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  • Teaser for Volkswagen electric subcompact

    VW Group is working on a trio of subcompact EVs for launch around 2025.

  • 2021 Cupra Formentor
    Cupra's first standalone model is the Formentor SUV

    The first standalone model from Spain's Cupra is a high-performance SUV offering plug-in hybrid tech.

  • Cupra's rooftop racetrack in the heart of Paris
    Cupra built a rooftop racetrack in the heart of Paris

    Cupra's secret Paris racetrack sits atop an 8-story building and features a banked curve with a 21-degree incline.

  • Cupra Tavascan concept
    Cupra reveals Tavascan EV concept at Frankfurt auto show

    The Cupra Tavascan concept is an electric high-performance SUV that shows the potential of the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform.

  • Cupra Formentor concept
    SEAT's Cupra performance brand readies Formentor SUV concept

    Spain's Cupra performance brand will present a concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show potentially previewing a new model in the works. Cupra for years has served as the performance arm of SEAT, a mainstream brand from Spain owned by the Volkswagen Group, but in 2018 it was transformed...

  • 2018 Cupra Ateca
    SEAT launches Cupra performance brand with hot Ateca SUV

    The Volkswagen Group's Spanish unit SEAT has turned its Cupra performance trim into its own sub-brand, and the first model to be revealed is the 296-horsepower Cupra Ateca SUV. SEAT's Ateca is a small SUV related to the Volkswagen Tiguan, but the Cupra Ateca, which makes its world debut next month...

  • SEAT Cupra logo

    The Volkswagen Group's Spanish unit SEAT on Wednesday announced the launch of Cupra as a new performance sub-brand. Previously a label for its hottest performers, SEAT is in the process of transforming Cupra into a sub-brand to rival the likes of Nissan's Nismo unit or Volkswagen's R division. So far SEAT has only shown us a new logo. However, the automaker has confirmed a formal presentation of the Cupra sub-brand will take place on February 22 and the first model will be presented on March 6 at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The first model is expected to be a hot version of...

  • Hyabusa-powered Seat 600 is a hill climb beast
    This wide-body Hayabusa-powered SEAT is your new hill climb hero

    We've been saying this a lot lately...hillclimb events are an exercise in automotive awesomeness. You have mad geniuses applying their knowledge of go-fast parts to create vicious vehicles bent on pure speed. As mad as the builders are, the drivers are even worse. Take, for example, the pilot of...

  • SEAT Ibiza Cupster concept, 2014 Wörthersee Tour
    SEAT Ibiza Cupster Concept Confirmed For 2014 Wörthersee Tour

    The 2014 Wörthersee Tour is just around the corner and Spanish automaker SEAT has revealed a new concept based on its Ibiza Cupra hot hatch. The concept is called the Ibiza Cupster and it's been built as a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Ibiza nameplate. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge...

  • 2014 SEAT Leon Cupra
    2014 SEAT Leon Cupra Sets Nürburgring Record For FWD Cars: Video

    The Volkswagen Group’s Spanish unit SEAT can now lay claim to the Nürburgring lap record for front-wheel-drive production cars, with its 2014 Leon Cupra hot hatch recently setting a 7:58.4 lap with racing driver Jordi Gené behind the wheel. The Leon is a small hatch based on the...

  • 2012 Seat Ibiza Cupra Concept
    2012 Seat Ibiza Cupra Concept: Forbidden Fruit

    Volkswagen’s Spanish unit Seat has rolled out a hot little hatch concept at this week’s 2012 Beijing Auto Show, which despite being labeled concept is actually a preview of a planned facelift for one of the automaker’s most popular models. That model is the sporty 2012 Seat Ibiza...

  • Airbags & Baby Seats
    How Safe Is Your Baby's Car Seat? Toxic Chemicals Found

    In any sort of a car accident, you'd want to know that a baby or toddler travelling in a special seat would be protected as thoroughly as possible, and several regulations exist to ensure this is the case. What you might not be aware of is the damage the seats could be doing to your baby's health...

