Cupra Cupra Leon Estate Special Editions 1.5 eHybrid 272 VZ First Edition 5dr DSG

1.5 eHybrid 272 VZ First Edition 5dr DSG
  • Petrol/Plugin Electric Hybrid
  • 469 Kg
  • 4657 mm
  • 1799 mm
  • 1463 mm
Service interval indicator
Rear view camera
Lockable tailgate
Intelligent park assist
Front and rear parking sensors
Digital cockpit
Start/stop system with regenerative braking
E-call
Dynamic road sign display
RPM, trip computer, outside temp gauge, instrument light brightness, low fuel warning light, lights on reminder, gearshift indicator
Front assist with forward collision warning braking reaction to vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists
Side and exit assist
Full link smartphone integration with Mirror Link, wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Google Android Auto
Virtual pedal with electric tailgate
Wireless phone charger
Adaptive cruise control with follow-to-stop and speed limiter
Four x USB Type C ports (2 in front and 2 in rear)
CUPRA drive profile selection with (Comfort/Sport/Individual), throttle response and gearshift mode
Lane change assist with emergency assist
10 amp mode 2 charging cable
16 amp mode 3 charging cable
Auxiliary input socket
Immersive by Sennheiser TM - 10 speakers, 1 central speaker, 1 subwoofer
Rear wash/wipe
Body colour door handles
Third brake light
Automatic dimming rear view mirror
Body coloured bumpers
Electric front/rear windows
Dark tinted rear windows
High beam assist
Panoramic sunroof
Gloss black roof rails
LED front fog lamps with cornering function
Electrically adjustable, heated and folding door mirrors
Rain sensing wipers
LED rear fog lamp
Separate daytime running light with automatic headlight control and coming home feature
Cupra sports bumpers
Rear side wing doors
Matrix LED Headlights with variable light distribution, Matrix Beam and Dynamic headlight range control
CUPRA side skirts - Painted in dark aluminium
Welcome light with logo projector in door mirrors
Front centre armrest
Heated front seats
Tool kit
Height/reach adjust steering wheel
5 headrests
Black headlining
3 seat bench in 2nd row
Dinamica cloth upholstery
Three zone climate control
Sliding boot cover
ISOFIX points in outer rear seats with top tether anchorage points
Front and rear reading lights X 4
60/40 split rear bench seat with armrest
Storage pockets on rear of front seats
12v power supply in centre console
CUPRA Supersports, heated steering wheel with satellite buttons
Illuminated interior front door sills
Sunvisors with illuminated mirror
Cupra sports pedals
Interior wraparound lighting
Ambient lighting (glovebox, footwell, ambient lighting multicoloured)
Single front passenger seat
Electrically adjustable driver seat and lumbar support with memory function + manually adjustable passenger seat
Dynamic and comfort pack - Leon Cupra
Media system plus with 12.9" display + navigation pack - Leon Cupra
Anti-lock brake system
Rear disc brakes
Child proof door locks
Tyre pressure monitoring system
3 point seatbelts on all rear seats
Electronic parking brake
Hill hold control
Tiredness recognition system
Brake control system - ESC and brake booster
Seat belt reminder for front and rear seats
Driver and front passenger airbags with front passenger airbag de-activation, front side and curtain airbags
Cupra black brake calipers
Pre-crash front and rear seat belt tensioner, window closure and hazard lights
Locking wheel bolts
Anti theft alarm system with interior monitoring in cab, backup horn and towing protection
KESSY Advanced - Keyless start, keyless entry
Chrome and copper interior detailing
Breakdown kit
19" Polar machined R black and copper alloy wheel with 91Y tyres
CO2 11
Euro Emissions
NOX N/A
CC 1498
Compression Ratio N/A
Cylinder Layout In - Line
Cylinders 4 Cylinder
Fuel Delivery Turbo
Number of Valves 469
Gears 6
Transmission Automatic
Combined 0.00
Urban 0.00
Extra Urban 0.00
Badge Engine CC 1498
Badge Power 272.00
NCAP Rating
Vehicle Homologation Class N/A
0 to 60 mph (Sec) 7.06
0 to 62 mph (Sec) 7.30
Engine BHP 272.00
Engine KW
Engine PS 1681
Engine Torque 400.00
Top Speed 142
Front Tyres 235/35 R19
Rear Tyres 235/35 R19
Spare Tyre TYRE REPAIR KIT
Height 1463
Length 4657
Wheel Base 2681
Width 1799
Fuel Tank Size 40.00
Weight 2150
Roof Load Limit
Towing Weight Braked 1681
Towing Weight Unbraked 750
Number Of Seats 5

Ten Second Review

The CUPRA Leon Estate might be close in concept and execution to a SEAT Leon Estate but it brings to that design a different dimension of style and speed. This Spanish station wagon shopping rocket comes with a choice of conventional petrol turbo or PHEV powertrains. Here's the updated version.

