SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TSI DSG road test
Sitting just below the range-topping 150+mph Cupra in SEAT’s extensive Leon line-up is the almost-as-sporty FR model. The FR costs a little less, and it isn’t quite as blindingly quick, but this particular hot hatch offers more than enough power and pizzazz for all but the most hard-core of speed freaks.
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The FR comes with a choice of two engines: a 170PS TDI or a 211PS petrol TSI. I drove the latter – one that was also equipped with the optional (£1,050) DSG 6-speed auto – and to describe it as an eager performer would be a major understatement. Whichever way you look at it 211PS is a lot for a C-sector (Astra/Focus/Golf-sized) hatchback and so this car really flies. Though it’s fun to manually flip through the gears using the DSG’s wheel-mounted paddles, it’s just as fast, if not faster in auto mode – 0-62 in 6.9secs with a max of 145mph.
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