
Seat Leon Cupra 280 (Mk III) specs
Price in Europe | €31,190 - €38,395 |
Price in Britain | £28,230 - £30,930 |
Car type | Compact |
Curb weight | 1300-1411 kg (2866-3111 lbs) |
Dimensions | 4.27 m (168 in) long, 1.82 m (71 in) wide, 1.43 m (56 in) high |
Wheelbase | 2.63 m (104 in) |
Introduced | 2014 |
Gas mileage | 19.1-5.4 l/100 km (12-44 mpg US / 15-52 mpg UK) |
CO2 emissions | 149 - 225 g/km |
Views | 69.4k |
Submitted by | Fangio Man |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 40 kph | 2.0 s |
0 - 50 kph | 2.5 s |
0 - 60 kph | 3.3 s |
0 - 80 kph | 4.3 s |
0 - 100 kph | 5.7 s |
0 - 120 kph | 7.2 s |
0 - 130 kph | 8.4 s |
0 - 140 kph | 9.2 s |
0 - 160 kph | 11.6 s |
0 - 180 kph | 14.6 s |
0 - 200 kph | 18.3 s |
1000 m | 24.5 s @ 220.0 kph |
0 - 60 mph | 5.5 s |
0 - 100 mph | 12.4 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 9.9 s @ 87.0 mph |
1/4 mile | 13.7 s @ 108.7 mph |
Top speed | 250 kph (155 mph) |
0 - 100 mph - 0 | 17.6 s |
Est. max acceleration | 0.52 g (5 m/s²) |
18m slalom | 71.0 kph (44.1 mph) |
36m slalom | 139.0 kph (86.4 mph) |

Powertrain specs
Engine type | R4, Turbo |
Displacement | 2.0 l (121 ci / 1984 cc) |
Power | 280 ps (276 bhp / 206 kw) @ 5700 rpm |
Tested power | 293 - 305 ps (289 - 301 bhp) |
Torque | 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) @ 1750 rpm |
Tested torque | 392 - 401 Nm (289 - 296 lb-ft) @ 4310 rpm |
Power / liter | 141 ps (139 hp) |
Power / weight | 206 ps (204 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 258 Nm (190 lb-ft) / t |
Efficiency | 27 PS per l/100 km |
Power / €5000 | 41 ps |
Transmission | 6 gears DSG |
Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
Braking distance
50 kph - 0 | 8 m (28 ft) |
80 kph - 0 | 22 m (72 ft) |
100 kph - 0 | 32 m (106 ft) |
120 kph - 0 | 48 m (157 ft) |
130 kph - 0 | 60 m (196 ft) |
140 kph - 0 | 67 m (220 ft) |
190 kph - 0 | 130 m (427 ft) |
200 kph - 0 | 133 m (436 ft) |
30 mph - 0 | 9 m (31 ft) |
60 mph - 0 | 34 m (111 ft) |
70 mph - 0 | 50 m (164 ft) |
100 mph - 0 | 95 m (312 ft) |
Rolling acceleration
60 - 100 kph (4) | 4.2 s |
60 - 100 kph (5) | 5.4 s |
80 - 120 kph (4) | 4.3 s |
80 - 120 kph (5) | 5.6 s |
80 - 120 kph (6) | 6.7 s |
80 - 160 kph (4) | 9.3 s |
80 - 160 kph (5) | 12.4 s |
80 - 160 kph (6) | 15.9 s |
Est. 100 - 140 kph | 4.0 s |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 13.8 s |
30 - 70 mph | 4.4 s |
Interior noise
Noise @ 50 kph | 62 dB |
Noise @ 80 kph | 63 dB |
Noise @ 100 kph | 65 dB |
Noise @ 120 kph | 70 dB |
Noise @ 130 kph | 68 dB |
Noise @ 160 kph | 73 dB |
Leon Cupra 280 competition


Inline 6 rules 8y ago

clark 9y ago
I work for seat and I can tell you the diff is more aggressively set up on the seat than the golf, but the golf can be adjusted using vagcom with some amazing results.the golf r could come a lot better from the factory.


Piorun 12y ago
It starting to prove itself very well. better than i expected. It is faster and more agile than new top AWD Golf R.
Its simple formula but as always it work great:
-Good gearbox, smoth power delivery.
-Rensponsive torquy and powerful engine for it class
-Well calibrated chasis, and FWD with LSD
-Lightweight

Fangio Man 12y ago
0-180 kph: 15.8 seconds
0-200 kph: 20.3 seconds
1/4 mile: 14.26 seconds
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Fangio Man 12y ago
0-100 kph: 5.7 seconds
Topspeed: 250 kph restricted
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