It is, even the 5 door, easy to disconnect or turn off with OBD11.Soundaktor? If it's fitted to the R?
Cupra R ABT issues
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Revised camber front and rear but ride height is unchanged. However the wheels have a more aggressive offset (ET45 vs ET50) so does give a lower look through the wider track of 10mm front and rear. Rear camber is just within normal range of standard cars adjustment. Front has revised lower arms/hubs I believe to add the camber. These were developed for the Golf GTi Clubsport S and robbed from the VW Parts bin.
No 'active suspension', as active suspension changes based on loads/steering angle etc. Just the same DCC suspension as the Cupra where you can adjust the stiffness of the dampers.
If you check this thread on the exhaust they've confirmed part numbers.
https://forums.seatcupra.net/index.php?threads/cupra-300-st-with-mk7-5-golf-estate-exhaust.453316/
There was a lot of misinformation by the press around the ABT and a 'revised' exhaust. The ABT site has been copied and pasted that suggests the ABT R ST's have a revised exhaust. They don't. That was a different car which effectively had the old 370 ABT box for none GPF cars but upgraded downpipe that upped the power to 400. This was ABT 'S'.
ThIs car:
Edit - this wasn't helped by Seat saying the R ST was going to be offered with the 370 ABT upgrade. Even as they said it, a few people on here, including myself, pointed out it couldn't be 370, as ABT only offered 350 for the GPF cars that the R ST was.
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Revised camber front and rear but ride height is unchanged. However the wheels have a more aggressive offset (ET45 vs ET50) so does give a lower look through the wider track of 10mm front and rear. Rear camber is just within normal range of standard cars adjustment. Front has revised lower arms/hubs I believe to add the camber. These were developed for the Golf GTi Clubsport S and robbed from the VW Parts bin.
No 'active suspension', as active suspension changes based on loads/steering angle etc. Just the same DCC suspension as the Cupra where you can adjust the stiffness of the dampers.
If you check this thread on the exhaust they've confirmed part numbers.
https://forums.seatcupra.net/index.php?threads/cupra-300-st-with-mk7-5-golf-estate-exhaust.453316/
There was a lot of misinformation by the press around the ABT and a 'revised' exhaust. The ABT site has been copied and pasted that suggests the ABT R ST's have a revised exhaust. They don't. That was a different car which effectively had the old 370 ABT box for none GPF cars but upgraded downpipe that upped the power to 400. This was ABT 'S'.
ThIs car:
Edit - this wasn't helped by Seat saying the R ST was going to be offered with the 370 ABT upgrade. Even as they said it, a few people on here, including myself, pointed out it couldn't be 370, as ABT only offered 350 for the GPF cars that the R ST was.
I looked underneath and there is a VW VAG stamp on the rear exhaust boxes. And there certainly aren't any valves around the exhaust area. BTW, I thought the tail trims were carbon fibre... no they are black painted steel, or similar.
The black R's are, I reckon, the last of the old models. At the time I got mine (end August 2019) I had checked for alternative colours and only the grey was available to order. Funnily enough, they are being sold by Lechworth, which is where I got mine.
I think these other coloured cars are being supplied straight to dealers, because there is no place on the Seat or Cupra websites where you could order an R at the moment, let alone a white one.
There was an issue with this batch or R's with the WLTP figures and the way they had been measured.... (I don't think it was the problem with fixed test results), where the vehicles (150 had been imported) had to be registered by Sept 1st or be scrapped.
I also take on board the problem of measuring power with a DSG gearbox, unless you drive it manually. I do reckon that the R is producing easily 350 bhp, which is why I wanted to test it on a rolling road.
I thought the comments made on the Cupra-Net review were interesting. The implication was that there was a big difference between the Carbon and the R. (And what about the Lux?).
Anyway, I am very happy.... having owned over 100 cars, and probably 50 VAG group cars, it is the best overall performer that I have owned.
My other car is a Peugeot RCZ, which is fun and holds the road well too.
Plus 2 motorbikes.... Suzuki GSX-R1000 and GSX1250 - Top speed 186, which is fast enough.
And 2 yachts.... top speed 12 knots! (But each will accommodate 8 people!) Lol!!!!
Revised camber front and rear but ride height is unchanged. However the wheels have a more aggressive offset (ET45 vs ET50) so does give a lower look through the wider track of 10mm front and rear. Rear camber is just within normal range of standard cars adjustment. Front has revised lower arms/hubs I believe to add the camber. These were developed for the Golf GTi Clubsport S and robbed from the VW Parts bin.
No 'active suspension', as active suspension changes based on loads/steering angle etc. Just the same DCC suspension as the Cupra where you can adjust the stiffness of the dampers.
If you check this thread on the exhaust they've confirmed part numbers.
https://forums.seatcupra.net/index.php?threads/cupra-300-st-with-mk7-5-golf-estate-exhaust.453316/
There was a lot of misinformation by the press around the ABT and a 'revised' exhaust. The ABT site has been copied and pasted that suggests the ABT R ST's have a revised exhaust. They don't. That was a different car which effectively had the old 370 ABT box for none GPF cars but upgraded downpipe that upped the power to 400. This was ABT 'S'.
ThIs car:
Edit - this wasn't helped by Seat saying the R ST was going to be offered with the 370 ABT upgrade. Even as they said it, a few people on here, including myself, pointed out it couldn't be 370, as ABT only offered 350 for the GPF cars that the R ST was.
Hmmmmmmmm, Nice motor that ABT S....
Just want to make sure we don't forget the Magnetic Grey version
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...0&model=LEON&aggregatedTrim=Cupra R ST&page=3
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...0&model=LEON&aggregatedTrim=Cupra R ST&page=3
It is a sudo-limited edition in the UK, as we're only getting 150. May not even get that. 50 Carbon Editions where supposed to be made for the UK, all the same spec. Only 42 made it in the end.
Yeah R ST is not a limited car. Only the R which was limited at 799 worldwide, we got around 30 here I think.
Yeah from what I remember with discussions with my dealer last year, ’up to’ 150 were coming to the U.K.
They didn’t know how many would be ordered so they couldn’t number them.
Seems like there are a lot about though, it’s the most common ST on a Facebook group I follow.
They didn’t know how many would be ordered so they couldn’t number them.
Seems like there are a lot about though, it’s the most common ST on a Facebook group I follow.
I stand corrected, was certain it was a special edition just like the Carbon edition, first I've seen it being mentioned as limited.
The fact they've not numbered them, tells me they'll sell as many as they can, and don't expect to sell 1600. I'd still call that marketing BS though.
But the other thing that throws a spanner in the works is the parts. I jumped through hoops to get hold a pair of R grills in 2018. Caused a bit of an issue.
However more recently everyone started to be able to get them, with little or no issue. When the Cupra R owners kicked off with SEAT and SEAT UK that Cupra R parts where being bought by anyone and everyone, their response was that as the Cupra R ST was not a limited edition the parts were freely avaiable.
To my knowledge now the only parts that will be difficult to source are the Carbon fibre diffuser on the R 5 door, and the wide arch kit. These 2 things are the only bits now exclusive to the R. (The Carbon Fibre spoiler can be found on other non limited edition models).
But none of this matters. If you have one just be happy, whether its 1 of 24, 699, 1600. Who cares
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