Background

Want a fast but compact-sized estate? There aren't that many options but quicker versions of Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf and Skoda Octavia station wagons are all possibilities. Here's another option to add to that list, CUPRA's Leon Estate, first launched in 2021, then updated in Spring 2024 to create the car we're going to look at here. As you'll probably know, CUPRA is a marque created by SEAT back in 2018 for its sporting models. Recently, it's been creating its own cars (the Formentor SUV and the Born and Tavascan EVs), but this CUPRA Leon Estate isn't much different to a SEAT Leon Estate - expect that you can have it with sportier styling and more powerful engines. Let's take a closer look.

Driving Experience

Various engines are on offer. Most customers will be choosing their CUPRA Sportstourer with one of two available (but very different) 245PS powertrains. There's a conventional 2.0 TSI petrol turbo unit. Or a clever new 1.5-litre petrol/electric PHEV plug-in e-HYBRID engine with a much larger 19.7kWh battery which can now travel up to 70 miles between charges and manages 62mph in around 7s en route to 140mph. The e-HYBRID variant comes with the choice of either 204PS or 272PS powertrains. If you want your Leon Sportstourer with even more zip, you'll need to get the conventional 2.0-litre TSI turbo unit in uprated tune - similar to the sort of thing you'd find in a Golf R Estate. Here, the '4Drive' 4x4 Sportstourer model in question has 333PS and makes 62mph in 4.8s en route to 155mph. That top '4Drive' version now gets clever torque-splitting technology which can shift power independently between the rear wheels during cornering for greater agility; or it can direct all of the power to one of the rear wheels if an added 'Drift' mode is activated. There's also an exclusive 'CUPRA' drive mode meant to be optimised for race track use. Whatever CUPRA Leon Sportstourer model you choose, it should handle well. The engineers have worked hard on this model's electric power steering system and say it's the 'most progressive feeling' rack they've ever delivered. The ride has been lowered by 25mm at the front and by 20mm at the rear over a standard Leon. Plus on most models there's a standard DCC adaptive damping system to vary ride quality based on your choice from a range of drive modes. Stopping power's taken care of by a large set of Brembo 370mm disc brakes gripped by copper-coloured calipers.

Design and Build

Any Leon that wears a CUPRA badge has to dose up the attitude a degree and, like the hatch version, this CUPRA Leon Sportstourer looks really gym-toned, especially in this updated form. For this mid-term update, CUPRA has added a more aggressive 'shark-nose' front end with a wider mouth and a three-triangle headlight signature. The brand badge has been moved from the front grille to the bonnet. The rear bumper's been revised too (to look like it's lower), while the rear full-width light bar reflects the three-triangle headlight motif and is highlighted by an illuminated CUPRA logo. Redesigned 18 and 19-inch wheels also feature. As before, there are side skirts that visually lower the vehicle and the dark chrome front grille frame, front wings and exterior side mirrors contrast with the various model-specific body colour options. Inside, CUPRA has worked to improve perceived quality, also adding a bigger 12.9-inch central screen with a more intuitive infotainment system featuring customisable widgets and wireless 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto'. The touch-sensitive sliders for volume and climate have been illuminated and there's now a more powerful 15-watt wireless 'phone charging mat with a cooling fiunction to prevent your 'phone from over-heating. Selected models get bucket seats with 73% recycled vegan microfibre upholstery. And there's now the option of a 12-speaker 425-watt Sennheiser audio system upgrade. As before, you get a compact DSG shifter and a CUPRA steering wheel with shift paddles houses the engine start and driver mode selection button. You also get an interactive digital driver display to replace conventional binnacle dials. Throughout the interior the copper and dark chrome detailing brings a sense of drama, with the dashboard and door mouldings finished in brushed dark aluminium and illuminated CUPRA treadplates in the front doors and colour coded door panels and seats. Otherwise, it's much as in any other Leon Estate. There's comfortable room for a couple of adults in the back. And a 617-litre boot (up from 380-litres in the hatch). That's for the conventionally-engined models; for the PHEV e-HYBRID Sportstourer derivative, the figure is 470-litres.

Market and Model

CUPRA Leon Estate pricing starts from around £33,000 - there's a £2,280 premium over the hatch body style. Six trim levels are on offer - 'V1', 'V2', 'V3', 'VZ1', 'VZ2' and 'VZ3'. All models get, amongst other things, full-LED headlights, sports suspension, a reversing camera and the SEAT Digital cockpit with an interactive driver display screen and a 12.9-inch central infotainment monitor. All that comes with 'V1' trim. 'VZ2' models add DCC dynamic chassis control, speed-sensitive steering, larger 19-inch alloy wheels and (on the Estate) roof rails too. The flagship 'VZ3' model is priced from around £46,500 and adds petrol blue Nappa leather bucket seats, a heated steering wheel and a wireless smartphone charging pad. If you want the 333PS 2.0 TSI 4Drive model, you'll need from around £45,000 and there are three trim levels - 'VZ1', 'VZ2' and 'VZ3'. Depending on the spec level chosen, there's plenty of autonomous driving tech and safety equipment too fitted across the range. Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) uses feeds from GPS data delivered from the navigation system and input from the front-mounted camera and Traffic Sign Recognition, allowing it to proactively adjust the cruise speed depending on the road layout ahead. When the road becomes more congested Traffic Jam Assist takes the stress out of driving, maintaining a safe distance to the vehicle in front. There's also an 'Emergency Assist' system that can bring the Leon to a controlled stop if you're taken ill at the wheel. And a 'Blind Spot Detection' system that alerts the driver to another vehicle in their blind spot.

Cost of Ownership

Owners of much older previous generation Leon CUPRA estates will look incredulously at the three-figure fuel efficiency stats and tax-beating CO2 readings of the e-HYBRID version of this current model, which in this improved form claims to be able to take you 70 miles between charges of its now-larger 19.7kWh battery (well over 30 miles further than the original CUPRA Leon e-HYBRID Estate could manage). The brand has also added 50kW DC rapid charging capabilities for this improved Leon e-HYBRID too - and increased the maximum speed for AC charging from 3.6kW to 11kW. Powering a PHEV CUPRA Leon up from a domestic socket would take around five hours, but most owners will want to find an extra few hundred pounds to install a wallbox charger in their garages. Use such a wallbox and you'll be able to reduce your charging time period from empty to well under three hours. Once that's been done, a PHEV CUPRA Leon can as we said now travel much further on a single charge. Which means that if the vehicle is only used for short commutes and re-charged regularly overnight, it's conceivable that this electrified Spanish hot hatch could be run almost entirely on off-peak electricity, costing pennies rather than pounds to consume. As for the more conventional 1.5 TSI CUPRA Leon Sportstourer models - here, think around 47.1mpg on the combined cycle and 134g/km of CO2; that's for the 150PS front driven manual version.

Summary

Certainly, most of what's on offer here can also be had in differently packaged form with sporty estate versions of the Volkswagen Golf or Skoda Octavia. But the CUPRA Leon Estate has a slightly more dynamic look and feel than any of those cars, especially in this updated form. Something that's particularly evident on the road in the 310PS 4Drive model, which offers everyday dynamic usability with plenty of potential for sheer enjoyment. It's way better value than a sporty Golf R Estate. And arguably shades all its rivals in terms of flamboyant cabin design, drive assistance features and standard equipment. Not everything's great of course. The infotainment system is over-complex and often fiddly to use. The interior doesn't have the sheer quality you'd find in premium brand models. And inevitably, some of the agile sparkiness is diluted if you opt for the now-improved e-HYBRID version. But none of this is really enough to significantly dull our basic approval of this car. If it's engaging twist on the usual Volkswagen Group quick estate confection appeals, we think you'll bond quickly with this uber-rapid Iberian station wagon.

