The Seat Leon Cupra R is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power to all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 5 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 207 bhp (210 PS/154 kW) at 5800 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 2100 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 237 km/h (147 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 12.4/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2513 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4184 mm | 164.7 inches | |
| Width | 1742 mm | 68.6 inches | |
| Height | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 210 PS (207 bhp) (154 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 86.7 kW/litre 117.8 ps/litre 116.2 bhp/litre 1.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
151.6 Nm/litre
1.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1905.1 kPa (276.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 237 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.75 kg/kW 14.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.4/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/15.4/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/43.5/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/36.2/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82115 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Seat Leon Cupra R added 2001-03-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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