Is the 2016 Ibiza Cupra a good first Hot Hatch? Driven: 2016 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8TSi

[@BARRACKAISER]

Nice review mate, the 1.8 TSI facelifted Ibiza Cupra is much rarer than the 1.4 TSI which came before. It makes more power stock than the figures show and can go to 240-250bhp with a Stage 1 re-map.

[@motorthoughts]

Yeah my friend is in two minds on whether to sell it or hold on, a few dealers he's talked to have said they could become really desirable! Is there anywhere you'd recommend for re maps?

[@BARRACKAISER]

@@motorthoughts Celtic Tuning do good remaps, I have used Superchips myself in the past. They offer their re-map on a device that you plug into the OBD port, and you load it on yourself. It saves the original settings so you can flash it back to stock whenever you need to. Stage 1 transforms the car, particularly the in-gear acceleration although you have to watch for wheel spin in 1st, 2nd and sometimes 3rd.

[@a.d.s.2800]

@@motorthoughts In the UK the best maps for these cars are RTMG or APR, although mine made 245bhp with JBS with a torque limit at stage 1

[@gothamsgeordie9577]

I have one of these and love it. So much fun, please do more videos with this car!!!

[@jamesfox3784]

The turbo is silenced but you can get a turbo muffler delete kit (just an alloy fitting) that brings out some noise

[@scottclark7889]

SD card slot will be for updating maps on sat nav possibly

[@kyzoeu2818]

Hello, I know I’m like 2 years late but looking to get this for my second car at 18 I want a fast car and this pretty kuch the only fast ish car I can get insured on so would you 100% recommend it for speed?

[@biurotelstory9689]

Perfect!

[@Birmingham_racing]

I do like these but they need to step their game up with power. You can buy a cupra 10 years older even that will have 180bhp

[@motorthoughts]

Good point! I guess with emission rules most R and D is spent on that and they can only make so much power, shame really but yeah not a big improvement in over 10 years.

[@defunkd90]

Yeah but it doesn’t have 320nm standard sunny Jim.

[@Only_1s748]

I am looking to get these but I heart the engines are not good in them it’s this true ?

[@kmc2409]

not true at all the 1.8tsi is a solid engine, the previous gen with the 1.4tsi and dsg was a different story, known for many problems with engine and gearbox

[@JustBlinkMe1]

Yep, what K MC said above. The 1.8 is a very good engine. If you're worried about something going wrong, then don't get the 1.4. It's still a good engine but it has had many problems with them in the past.

[@vp5536]

anything before 2011 or 2012 is risky the 2013+ were revised models my mate has a 13 plate one rn on 140k miles

[@johannesnadimwinkel5863]

Im just worried about the fricking armrest...

[@komandantprraqka8955]

how many ps?

[@lappal2027]

192