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Special metallic paint Standard (ex. VAT)
Matte paint £875.00 (ex. VAT)
Special metallic - Graphene grey Standard (ex. VAT)
Matt - Enceladus grey £875.00 (ex. VAT)
Dinamica cloth - Soul black with copper stitching and embroidered CUPRA logo in headrest + bucket seats Standard (ex. VAT)

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Important Information

  • Excess mileage charges will apply if you go over the stated contract mileage
  • Vehicle damage charges may occur if the vehicle is returned outside BVRLA's Fair Wear and Tear guidelines
  • All rentals are subject to the necessary finance acceptance criteria
  • Prices shown are indicative and subject to change.
  • No ownership option is available on this lease
  • Manufacturer's maintenance schedule must be observed and addiitional charges (to mileage) may apply for failure to maintain servicing and any non fair wear and tear damage to the vehicle

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  • Petrol/Plugin Electric Hybrid
  • 469 Kg
  • 4657 mm
  • 1799 mm
  • 1463 mm
Service interval indicator
Rear view camera
Lockable tailgate
Intelligent park assist
Front and rear parking sensors
Digital cockpit
Start/stop system with regenerative braking
E-call
Dynamic road sign display
RPM, trip computer, outside temp gauge, instrument light brightness, low fuel warning light, lights on reminder, gearshift indicator
Front assist with forward collision warning braking reaction to vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists
Side and exit assist
Full link smartphone integration with Mirror Link, wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Google Android Auto
Virtual pedal with electric tailgate
Wireless phone charger
Adaptive cruise control with follow-to-stop and speed limiter
Four x USB Type C ports (2 in front and 2 in rear)
CUPRA drive profile selection with (Comfort/Sport/Individual), throttle response and gearshift mode
Lane change assist with emergency assist
10 amp mode 2 charging cable
16 amp mode 3 charging cable
Auxiliary input socket
Immersive by Sennheiser TM - 10 speakers, 1 central speaker, 1 subwoofer
Rear wash/wipe
Body colour door handles
Third brake light
Automatic dimming rear view mirror
Body coloured bumpers
Electric front/rear windows
Dark tinted rear windows
High beam assist
Panoramic sunroof
Gloss black roof rails
LED front fog lamps with cornering function
Electrically adjustable, heated and folding door mirrors
Rain sensing wipers
LED rear fog lamp
Separate daytime running light with automatic headlight control and coming home feature
Cupra sports bumpers
Rear side wing doors
Matrix LED Headlights with variable light distribution, Matrix Beam and Dynamic headlight range control
CUPRA side skirts - Painted in dark aluminium
Welcome light with logo projector in door mirrors
Front centre armrest
Heated front seats
Tool kit
Height/reach adjust steering wheel
5 headrests
Black headlining
3 seat bench in 2nd row
Dinamica cloth upholstery
Three zone climate control
Sliding boot cover
ISOFIX points in outer rear seats with top tether anchorage points
Front and rear reading lights X 4
60/40 split rear bench seat with armrest
Storage pockets on rear of front seats
12v power supply in centre console
CUPRA Supersports, heated steering wheel with satellite buttons
Illuminated interior front door sills
Sunvisors with illuminated mirror
Cupra sports pedals
Interior wraparound lighting
Ambient lighting (glovebox, footwell, ambient lighting multicoloured)
Single front passenger seat
Electrically adjustable driver seat and lumbar support with memory function + manually adjustable passenger seat
Dynamic and comfort pack - Leon Cupra
Media system plus with 12.9" display + navigation pack - Leon Cupra
Anti-lock brake system
Rear disc brakes
Child proof door locks
Tyre pressure monitoring system
3 point seatbelts on all rear seats
Electronic parking brake
Hill hold control
Tiredness recognition system
Brake control system - ESC and brake booster
Seat belt reminder for front and rear seats
Driver and front passenger airbags with front passenger airbag de-activation, front side and curtain airbags
Cupra black brake calipers
Pre-crash front and rear seat belt tensioner, window closure and hazard lights
Locking wheel bolts
Anti theft alarm system with interior monitoring in cab, backup horn and towing protection
KESSY Advanced - Keyless start, keyless entry
Chrome and copper interior detailing
Breakdown kit
19" Polar machined R black and copper alloy wheel with 91Y tyres
CO2 11
Euro Emissions
NOX N/A
CC 1498
Compression Ratio N/A
Cylinder Layout In - Line
Cylinders 4 Cylinder
Fuel Delivery Turbo
Number of Valves 469
Gears 6
Transmission Automatic
Combined 0.00
Urban 0.00
Extra Urban 0.00
Badge Engine CC 1498
Badge Power 272.00
NCAP Rating
Vehicle Homologation Class N/A
0 to 60 mph (Sec) 7.06
0 to 62 mph (Sec) 7.30
Engine BHP 272.00
Engine KW
Engine PS 1681
Engine Torque 400.00
Top Speed 142
Front Tyres 235/35 R19
Rear Tyres 235/35 R19
Spare Tyre TYRE REPAIR KIT
Height 1463
Length 4657
Wheel Base 2681
Width 1799
Fuel Tank Size 40.00
Weight 2150
Roof Load Limit
Towing Weight Braked 1681
Towing Weight Unbraked 750
Number Of Seats 5

Ten Second Review

The CUPRA Leon Estate might be close in concept and execution to a SEAT Leon Estate but it brings to that design a different dimension of style and speed. This Spanish station wagon shopping rocket comes with a choice of conventional petrol turbo or PHEV powertrains. Here's the updated version.

