Hammond and May instead of being Chris and Rory

[@D_HongKongVideos]

@@jakewoolley9533 agree

[@paultasker7788]

Even my Leon ST SE is good fun on a country road so I can imagine the cupra is a hoot. I think ultimately you'll have more fun on these types of roads sat a bit lower. Ateca is impressive for an SUV. High driving position better in town. There's a few interesting alternatives. Golf R is one, focus ST estate another. Be interesting to have a comparison of fast estates. I think having adaptive dampers should make the leon cupra comfier than the FR ST I had previously which I found too firm (sports suspension and torsion beam rear not a good combination, the SE rides better and feels more settled on bumpy roads, no kick back in the bends whatsoever so can carry more speed).

[@andycarr9722]

Leon for me. Love Seat's. And with the ABT box... Yeah...

[@adamyoung4709]

This dude sounds like the chuckle brother(s) with the amount of times he says 'To me'.

[@MOSSFEEN]

We have the Leon ABT for past 8 months Brilliant car no problems what so ever

[@lastnamefirstname520]

how? it went on the market March last year for the 1st time?

[@chrisredfield3240]

Also 8 month does not sound that long. I have a 57plate focus and have had no problems up to date passed every mot to date with no advisory's 13 years old today. Had it since 6months old. And 9k.

[@MOSSFEEN]

@@lastnamefirstname520 well APRIL 2019 is just 8 months

[@AIBustos]

Why do I keep watching all these? I’m way too broke for a new car... and I’m ‘Merican 🇺🇸

[@AutoTraderTV]

Don't fight it... Keep watching. It's research :) -Rory

[@prabhugautham]

Nice comparo video.

[@38MBH]

Another great review!

[@AutoTraderTV]

👍🏾

[@AnteriorEE]

I own a Cupra Leaon R St and I wouldn't change that for anything else at the moment. Patiently waiting for the M3 touring because I have a family and kids, I just thrown in the seats for the kids when need to and toss them out when I want to have some time of my own driving the car hard. It is spacious, fast and good looking car, compared to Golf R wagon. Got a few mods pushing the horses to slightly above 400 and flies off the line like a rocket beating anything in its class and sometimes above it. However, some parts of the interior could have been a bit more sturdy and more expensive feeling but then again, it is a Seat and not an Audi. Until my ultimate dream car, the M3 Toruing has been released, I wouldn't want to drive anything else at the moment.

[@CaptDAR]

I own the Cupra SUV and it’s the best all round family car I’ve owned. Mine has all the extra packs though as yours is standard version. The big Brembos give massive stopping power.

[@Helium_Hunter]

How is the Ateca boot bigger and more useable when it’s smaller with a load lip and elevated ?? Confused lol the Leon deffo seems to have a bigger boot

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

The Cupra badge looks like the logo on a gaming mouse.

[@allisondevilliers4003]

The badge is super cool😊😊

[@MW2gamer237]

how would this car compare to a TTRS 8J s-tronic?

[@BengenixFitness]

Great review. Love this guy.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Thanks! Be sure to subscribe :)

[@BengenixFitness]

Done. Loving the content. Oh how I wish you had a vacancy for a trainee reviewer? Would love a change from being a paramedic. Any scope?

[@BengenixFitness]

I currently have the 1.4TSI FR. Hope my next move will be into a Cupra R. What a machine. 🚘

[@jardenshafik]

Am getting one tomorrow

[@mawakangudlewaras3153]

Very nice

[@K5SSY]

Not fare comparison, you should do what Matt Watson did and that was he got permission to put the ABT tune onto the Cupra Ateca.

[@KING0SISQO]

Calm down. It’s not a race. And sometimes...just sometimes people want a stock car. Not what it “could” do with after market parts.

[@baxzyrichardlubisi9970]

Nice one beautiful🎉🎉

[@backtotherootsrcds3156]

I love it

[@kokekan75]

Don’t get how the ABT upgrade only gets 345bhp with a 0-60 of 4.5s when an APR stage 1 Golf R gets 370bhp with a 0-60 of 3.9s?

[@danielaziz9181]

This is the good one

[@blippa]

But you didn't say what they cost! Unless I missed???

[@giovani5586]

Damn the interiour looks better than the new Golfs, not only the quality, but the layout too lol

[@Crow6465]

No it's not i own both the ateca and golf and i can tell you the seat is full of cheap plastic

[@WillMorgan89]

I own a 2015 Leon with same interior and it has the worst rattles at times. Love the car and its styling, but the golf interior is superior, but then again, it's a more expensive car.

[@nickubsdell8072]

The ST was launched before the Cupra designation was taken up properly, now all the high performance range are now called Cupra... No confusion, its just about the release date...!!!

[@hugohugo2832]

Pleased with my Ateca bar the woeful hifi and plasticky interior.

[@alancobbin1310]

Bbc were idiots to let you go ,nice review fella 👍

[@user-pv3hc9oe1q]

Love the silver car

[@RellupNorth]

That badge looks like a gaming laptop company logo

[@cdnim2358]

05:25. I'd be 'dropping the kids off' AFTER driving either of those :)

[@Dino.808]

To simplify thing for everyone, both of these two cars are Volkswagen because both these manufacturers are owned by the same company, Volkswagen.

[@geoffreyhallam6228]

Yes that's true but just about every review say how much better the handling is in the Curpa especially the Leon cupra. Better front end turn in and balance etc. On a wet road a golf R would show it a clean pair of heels but on a dry road🤔? The Leon would be quicker. Add to that the £5000 price difference and its a no brainer unless your a badge snob. I don't know why VW and AUDI don't use Seat chassis engineers to set their cars up.

[@lastnamefirstname520]

@@geoffreyhallam6228 A golf R cannot show jack shit to this estate, it has a front LSD (VAQ), the golf R does not, the Leon estate ABT is 350hp the golf R is 300...... Even on a wet road this runs laps around a golf R estate

[@ricks4490]

@Geoffrey Hallam I think you’ve got confused with the earlier Cupra R hatchback that was FWD. The Leon in this review uses same AWD system as a Golf R, plus it’s more powerful and the suspension and camber are tweaked for even better handling. Bye bye (Stock) Golf R

[@geoffreyhallam6228]

Rick Shallcross I'm not confused I know the difference between the two products the hatch is indeed a different drive train. It's just a fact that, amongst people who know, the Leon, in terms of its chassis set up, is just a better all round package. Yes the golf might be plusher inside but it still begs the question "why would you spen the extra £5000 on the Golf"? It's even a fact that Leon residuals are better than the Golf as well! Game set and match for me. Only a. Badge snob would choose the Golf🤔

[@ricks4490]

Geoffrey Hallam Please explain than why you said on a wet road the Golf R would be faster ? Very confusing. Also I agree completely on the value for money argument. I’ve been the very happy owner of an R ST ABT since June and it’s phenomenal. In fact just yesterday I recorded 0-60mph in 4.18secs and standing 1/4mile in 12.40secs.... in the wet, valid verified results on Dragy.

[@GGO89]

I drive a 2016 Leon Cupra 290, almost 4 years owning it now. Have to say it's one of those cars you don't want to get out of, it just does everything so well and is so reliable, I can't really imagine having anything better in this price range. PS it's got 2 things the one in this video is missing: front wheel drive and a proper manual.

[@GGO89]

Biel Mèlich Artés 1st and 2nd gear are pretty much useless for fwd except on dry, warm roads with good rubber, such as Michelin PS4S or Cup2. But once you get past 100kmh, this car is really impressive + If you like driving on twisty roads and you appreciate driver involvement, the front wheel variants are for you. On the other hand, if you like launching from the stoplights and don't mind slower 100-200kmh times, go for 4wd.

[@Veyron_fan]

@@bielmelichartes2167 If the extra length isn't an issue, get the estate with the 4wd. I have a fwd cupra 300 and it does get annoying when you try to get any kind of a move on when it's either cold or wet and it just tries to spin its wheel.

[@Veyron_fan]

@@bielmelichartes2167 i do apologies if I'm just being stupid, but if we're talking about the Cupra leon ST then there is no fwd version as far as I'm aware. The estate leon cupras, both branded as "SEAT" or now branded as "CUPRAS" are all 4wd. Again, unless I'm mistaken.

[@Veyron_fan]

@@bielmelichartes2167 that's entirely possible. Also quite possible they do offer the fwd estate here but no one buys it lol

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

When are they bringing that awesome estate to Australia? Oh yeah ... Never.

[@D_HongKongVideos]

Somehow you were infected by Matt Leblanc. Much better on this channel Rory

[@MiniEggs1999]

SUVs are OK around town but on motorway they are about 10 mpg worse that saloon/estate

[@chrisredfield3240]

But the owners will never admit this.

[@antop4597]

SUV with the same rough price as that with the same power? T-Roc R

[@rnbmeister]

Car reviewers : Get the estate it's much better Consumers : No, I don't think I will

[@danieljames4133]

Seat Supra Cupra

[@LegendMythicRider]

Affordable, that was before Covid and inflation .... :)

[@johngerard455]

What the point of the Cubra brand it’s still a SEAT?

[@donkeysunited]

Like Lexus and Toyota

[@bafattvahetere]

@@donkeysunited VW and SEAT, Volvo and Polstar, Opel and Vauxhall.....

[@donkeysunited]

The Cupra Ateca is 0-62 in 5.4s, not 4s. Still fast but not supercar or electric car fast.

[@ndivhuwomphaphuli4008]

That intro almost gave me a headache...

[@yagoceron]

Was there the need for a separate brand? And why pick a woman genitalia as logo?

[@polarweis]

I dont eat bread anymore. I eat grain loafs.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Flax

[@brfcg]

"computer says no" :')

[@superthierry1]

There’s only one Cupra R and that’s the Leon. Take one all day long. Shame it’s a DSG. 🥱🤢

[@abdulsikdar8222]

No bro.

[@swanblake]

Will never drive a soccer mom SUV. Give me the Leon!

[@bengisolja777]

Thanks for the review. Now i will definitely not buy this

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

MASSIVLY !

[@markusdeep42]

As for me, thé Cupra looks like Chinese carmaker and à Chinese car name.