After releasing the better and rather drastically improved Ibiza Cupra, the Spaniards from SEAT decided it was time for the Leon to receive a somewhat similar treatment. Their hot hatch that took on the full brunt of the Megane RS in an epic Nurburgring duel is now even more powerful.

Using the same 2-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine as a number of other models built under the huge umbrella of the Volkswagen Group, the new Cupra is no…