We test the Maxi-Me of the Cupra Leon Estate
A while back I wrote that our Cupra Leon was like a pint-size Audi RS6, with its fastback estate-car shape, all-wheel drive and 306bhp. Well, an opportunity to drive the new RS6 Performance put that theory to the test.
Boosted to a phenomenal 621bhp, this new edition of Audi’s super-Avant is the most powerful ever, which means any speed comparison is pointless – with a 0-62mph time of 3.4 seconds, the Audi will crush anything this side of a Lamborghini. I still think the ‘Mini-Me’ comparison works, though: the Cupra engine is half the size and makes half the power, and the car is half the price . And I still love the shape of the Leon – the arches aren’t quite as blistered, but it has the same muscular, squat look as the RS6.
The two areas that really let it down are the wheels and the sound. I hate the Cupra’s ‘aero’ alloys… and my god, just look at the sensational 22-inch rims on the Audi. And while the Cupra won’t ever match the V8 growl of the RS6, the Leon’s fake sound-generator exhaust note is pants.
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