Seat Ibiza Cupra review
Seat Ibiza Cupra review
We drive a blue Seat Ibiza Cupra, this one has a 1.4 Twincharger block with 180 hp and 250 Nm. Enjoy the video!\r
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Content
3.457 -> Welcome to sunny Spain.
5.54 -> Today we're going to
drive some sporty Ibizas.
9.185 -> I'm next to the Bocanegra,
it was first introduced as a concept in Geneva.
13.984 -> It means 'black mouth'
and you can see why...
16.855 -> ...there's a black front. That's also the
biggest difference from the normal Ibiza.
21.629 -> On top of that it's got a sunroof and
they've made some changes to the interior.
26.4 -> Production is limited to 1000 units a year.
30.69 -> Unfortunately a reader asked this week:...
33.465 -> ...You never test blue cars, why is that?
36.111 -> There's no reason for that
so we won't drive this one...
39.205 -> ...but this one.
41.86 -> It is a Cupra though.
49.045 -> Today Seat introduces the FR,
the Cupra and the Bocanegra.
53.386 -> The FR is tamer. In the Netherlands
they do sell more of them though.
57.545 -> It has 150 hp, the Cupra has 180 hp.
61.616 -> Those hps come from a tiny engine...
64.327 -> ...a 1.4.
They're downsizing, the latest trend.
67.774 -> It's a twincharger
so it's got a turbo and a supercharger.
70.91 -> It's an engine that's used throughout
the whole VAG-group.
74.599 -> For the Cupra they used a special version,
it's the strongest one to date.
80.897 -> Of course we're very interested
in its performance.
83.84 -> The FR does 0-62 in 7.6 seconds
and a top speed of 131 mph.
87.923 -> Nice, but there's room for improvement:
the Cupra.
90.546 -> 180 hp, 140 mph top speed
and 0-62 in 7.2 seconds.
96.152 -> The funny thing is,
and Seat are quite proud of this...
100.582 -> ...its emissions are quite low.
Only 148 g/km...
104.6 -> ...hence the green t-shirt.
112.98 -> FRs and Cupras are always quite recognizable.
118.747 -> FRs always have
two exhaust pipes on the left.
122.008 -> The Cupra has one big exhaust in the center...
123.8 -> ...but if you look closely you see
two little pipes in there.
126.947 -> That's a shame,
they should've finished that better.
129.746 -> But on the whole those cars
look nice and sporty.
133.169 -> Different front and rear bumper.
134.7 -> Alloy wheels,
also important for a car like this one.
137.536 -> 17 ince, nice spokes.
139.965 -> They're available in silver and anthracite.
143.773 -> There are also some
small changes in the interior.
146.45 -> Seats with different stitching
and a Cupra logo.
150 -> A sports steering wheel
and some fake carbon.
153.694 -> It's not earth-shattering,
but it is quite alright for a car in this class.
160.55 -> There's also an integrated TomTom,
a kind of docking station.
166.95 -> Well, handy.
171.352 -> For the time being
Seat don't give you a choice...
173.759 -> ...you can only get a DSG transmission.
175.9 -> Both in the FR and the Cupra.
So also in the Bocanegra-versions.
180.095 -> It's a 7-speed DSG gearbox.
182.064 -> A lot of gears so
you can keep changing them.
185 -> It is a very good gearbox,
it also keeps emissions low.
189.181 -> But there are a couple of downsides.
192.241 -> There is a D and an S setting.
S for sporty.
195.033 -> If you choose that one the engine
keeps the revs unnecessarily high...
198.477 -> ...also when cruising. That's not very nice.
201.196 -> Fine, I'll just go into manual mode...
203.634 -> ...so you can change gear with pedals
behind the wheel or with the stick.
206.4 -> But you can't rev into the rev limiter
it'll change up by itself.
209.607 -> You also can't put it in third
and then floor it at 30 mph...
213.398 -> ...because then it'll change down by itself.
216.758 -> Those are small downsides,
you just want a bit more control.
225.277 -> While we're on the subject.
227.701 -> It could be a bit lowered.
230.369 -> It's a bit too high off the ground.
233.067 -> But the comfort and body roll are just fine.
237.018 -> There's no adaptable suspension
in the FR or the Cupra...
240.287 -> ...so there's no electronic stuff.
242.294 -> The chassis is just 'as is',
it's fine like this...
245.505 -> ...and that's true, it's just fine.
252.468 -> If you leave the ESP on,
you also have an electronic limited slip diff.
256.206 -> The XDS system,
it's also in the Golf GTI.
258.673 -> It limits the slip of the inner wheel
and sends more power to the outer one.
264.202 -> But I prefer to turn the ESP off
to have complete control.
268.5 -> I'd rather have a lot of wheelspin
than not being in compete control.
275.423 -> You may have noticed that
the weather isn't optimal.
278.776 -> It's a bit wet and the nice thing about that
is that it enhances the handling.
284.646 -> It's the same concept as in a wet t-shirt contest,
it also enhances things.
288.773 -> But you do learn more about
how the car really behaves.
293.487 -> In this case there's good and bad news.
296.616 -> The traction is fine,
despite it being very slippery.
300.971 -> But there's a lot of understeer.
304.15 -> It doesn't really matter what you do...
306.134 -> ...but the rear keeps following so to speak.
309.542 -> That's a good thing for the lesser driver...
312.685 -> ...but if you want to play with the throttle
and keep a nice line through the corners...
317.452 -> ...you can't position the car more,
that just won't happen.
325.028 -> But we don't really know if we can
recommend these sporty Ibizas...
328.576 -> ...cos we still mis one ingredient:
the prize.
331.597 -> These cars come
to the Netherlands in October...
334.088 -> ...and the importer just hasn't
announced the prize jet.
336.798 -> Seat does have the reputation
of offering affordable sportiness...
341.089 -> ...so let's assume it'll get a good prize.
344.903 -> It's a fun car.
347.389 -> It's not the sharpest-steering or
most entertaining in its class...
350.908 -> ...but it looks nice and it's quick enough.
354.775 -> And you can be sure
that there'll be tuners...
358.36 -> ...who'll get many more horsepower
from this little 1.4 liter engine.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frLVb3c55g0