  • 2011 Infiniti G37 Coupe 2-door Journey RWD Front Seats

    Many of us have experienced the unpleasant roasting of thighs and backside when sitting on leather or vinyl seats after they've spent a day in the sun. You wouldn't expect the same in cold weather but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is set to analyze data from several cases where a vehicle's seat heating option has caused drivers third-degree burns to their buns. Newsaper USA Today called for the NHTSA to reconsider how it decides a vehicle has unsafe seat heaters after uncovering stories of dozens of people who've suffered burns on heated seats, many thanks to...

  • 2010 SEAT IBE Concept
    2010 Geneva Motor Show: SEAT IBE Concept

    Spanish automaker SEAT has given us a preview of its future styling direction with the unveiling of the all-electric IBE Concept vehicle at this week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show. With its compact size and efficient powertrain, the IBE Concept is the perfect fit for city streets. Tightly cut as a...

  • Shakira hooks up with SEAT
    Today In Sponsorships: Shakira Scores A SEAT Deal

    As you might've guessed from the photo at left, Spanish automaker SEAT is underwriting Shakira's next European tour. Moreover, SEAT is planning "to enter into close collaboration with the Barefoot Foundation", which was founded by Shakira to provide education to children living in poverty. Exactly...

  • 2009 Seat Ibiza Hatchback
    Preview: New Seat Ibiza ST wagon

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch last year was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now working...

  • 2008 Seat Ibiza Bocanegra
    Seat expands Ibiza range with new Bocanegra model

    Around this time last year we brought you news about a handsome Seat concept car that had appeared at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Known as the Bocanegra (black mouth in English), the concept was supposed to preview the next generation of Seat Ibiza's performance variant, the Cupra. When the...

  • Standard Audi A3
    Report: Audi A3 hybrid coming in 2012

    Hybrid versions of all sorts of cars - even sports cars like the Nissan 370Z - are in the works or on their way, and now Audi is adding to the list with reports of an A3 hybrid confirmed for production. The hybrid hatch is expected to use an Audi-adapted version of Volkswagen's TwinDrive hybrid...

  • 2009 Seat Leon Cupra

    Following the debut of the updated Leon hatchback at last month’s Geneva Motor Show come the first images and details for updated versions of the sportier Ibiza FR and Leon Cupra models, both of which will be making their debut next month at the Barcelona Motor Show. The new FR version of the Ibiza introduces several new features compared with the previous model, which all combine to provide a more intense driving experience. First of all, the new car is equipped with an efficient 150hp (112kW) twin charger 1.4L TSI engine but it also picks up a revised seven-speed DSG gearbox with...

  • 2010 seat exeo st 001
    Seat adds ST wagon to Exeo lineup

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch last April was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now...

  • 2009 Seat Leon facelift
    Facelifted Seat Leon hatch set for Geneva Motor Show

    The current Seat Leon hatch has been in production for a little over four years and in that time we have seen the launch of a number of special edition models and even a TwinDrive hybrid concept. The Spanish carmaker has now revealed details about a facelifted version of the Leon, which will be...

  • 2010 Seat Exeo 'Estate' wagon
    Video: Early look at Seat Exeo ‘Estate’

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch last April was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now...

  • seat small roadster preview 001
    Preview: Mid-engined Seat roadster

    In 2001 Seat surprised the motoring world when it unveiled the sporty Tango roadster concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Up until then the brand was largely known for its lacklustre range of economical hatchbacks, not for sporty, upmarket two-doors. Nothing much was heard about the Tango for some...

  • Seat Leon Twin Drive Ecomotive plug-in hybrid
    Seat trials Leon 'Twin Drive' plug-in hybrid

    Seat has unveiled an electrically-driven prototype based on its Leon hatchback, which the company plans to trial in an urban environment together with the Spanish government. The technology behind the new prototype is Volkswagen Group’s Twin Drive plug-in hybrid powertrain, which was first...

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