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Just about every brand under the
Volkswagen Group umbrella has its own performance line these days. Marques like
Lamborghini,
Bugatti and
Porsche may not need them, but Volkswagen has the R line,
Audi has the RS range,
Skoda offers the vRS models, and
Seat badges its under the
Cupra name.
It's a nameplate that's become synonymous with Latin-flavored hot hatches in markets around the world, and one of those vital markets is China. Little wonder, then, that Seat chose the
Beijing Motor Show to launch its latest Cupra model.
Technically billed as a "concept," even Seat admits the vehicle you see here is pretty darn close to the production model that is scheduled to debut later this year. It starts out with the latest
Ibiza hatchback (which itself shares its underpinnings with the
Volkswagen Polo) and upgrades it with VW's celebrated 1.4 TSI engine that packs a turbocharger, supercharger and direct injection to produce a solid 180 horsepower. All that juice is driven to the front wheels through an electronic differential and seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Seat's also given the Ibiza Cupra Concept a suitably beefed-up look with LED lights and 17-inch wheels and a fully equipped interior, all of which you can read more about in the press release (together with video footage)
below and scope out in the high-res image gallery above.
Continue reading Seat hatches hot little Ibiza Cupra Concept in Beijing [w/video]
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