Background

Want a fast but compact-sized estate? There aren't that many options but quicker versions of Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf and Skoda Octavia station wagons are all possibilities. Here's another option to add to that list, CUPRA's Leon Estate, first launched in 2021, then updated in Spring 2024 to create the car we're going to look at here. As you'll probably know, CUPRA is a marque created by SEAT back in 2018 for its sporting models. Recently, it's been creating its own cars (the Formentor SUV and the Born and Tavascan EVs), but this CUPRA Leon Estate isn't much different to a SEAT Leon Estate - expect that you can have it with sportier styling and more powerful engines. Let's take a closer look.

Driving Experience

Various engines are on offer. Most customers will be choosing their CUPRA Sportstourer with one of two available (but very different) 245PS powertrains. There's a conventional 2.0 TSI petrol turbo unit. Or a clever new 1.5-litre petrol/electric PHEV plug-in e-HYBRID engine with a much larger 19.7kWh battery which can now travel up to 70 miles between charges and manages 62mph in around 7s en route to 140mph. The e-HYBRID variant comes with the choice of either 204PS or 272PS powertrains. If you want your Leon Sportstourer with even more zip, you'll need to get the conventional 2.0-litre TSI turbo unit in uprated tune - similar to the sort of thing you'd find in a Golf R Estate. Here, the '4Drive' 4x4 Sportstourer model in question has 333PS and makes 62mph in 4.8s en route to 155mph. That top '4Drive' version now gets clever torque-splitting technology which can shift power independently between the rear wheels during cornering for greater agility; or it can direct all of the power to one of the rear wheels if an added 'Drift' mode is activated. There's also an exclusive 'CUPRA' drive mode meant to be optimised for race track use. Whatever CUPRA Leon Sportstourer model you choose, it should handle well. The engineers have worked hard on this model's electric power steering system and say it's the 'most progressive feeling' rack they've ever delivered. The ride has been lowered by 25mm at the front and by 20mm at the rear over a standard Leon. Plus on most models there's a standard DCC adaptive damping system to vary ride quality based on your choice from a range of drive modes. Stopping power's taken care of by a large set of Brembo 370mm disc brakes gripped by copper-coloured calipers.

Design and Build

Any Leon that wears a CUPRA badge has to dose up the attitude a degree and, like the hatch version, this CUPRA Leon Sportstourer looks really gym-toned, especially in this updated form. For this mid-term update, CUPRA has added a more aggressive 'shark-nose' front end with a wider mouth and a three-triangle headlight signature. The brand badge has been moved from the front grille to the bonnet. The rear bumper's been revised too (to look like it's lower), while the rear full-width light bar reflects the three-triangle headlight motif and is highlighted by an illuminated CUPRA logo. Redesigned 18 and 19-inch wheels also feature. As before, there are side skirts that visually lower the vehicle and the dark chrome front grille frame, front wings and exterior side mirrors contrast with the various model-specific body colour options. Inside, CUPRA has worked to improve perceived quality, also adding a bigger 12.9-inch central screen with a more intuitive infotainment system featuring customisable widgets and wireless 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto'. The touch-sensitive sliders for volume and climate have been illuminated and there's now a more powerful 15-watt wireless 'phone charging mat with a cooling fiunction to prevent your 'phone from over-heating. Selected models get bucket seats with 73% recycled vegan microfibre upholstery. And there's now the option of a 12-speaker 425-watt Sennheiser audio system upgrade. As before, you get a compact DSG shifter and a CUPRA steering wheel with shift paddles houses the engine start and driver mode selection button. You also get an interactive digital driver display to replace conventional binnacle dials. Throughout the interior the copper and dark chrome detailing brings a sense of drama, with the dashboard and door mouldings finished in brushed dark aluminium and illuminated CUPRA treadplates in the front doors and colour coded door panels and seats. Otherwise, it's much as in any other Leon Estate. There's comfortable room for a couple of adults in the back. And a 617-litre boot (up from 380-litres in the hatch). That's for the conventionally-engined models; for the PHEV e-HYBRID Sportstourer derivative, the figure is 470-litres.

