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Faster and cheaper: How the Cupra Leon R beat VW at its own game

Summary by Autocar UK
Sharp dynamics, a 221bhp punch and all from £5000 – the Leon Cupra R is a certifiable bargain AMK. Or BAM. These are critical characters you must search for while grubbing about beneath the bonnet of any first-generation Seat Leon Cupra R on your buying horizon. They’re part of the engine’s identification code, found on its offside front, the first trio of letters denoting the 207bhp 1.8 20-valve motor of 2002, or the 221bhp version that arrived…
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Autocar UK broke the news in on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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