SEAT launches Leon SC Cupra Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack

Volkswagen’s Spain-based SEAT division has launched a new option package for the Leon SC Cupra hot hatch dubbed Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack. The range-topping Leon is the fastest regular-production car that SEAT has ever built.
Designed to hit the track, cars ordered with the Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack lose the A/C unit in favor of a simpler heater, four speakers, the front arm rest, the storage boxes under the front seats and the rear air vents. The package brings lightweight 19-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels available in either black or orange, body-colored side skirts and Brembo brakes.

Performance Pack buyers can order their Leon with semi-slick Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires at an extra cost.

The pack does not bring any mechanical modifications. The Leon SC Cupra is powered by a Volkswagen-sourced 2.0-liter TSI four-cylinder engine that sends 280 horsepower to the front wheels via either a six-speed manual transmission or an optional dual-clutch DSG unit. The Cupra 280 can reach 62 mph from a stop in less than 5.7 seconds and reach an electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph.

Available the order now, the Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack adds £4,200 (nearly $6,500) to the base price of a Leon SC, bumping the total price to £31,410 (a little over $48,000) when the hatchback is ordered with a six-speed manual transmission.