SEAT might have thought they had the production FWD Nürburgring lap record in the bag with the new Leon Cupra. But, not one to be beaten, Renault have reclaimed their crown with an even more modified version of the Megane 275 Trophy; the Trophy-R. What does the ‘R‘ stand for? Who knows; racing, ‘ring, really quick? Either…
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Geneva 2014 – SEAT Leon Cupra sets Nürburgring Record
With 280 PS the new SEAT Leon Cupra was always going to have decent performance. But was it enough to set a new lap record for production cars at the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit? Indeed! The previous record for production front-wheel drive cars was set in 2011 by the Renault Sport Megane RS Trophy with a…