Market and Model

CUPRA Leon Estate pricing starts from around £33,000 - there's a £2,280 premium over the hatch body style. Six trim levels are on offer - 'V1', 'V2', 'V3', 'VZ1', 'VZ2' and 'VZ3'. All models get, amongst other things, full-LED headlights, sports suspension, a reversing camera and the SEAT Digital cockpit with an interactive driver display screen and a 12.9-inch central infotainment monitor. All that comes with 'V1' trim. 'VZ2' models add DCC dynamic chassis control, speed-sensitive steering, larger 19-inch alloy wheels and (on the Estate) roof rails too. The flagship 'VZ3' model is priced from around £46,500 and adds petrol blue Nappa leather bucket seats, a heated steering wheel and a wireless smartphone charging pad. If you want the 333PS 2.0 TSI 4Drive model, you'll need from around £45,000 and there are three trim levels - 'VZ1', 'VZ2' and 'VZ3'. Depending on the spec level chosen, there's plenty of autonomous driving tech and safety equipment too fitted across the range. Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) uses feeds from GPS data delivered from the navigation system and input from the front-mounted camera and Traffic Sign Recognition, allowing it to proactively adjust the cruise speed depending on the road layout ahead. When the road becomes more congested Traffic Jam Assist takes the stress out of driving, maintaining a safe distance to the vehicle in front. There's also an 'Emergency Assist' system that can bring the Leon to a controlled stop if you're taken ill at the wheel. And a 'Blind Spot Detection' system that alerts the driver to another vehicle in their blind spot.

Cost of Ownership

Owners of much older previous generation Leon CUPRA estates will look incredulously at the three-figure fuel efficiency stats and tax-beating CO2 readings of the e-HYBRID version of this current model, which in this improved form claims to be able to take you 70 miles between charges of its now-larger 19.7kWh battery (well over 30 miles further than the original CUPRA Leon e-HYBRID Estate could manage). The brand has also added 50kW DC rapid charging capabilities for this improved Leon e-HYBRID too - and increased the maximum speed for AC charging from 3.6kW to 11kW. Powering a PHEV CUPRA Leon up from a domestic socket would take around five hours, but most owners will want to find an extra few hundred pounds to install a wallbox charger in their garages. Use such a wallbox and you'll be able to reduce your charging time period from empty to well under three hours. Once that's been done, a PHEV CUPRA Leon can as we said now travel much further on a single charge. Which means that if the vehicle is only used for short commutes and re-charged regularly overnight, it's conceivable that this electrified Spanish hot hatch could be run almost entirely on off-peak electricity, costing pennies rather than pounds to consume. As for the more conventional 1.5 TSI CUPRA Leon Sportstourer models - here, think around 47.1mpg on the combined cycle and 134g/km of CO2; that's for the 150PS front driven manual version.

Summary

Certainly, most of what's on offer here can also be had in differently packaged form with sporty estate versions of the Volkswagen Golf or Skoda Octavia. But the CUPRA Leon Estate has a slightly more dynamic look and feel than any of those cars, especially in this updated form. Something that's particularly evident on the road in the 310PS 4Drive model, which offers everyday dynamic usability with plenty of potential for sheer enjoyment. It's way better value than a sporty Golf R Estate. And arguably shades all its rivals in terms of flamboyant cabin design, drive assistance features and standard equipment. Not everything's great of course. The infotainment system is over-complex and often fiddly to use. The interior doesn't have the sheer quality you'd find in premium brand models. And inevitably, some of the agile sparkiness is diluted if you opt for the now-improved e-HYBRID version. But none of this is really enough to significantly dull our basic approval of this car. If it's engaging twist on the usual Volkswagen Group quick estate confection appeals, we think you'll bond quickly with this uber-rapid Iberian station wagon.

All leased vehicles must be returned fully maintained within manufacturer's recommended guidelines. Below is an estimated cost comparison of what you might have to pay based on your requested contract terms.
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Blue Chilli Car Leasing believes all customers should have the opportunity to take advantage of fixed maintenance cover.

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  • Planned fixed cost budgeting
  • No unexpected maintenance costs
  • Protection from rising inflation costs

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  • Mechanical and electrical repairs or replacements, including associated parts and labour due to fair wear and tear
  • Bulbs, Batteries, Exhausts, Cam belts, Wiper blades, Alternators, Starter Motors
  • MOT tests
  • Premium Branded tyre replacements including valve and balance*

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