SEAT LEON CUPRAR
£16,999 (when new)
HERO Racecar looks, great driving position, old school experience
ZERO Light gearshift, firm ride, secondhand parts hard to come by
TOCA RACE DRIVER 2. THAT’S WHERE this all started. I’d just hit double digits when it was released in 2004. I had a basic simulator setup: steering wheel attached to the desk, accelerator and brake pedals on the floor. No third pedal to worry about, wouldn’t have known how. Couldn’t drive back then.
Still, serious business for 10 year old me. And if there’s one car that sticks in my head from it, it’s the MkI Seat Leon Supercopa. This… isn’t that, but it is the basis for that racecar. So today, I’m excited. Except, despite this summer being the hottest on record, it’s…