FAST ESTATE CARS: Skoda Octavia VRS vs Cupra Leon Estate 2.0 TSI VZ2 | Stig's Garage ft. Becky Evans

One of the very best kinds of car in the world is an estate. Call it what you will: station wagon, dad chariot, weekender, sportwagon or shooting brake, the fact of the matter is the second a manufacturer adds a big open area behind the rear seats and seals the deal with a hatch, it's a winner. In typical Top Gear fashion though, we like them fast and reasonably priced. That's why we have lined up the Scoda Octavia VRS next to the Cupra Leon Estate 2.0 TSI VZ2 for a lap around the Top Gear test track in the hands of The Stig. The Skoda is about 100kgs lighter, but the Cupra boasts an extra 63bhp. How close will Becky Evan's predictions be? Watch now to find out...

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[ForTheLoveOfCarss]

Great cars. But Their is one key difference that wasn't mentioned in this video. The cupra is AWD while the vrs is FWD. That alone gives a good 1-2 second edge to the cupra when launched. Cheers.

[ishkaranbrar]

The more powerful car is faster. That's a ton of info guys. Well done.

[PetrolBeast]

Both are the definition of: “ALL THE CAR YOU WOULD EVER NEED”😃

[kriseightyfive]

First Top Gear clip I've seen in years, because I was doing some research on the VRS. But this is what TG is nowadays? No words....

[ZapleX]

need more top gear laps like this. 2 cars in 8mins is only 1 less than in a main show season. Its finally back, please continue it

[purplehazeffc]

So this is pretty much Golf GTi Vs Golf R. Just in a Estate body.. Cause underneath those bodies, it's exactly what they are

[thhghlander]

Quite enjoying the Stig's Garage series :) Thanks TG team!

[hazardo]

Would have been nice to throw in a golf 8 R estate into the mix to see if it justifies it's price.

[nigelturner]

If only choosing a car was that simplistic. I get Stig’s not very talkative, but failing to point out the AWD vs FWD was a pretty big oversight.

[emailingRob]

Nice video, would be nice to have some longer beauty shots of the cars so we can see what they look like.

[NutellaCrepe]

Pretty much GTI vs Golf R then. It's what these two are under the sheet metal.

[huntawayfamily]

Good video but it should have been the golf r estate vs the cupra, then we could see what the differences are between 2 identical platforms

[dtprodrive]

First time I’ve ever seen a stig do a fast lap in automatic mode

[mrdayumfine]

I've got a 1998 JDM Subaru Legacy GTB, Twin Turbo, manual, came with 280bhp and bilsteins from the factory.
Favorite car I've owned, and I've owned multiple hot hatches/turbo imports.
There's just something hilarious about the way something so large, gains speed so fast.

[SapphireSamC]

A simple stage 1 remap and filter, plus a set of decent tyres like the PS4S’s or Cup 2’s and the Leon could be faster round this track than the RS4! I’ve had a vRS wagon from new for 6 years now, about to change and those two cars mentioned above are in my short-list. Now, what to get!?! 🤔

[futeditzs]

Miss Clarkson saying, "And crossed the line" when the Stig was doing the time loops. Miss the old Top Gear

[AndrewJB]

Anybody else reckon "The Stig" in these videos for Stigs Garage are just Becky?

[handyward]

i wounder how my skoda superb 272 sportline would have done against them ?
it is 4 wheel drive and has 5..3 sec 0 to 60 ?

[JIMMYHIBBS]

What’s the obsession recently with having group tests, where virtually all the cars are from the VAG group ?? - testing for the best fruit by only testing apples - pointless - you buy the most expensive apple you can afford

[Blizzier]

Wow, Octavia diving and rolling more than my Citroen C5 😂