BEST WINTER WAGON - VW Golf R Estate or SEAT Leon Cupra ST?

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In this video released on the first day of meteorological winter, I consider whether the Mk7.5 Golf R Estate is a better winter wagon than the SEAT Leon Cupra R Estate. Having owned one of the last 7.5 Golf R Estates, I'd often wondered if I'd bought the wrong car and in this video I find out if I had once and for all.

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[spainter]

Design of the Leon is far more interesting than the Golf, it'd be my choice

[robtt]

Got this exact car . Came from a Gti Mk7 pp . Needed an estate as now have two retired greyhounds and they fit in the back of the Cupra comfortably . Had the car for nearly two years . You are right, it does about 34mpg but on a motorway you can touch a genuine 40mpg. Cheap to service and very reliable. Running it on Hankook winter tyres, at moment, as live on North Yorkshire moors . Over the last week we have had storm Arwen with snow and ice. Car/ tyres were a match to the conditions and never got stuck even on steep hills. Best to run it in Sport. I have used Cupra once or twice and didn’t like it at all.

[everythingtechnew]

1 minute in and it’s Cupra already. Such a better looking car.

[chrisgarrett]

Golf R. Estate for me all day long. 👍🧐

[David-xcus]

I’d rather the Cupra, more rare and better value….but my winter wagon would be a Subaru Forester STI 😉

[lastnamefirstname]

I have a Cupra ST R, and I believe it is superrior to the Golf, but between a standard Cupra ST (like this in the video) and a R variant, id choose the Golf.

[kieranmanners]

I went another route and got the octavia vRS estate and had that remapped, engine and gearbox, minus the 4X4 i think it was a competitive alternative if cost was the factor.

[jimmyboy]

Leon St cupra ftw, would love one of these but with a pan roof.

[claphamlife]

Pretty sure Cupra R ABT was 350bhp not 365. Also heard from a few owners that they were only making 320bhp on rolling roads

[Scottish]

Please try an R. I've been tempted by one for some time. Should of got one before the crazy prices hit.

[Kieran_OPC]

I was going to go for a golf r estate but I've got a 1.5 fr leon estate and looks wise it's just a lot better. I'm probably going to land a facelift cupra next year but I want the fr black edition Wheels if they fit as I love them over the standard cupra st 300 wheels

[JP_RS]

I have this exact car... but in hatchback form lol. I think If I were to need 4wd, this is the car I'd go to.

[EtonieE]

I always think of Tesco’s own brand beans as the Seat and Heinz for the VW 🤔

[paulmk]

Great comparison video Andrew. Many thanks. I'm curious as to the brake cooling on the Cupra, due to the addition of the front fog lights, something that is missing on the Golf R. Is there better air ducting on the Cupra to cool the discs? The Cupra slightly better looking, but thats offset by the loss of boot space. Surprised with the 'LUX' pack that it does not have a pan-roof. I think for now I will stick with my Golf R estate. But saying that, the Cupra Estate R does have a degree of wallet tugging appeal. Be safe matey.

[MrHarryFTW]

I test drove the Cupra estate and I didn't think it drove quite as nicely as the Golf R wagon
The Golf just felt like it turned in a bit more sharply

[John_cupra]

My 2020 hatch doesn’t have the lux pack but has cruise and lumbar as standard, strange the st doesn’t 🤔. Good review, wouldn’t mind a drive of the st as a comparison, need to sort that. 👍

[AMMO_x]

Honest review! I would choose the Golf R over the Leon Cupra because of the build quality. Yes the Cupra is a bit cheaper, and has the same performance, but to be honest the Leon looks very basic and there aren't any sporty details available on the body, where the Golf does have the high gloss parts.

[Helium_Hunter]

Heated seats are not standard sadly :)

[stevenmassey]

I’ve got the exact same car as they were bargain lease deals before the 🦠 love it but if I were to buy one it would be the golf all day for 30k you could get a really too spec gti that I’m sure would be more fun to drive

[rogerspringer]

Cupra R ST is the best of the bunch if you are looking for a sporty practical estate and Rare