New 2021 Cupra Leon ST 310HP 4Drive TSI Review: Amazing hot estate for just 35k EUR! I 4K

[@KLm912]

I LOVED your unbiased review where you actually highlight the downsides!

[@SilverhillDrives]

Thanks ! :)

[@cristim2569]

some of them were subjective....a lot of people like some of the downsides he mentioned...so....not really unbiased review

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

Base price €42.5k for the hybrid here. Think 50k at least for the 310HP version.

[@seppe317777]

no 35k, it is cheaper than the hybrid but you cannot configure the 2.0tsi in most west-european countries... you can however on polish site cupra.pl

[@hackerpower]

My new Leon Sportstourer 2.0 TDI 150 DSG cost 35000€ here in Portugal with a discount! Concerning the badges just buy the Seat one's and change, it's easy!

[@melluzi]

Thanks for the review. Scheduled a test drive next week, but already sure will go for one even though it's full of hard plastics. It would be cool to see the red version as that's the only Cupra color option that doesn't fit in fifty shades of gray category. Unfortunately, LV dealers don't have it.

[@Orelionsworkshop]

How was the test Drive? What was the average l/km consumption? I am looking for this exact model (red colour as well) as my next daily.

[@melluzi]

@@Orelionsworkshop It's hard to understand the real consumption. It was showing something like 11 l, but that's a test car only driven in the city and everybody tests the acceleration of course 😆 Unfortunately, I also drove it in the city so can't comment on like sound insulation on a highway. Overall, it was very comfy and extremely quick. Perhaps I would downgrade 19" rims at least in wintertime, imho 35 profile doesn't make sense on snow. What I liked, no adaptation was required, even though my daily car is not VAG. Very intuitive and everything is in its place.

[@cecilrhodes5706]

For launch control the traction control needs to be in sport, not turned off completely

[@SilverhillDrives]

Actually it works with both settings - ESC sport and ESC off.

[@Hondan007]

Launches better in sport though...

[@Sergi_F1]

The Sportstorer 245Hp in Spain starys at 39k. Dont know where do you see that 310hp in 35k really. So much discount i would say. If you add Brembo brakes are 2k more or less. A must have would say when you have 310hp under your feet. Good review anyway! Thx

[@artemkoltsov5543]

Just have ordered one in estonia, 228kw with full option came for 40k

[@killmeh2]

ordered in lithuania, but without any options except 450 eur gray color for 35.9k. Wait time could be up to a year, sadness.

[@adzinek1993]

Worth to buy after Golf R 7.5? Looking for a sporty station wagon/suv and cannot decide between Focus ST, Golf R 8 Variant (expected in 2022, but a bit expensive comparing to 7.5 gen.), Stelvio and Cupra Leon. My Golf 7.5 R seems to be rather boring to drive unfortunately (but it's a good allrounder). The budget is something about 40k euro.

[@SilverhillDrives]

Difficult question.. i owned a mk7 R for 8 months recently and loved it. Currently drive a Passat 280 and the power is amost the same but in key areas like comfort and quietness its on a different level. If you want good driving dynamics the leon might be for you. Could not justify the extra 15k for the R to nuy it new.. Focus is getting old but the Stelvio QV.. thats the one i would buy if you could sterch your budget a little more :D If not, the Leon or the Formentor would be my suggestions

[@luisdj-intecnogy407]

Great review! Just one question, what type of DSG transmision uses dyr or wet clutch?

[@Caymanec]

of course wet! Dry clutch cannot handle big torque

[@mihaioprescu7150]

You have the standart sit so the heated sits are standard also with te normal sits?

[@giannisantypas9316]

I find it misleading the only plastics you review in this car to be those hard ones in the rear door cards. This car also gets better soft plastics in front. After all, even the Audi A3 has hard and cheap plastics in the rear door cards, but noone complains there for the cheapness.

[@melluzi]

Side skirts not available with matt blue color :(

[@myntitis]

Näeb väga mõnus vihane välja see masin :D

[@n8n8n8n]

This car is oddly similar looking to the Seat Leon :D

[@marcol6268]

You don't say? You think this is a coincidence? You think it is a coincidence that a Seat looks like an Audi? You think this is air you're breathing?

[@n8n8n8n]

@@marcol6268 Breath in, breath out dude...

[@marcol6268]

@@n8n8n8n I am calm. I dont know what your problem is. It's a subsidiary of Seat, of course it looks like a Seat.

[@n8n8n8n]

@@marcol6268 Ok, I will explain: my problem is that I do not think Cupra Leon is so different from Seat Leon to be considered as a car from completely different company. Change the badge and you have Seat. Everything inside and outside is exactly the same, the only difference is under the hood where you can get 310HP 2.0 inline 4-cylinder engine. Nothing special. I hope you can understand me better now.

[@marcol6268]

@@n8n8n8n Yes. I know. To some extend: THAT is the point. Ofc it is the same car (more or less), it is not a completly different brand. It is linked to Seat and they wanna make sure that this realized by people. So again: Your hidden critism is stupid.

