In the latest episode of Fifth Gear, Tiff Needell takes into the middles of a hot, hot-hatch battle: Volkswagen Golf R vs the Seat Leon Cupra R. both cars are built practically by the same company, VW but are sold under different brands. The Volkswagen Golf R is equipped with the 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system while the Seat Leon Cupra R is front wheel drive only. the major differences between the two cars stop here. The Volkswagen Golf R is powered by a 2.0 TSI engine developing 270 PS and 350 Nm of torque and has a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 5.5 seconds with the DSG gearbox (5.7 seconds for the manual).
The SEAT Leon Cupra R is powered by a 2.0 TSI engine developing 265 PS and has a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of 6.1 seconds.
Watch the Volkswagen Golf R vs Seat Leon Cupra R video after the jump.
Volkswagen Golf R vs Seat Leon Cupra R video:
