In 2018 SEAT created the Cupra brand as its independent high-performance branch and SEAT Sport was officially replaced by Cupra Racing.

              Cupra Racing, formerly known as SEAT Sport, is the high-performance   

              motorsport subsidiary of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985, succeeding the "SEAT Special Vehicles department" which had been formed in

              1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and 1983. It has competed in rallying and touring

              car racing, and also  develops high performance versions of road cars. 

 

Headquarters: Abrera, Catalonia, Spain

tcr 2021

The Leon tcr might be based on the five-door Cupra Leon hatchback, but in designing it, Cupra had to rethink a lot of areas, including the body kit which was developed using 3D-printing technology.

The Leon Competicion is powered by 2.0-liter, inline-four gasoline engine aided by forced induction. Therefore, the unit is good for 335 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 410 Newton-meters of torque available “along most of the rpm range,” according to Cupra. Thanks to a Hewland six-speed sequential racing transmission, the Leon Competicion is good for a 0-100 km/h  sprint time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 260 km/h.

Cupra TCR (youtube.com)

1999-2012

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2018-now