Seat's hottest version of the new generation Leon, the Cupra, has been captured on camera in three-door trim (the Spaniards call it the SC or Sports Coupe ) undergoing tests in and around the Nürburgring track ahead of its mid-2014 launch.
Besides the three-door model, Seat is also expected to offer the Cupra as a five-door version, and according to some rumors, as a Sports Tourer (ST or estate) as well, to compete with the likes of the Ford Focus ST Wagon .
We hear that the Leon Cupra models will come with the VW Group's 2.0-liter unit delivering somewhere around 270-horsepower, paired to either a standard six-speed manual gearbox or an optional six-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission, feeding the front wheels via a mechanical limited-slip differential.
Later on, we could see an even hotter Leon Cupra R with more than 300-horses under its hood and standard all-wheel drive.
Check out the spy video from L'Automobile magazine right past the jump.
