This comparison is definitely wrong. Alfa wins! At the Ring Alfa has marked its fastest lap driven by a journalist, on a single lap, and was a stock car. Seat has marked its fastest lap time with a professional driver during a long run in development session and probably with non-stock tires.
Give to Alfa a professional driver and a long run on the Ring, and you'll see its real potential!
No doubt Alfa 4C is noticeably faster!!!
Alfa Romeo 4C vs Seat Leon Cupra 280
| Category | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| Max power (ps / bhp) | 280 / 276 | 240 / 237 |
| Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) | 350 / 258 | 350 / 258 |
| Curb weight (kg / lb) | 1351 / 2978 | 1028 / 2266 |
| Power / tonne (ps / bhp) | 207 / 204 | 233 / 230 |
| Average price | €35,000 | €60,000 |
Lap Times
Acceleration
| Speed & distance | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 40 kph | 2.0 s | 1.3 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 2.5 s | 1.6 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 3.3 s | 2.2 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 4.4 s | 3.1 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.7 s | 4.2 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 7.2 s | 5.7 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 8.4 s | 7.1 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 9.2 s | 7.7 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 11.6 s | 10.2 s |
| 0 - 180 kph | 14.6 s | 13.4 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 18.3 s | 17.6 s |
| 1000 m | 24.5 s @ 220.0 kph | 23.5 s @ 212.0 kph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.7 s @ 108.7 mph | 12.5 s |
Rolling acceleration
| Speed | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 4.2 s | 3.6 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (5) | 5.4 s | 6.1 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (4) | 4.4 s | 4.2 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 5.6 s | 4.4 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (6) | 6.7 s | 6.6 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (4) | 9.3 s | 9.3 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (5) | 12.4 s | 12.4 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (6) | 15.9 s | 18.8 s |
| Est. 100 - 140 kph | 4.0 s | 3.9 s |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 13.8 s | 14.2 s |
Braking distance
| Speed | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| 100 kph - 0 | 32 m (106 ft) | 31 m (103 ft) |
| 130 kph - 0 | 60 m (196 ft) | 58 m (191 ft) |
| 190 kph - 0 | 130 m (427 ft) | 122 m (400 ft) |
| 200 kph - 0 | 133 m (436 ft) | 128 m (420 ft) |
General performance
| Category | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed | 250 kph (155 mph) | 258 kph (160 mph) |
| Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 20.0 s @ 1683 ft | 18.6 s @ 1631 ft |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.52 g (5 m/s²) | 0.69 g (7 m/s²) |
| 18m slalom | 71.0 kph (44.1 mph) | 69.1 kph (42.9 mph) |
| Fuel economy | 6.7 l/100 km (35 mpg US / 42 UK) | 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US / 51 UK) |
Summary
| Category | Seat Leon Cupra 280 | Alfa Romeo 4C |
|---|---|---|
| Track Performance | 866 | 885 |
| Straight line speed | 2979 | 3513 |
| Total | 3845 | 4398 |
Verdict
4C is the fastest by a small margin.
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Darius 10y ago
Piorun 10y ago
Cupra 280 NR laptime is suspect in many areas, same as many other producer laptimes. It almost always not a stock car. And number of trays is radical. But that big money does in marketing.
I still dont know how the script works, Leon has few seconds adventage is NR lap time but its a longer thrack so the diffrences are larger.
So maybe it should that if thrack is longer the time difrences should be scaled to proportion of the overall time lenght.
FastestLaps 10y ago
Maybe you, Mr, are an arsehole? What 4 tracks? 4C has worse track score, because it loses so badly on the Nordschleife.
MrDevil 10y ago
Alfa Romeo is faster in 3 out of 4 tracks, has better top speed and better acceleration... but Seat is "noticeably faster". This site is an *******!
