Hmmm DSG as standard, am only going to be happy with that if it doesn't mean a silly high base price. Hopefully they're not thinking they can up the standard spec (19s, DSG etc) in an attempt to ask a high price of say £28k. Can't see anyone spending that sort of money when for £2k more you can have a Golf R. Fingers crossed it'll be a good value for money buy like its predecessors.
Usually buying the Cupra means more standard items over and above the golf equivalent (Edition 30 and 35 spring to mind) Cupra had bigger brakes , higher standard engine power out put a lot more interior standard equipment , The only place the Golf was better imho was the interior , you do get what you pay for in a golf , but it seems that a lot of the vag newer cars do have this minimilstic standard range of interiors now , so maybe the leon will be on par with the golfs interior.
Will be interesting to see what VW brings out as a replacement for the edition 35 though and using the same engine as the cupra , how much cheaper it will be compared to the golf R starting price of £29k , this may be a reason (hopefully) to keep the Leon price down.
But the only thing im not so sure of is the new VAG branding it looks bland , the Golf R is very subtle (no where near as nice to look at as the current Golf R) , the new S3 is hideous and doesnt justify the £32k price tag on looks for me , and if the Cupra has a more mature look as suggested , it has to be one hell of a good drive to secure peoples money away other brands.
And just one other thing , having test driven a few DSG cars recently i really dont see the fascination , found them boring to drive , no driver involvement at all btw the list includes scirroco R , Audi S4 and Golf R , i really wanted to love the technology but didnt have the general excitement i though it would , sounds great in practice but for me No Thanks
