Why Seat’s Hot Hatch Nürburgring Record Is Cooler Than Porsche’s
All lap records are about willy-waving, but the front-wheel drive one really matters. Here's why



Now the Seat on the other hand is nowhere near as quick, but it looks almost manageable. It’s still being handled by a racing driver, but this sub-£30k hot hatch just looks a little less terrifying. Almost as if a mere mortal could take it around a racetrack and dare to have some fun in it. You can imagine ex-WTCC driver Jordi Gené grinning beneath that helmet, like a youth flinging a hatch down a B-road.
Lap records are either the pinnacle of automotive achievement, or pointless top trumps. Just like the top speed of a Hennessey Venom GT or Koenigsegg One:1, in fact.
But while a supercar’s personal best around the world’s scariest track is just a tick in the box for its development programme, Seat’s is a little moment of history for cars we can all aspire to afford, drive, and have a laugh in. Of all the lap records out there, the Cupra’s is the one that should leave us all with a warm glow about the future of fast, fun cars.

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