Sharing a lot of its underpinnings using the old model Volkswagen Golf, Leon is really a pleasing car they are driving. The well-proportioned five door body has some nice design details, and also the range of drivelines available is sufficiently broad to fulfill most demands.

The very best of the range Cupra R is really a viciously quick 228PS turbo, however it takes a skilful driver to find the best from the package; it delivers lots of power to feed with the front wheels.

Almost as entertaining can be extracted in the lower-powered Cupra 180PS, which is altogether more forgiving.