[@mfba1000]

The gearbox is strangling the engine around the 3000 rpm mark, because of emissions. A remap should fix it...

[@peterlipowski8759]

2nd review. First was done by Slovak channel.

[@SilverhillDrives]

Indeed - missed the mark by some hours 😂

[@kapsas9]

Nõus, nuppude liigutamine ekraanile vajab harjumist, aga minul võttis Formentoriga see aega kuskil 3 päeva. Mida aeg edasi läks, seda enam tundus kõik loogiline ja hindan tehtud otsust (Küll aga näen probleemi vanemate inimeste jaoks, kes sellega nii kiirelt ei harju ja kasutaks parema meelega füüsilisi nuppe). Android Auto kasutamine on samuti mugav kõikideks vajaminevateks toiminguteks. Samas siin videos tundub, et on valitud väiksem ekraan, endale sai 12 tolline valitud ja see muudab ka kuidagi mugavamaks selle. Ainus viga mille mina eraldi veel välja tooks on temperatuuri ja volüümisliderite valgustuse puudus. Tõsi, volüümi reguleeringi enamjaolt otse roolilt kuid temperatuuri jaoks peab pimedas neid slidereid otsima või reguleerima ekraanilt, kuid sellega harjub ka ära. Muideks, sinine nahksisu sai valitud osaliselt tänu sinu vihjetele/soovitustele. Väga soliidselt sportlik näeb IRL välja ja ei riivi üldse silma. Tänud! Props kvaliteetsete videote eest! Edu!

[@SilverhillDrives]

Hea lugeda kohe, et olen oma videotega ka reaalselt kedagi ostu otsusel abistanud :) Kuna Leon ja Formentor sisult pea identsed siis jah kahjuks kliimanupud ja volüüm on täiesti idiootselt lahendatud ilusti öeldes ning ka nutilustisusteem nagu Istmesoojenduse/accelarista inimesed seda nimetavad on kahjuks siiski liiga keeruline. Muus moistes eriti kui plaatikust eemale suudab vaadata on autot oi oi kui palju selle raha eest! Edu ja muretuid kilomeetreid :)

[@kaurvali]

Üsna kahju, et baasvarustuses on riidest sisu, eelmise generatsiooni leon fr oli juba baasvarususest selline. Lisavarustuses nahksisu ja elektrilised istmed on toredad, kuid üldine interjööri kvaliteet tundub kehvem kuidagi olgugi, et rohkem varustust on saadaval. Muidu väga kasulik ja tore ülevaade. Kui kunagi mõtled midagi lahedat videote tegemisel, pane mingi lav mikrofon tagastange külge või sisselaskesse ja saad rohkem heli tegevate autode puhul päris ägedaid asju teha.

[@35cocio20]

68.500,- euro in Denmark -.-'

[@linasvitkus1181]

Hi, after driving both Leon and Formentor, does Cupra Leon feels and drives much sportier or they are pretty similar set up?

[@SilverhillDrives]

Hi! If feels weird to say, but if i had to swear on my cat, the formentor felt sharper.. especially in Cupra mode, but the Leon was still in its run in period, so thats why i did not compare them so much.

[@linasvitkus1181]

@@SilverhillDrivesThanks for your opinion! by the way you are doing great videos!

[@SilverhillDrives]

@@linasvitkus1181 thanks!

[@tomski7328]

I wouldn't recommend any leather seats in this car, neither black or blue, i watched review where after 14k km those already look like s***

[@SilverhillDrives]

Looking at the previous normal Seat Leon Cupra its the same - alcantara held up much better than the leather. But the blue leather looks cool.. probably still would be one i would get. If they offered alcantara, that would be the one to get

[@LyreArth]

Maybe you remember which review was that?

[@bob8688]

Dont smack its iritating and for 35k eur,NO BOY,MAYBE IN YOUR DREAMS!

[@killmeh2]

in baltic countries it's 35k, in ukraine it's like 34k

[@robinkinzlhofer1]

@@killmeh2 I bought a new one (with 5 km on it) in Switzerland for 37k €

[@ronpower7790]

I find this whole brand a bit tacky, the logo looks like stolen from some bad metal band, the sports seats with integrated headrest are out of some 16 years old wet dream of a race car...maybe if I would be 15 years old, I might get the point of this car/brand.

[@SilverhillDrives]

Sport bucket seats are cool - but for the rest i completely agree with your point. I loved the Curpra brand when it was under Seat but somehow its a bit too much nowadays.. with all the bronze and ailienware logos..

[@somehow86]

@@SilverhillDrives I agree, I actually think about buying this car within the next 12 months. But I probably would put some effort into making it less "Cupra" on the outside. Switching the badges to stock Seat and definitely not choosing the bronze rims.

[@ivooma]

Valus audio, milleks postitatada sellist?