MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Nodz on August 15, 2014, 05:05:52 pm
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SEAT UNLEASHES CUPRA ‘SUB8 PERFORMANCE PACK’
posted by Will Barber on 15 August 2014 in Seat News
Seat has launched the “Sub8 Performance Pack” for their Leon CUPRA 280 to commemorate the vehicle’s sub-8 minute lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Originally announced at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the £2,025 package includes 370mm brakes with 4-piston Brembo Calipers, 19″ wheels unique to the package, and either black or orange painted side skirts. Those looking to replicate the record-setting car can equip Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires for an additional £460.
Read the full Press Release below.
SEAT launches new ‘Sub8 Performance Pack’ for Leon CUPRA 280 at £2,025
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres available too for £460 – £540 less than rival Renault charges for the same option
Also new and available to order on CUPRA 280: two coloured exterior packs – Black-Line and White-Line for £500, plus CUPRA bucket seats at £1,250
Fresh from its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, SEAT has confirmed the price of the ‘Sub8 Performance Pack’ for its Leon CUPRA 280 flagship.
Fitted to the storming Leon CUPRA 280 which became the first front-wheel-drive car to dip under the elusive eight-minute Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time, the optional pack includes even more substantial brakes, specially-designed 19-inch alloy wheels in either black or orange and body-coloured side skirts for £2,025 including VAT.
Providing stopping power in keeping with the car’s potency, the brake discs, at 370mm, are 30mm larger than on the standard car and include Brembo four piston CALIPERs.
The CUPRA 280’s VAQ electronically-controlled limited slip differential, already delivers impressive levels of grip. But, for those discerning owners seeking the ultimate, especially on track, semi-slick Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, which also featured on SEAT’s fastest production car to date, are available for £460. Notably, £540 less than those available on hot hatch rival Mégane Renaultsport 275 Trophy.
Striking, with a high-quality interior and impressive levels of equipment, the Leon CUPRA 280 is effectively two cars in one. One minute, it’s a docile, easy to live with coupé (SC), or practical five-door family car, capable of up to 44.1 mpg. The next, in CUPRA mode, it becomes a force to be reckoned with, hitting 62 mph from rest in just 5.7 seconds (DSG version).
Launch of CUPRA Black-Line and White-Line
As well as the eagerly-awaited Sub8 Performance Pack, SEAT also debuted its new CUPRA colour exterior packs at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Designed to add an extra dose of Latin flair to the already eye-catching lines of its Leon flagship, two shades will be available initially, labelled Black-Line and White-Line.
Costing £500 including VAT, the embellishments are available to order now, and include CUPRA 19-inch alloy wheels, door mirrors, CUPRA tailgate lettering and front grille surround all picked out in either hue, according to the chosen pack. Black rear side spoilers also feature, regardless of the pack colour. A further pack, Orange-Line, launches in SEAT dealers in December.
CUPRA bucket seats
Rounding off the array of option additions for the Leon CUPRA 280, is the arrival of figure-hugging CUPRA bucket seats. Sought-after by trackday aficionados in particular, the new front seats, priced at £1,250, feature a one-piece head restraint and come clad in black Alcantara with simil leather bolsters and white accents, with embossed CUPRA logo. The price also includes Winter Pack (heated front seats and headlight washer system with heated front washer nozzles).
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/seat_news/seat-unleashes-cupra-sub8-performance-pack/
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Is this the same engine as the Mk7R?
Doe sit stage 1 to 340BHP ish??
This sort of thing could tempt me to the darkside...ditch the TTRS brakes though
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Yeah same engine stage 1 should be more like 360hp though... if it has the golf R simos 18 ecu and not the S3's ecu which the tuners are having problems with :fighting:
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Never knew this was the first hatch to do sub 8min of the ring!
About time the VAG stable made some hardcore fwd hot hatches and took the fight to Renault and Ford,
Would have been cooler if it was a MK7 Golf GTI cup
Hopefully when the MK7 GTI edition comes out it's offered with similar options to this car
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I want to see the bucket seats
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You'll be disappointed, they're just highback 2-piece seats a-la Audi Supersports.
I'd have expected at least a Recaro CS.
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You'll be disappointed, they're just highback 2-piece seats a-la Audi Supersports.
I'd have expected at least a Recaro CS.
Boring!
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They look comfy enough, but £1250, really?
I also like the way the press release repeatedly mentions the Cup2s are cheaper than Renault's option. No mention that Recaros and Brembos are included on the Renault, which Seat are charging for. £2k buys you Cup2s and Speedline Turinis vs £2495 getting you Brembos, Cup2s and 19s.
Whoever their PR team are, they need sacking. That aside, I still like the car a lot.
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I like the look of that :happy2:
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Sub 8 pack im has now been officially announced for £4200
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/seat_news/seat-launches-fastest-ever-production-car/?COLLCC=3447074066
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Sub 8 pack im has now been officially announced for £4200
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/seat_news/seat-launches-fastest-ever-production-car/?COLLCC=3447074066
That's for the 'ultimate sub 8 pack' though, regular sub 8 pack is still around £2400 iirc :happy2: