Most powerful Seat cars
Top 40 most powerful Seat cars ever made. Updated April 2025.
The key to performance is power. Even heaviest sedans and SUVs can beat lightweight sports cars, if they have enough engine power.
Advanced fuel injection systems and high precision manufacturing is allowing for ever increasing power output and higher performance.
Advancement in battery technology and power electronics also brings electric cars amongst the most powerful of all time. Some examples are claimed to produce over 2000 horsepower - well over a megawatt!
# | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
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1. | 2017 Seat Leon Cupra R | 306 | ![]() |
2. | 2010 Seat Leon Cupra R310 WCE | 306 | ![]() |
3. | 2017 Seat Leon Cupra 300 | 296 | ![]() |
4. | 2019 Seat Leon Cupra R ST 4Drive | 296 | ![]() |
5. | 2017 Seat Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive | 296 | ![]() |
6. | 2016 Seat Leon Cupra 290 | 286 | ![]() |
7. | 2008 Seat Leon Copa Edition | 282 | ![]() |
8. | 2014 Seat Leon ST Cupra 280 | 276 | ![]() |
9. | 2014 Seat Leon Cupra 280 | 276 | ![]() |
10. | 2009 Seat Leon Cupra R | 261 | ![]() |
11. | 2014 Seat Leon Cupra 265 | 261 | ![]() |
12. | 2021 Seat Tarraco 2.0 TSI | 242 | ![]() |
13. | 2021 Seat Tarraco 1.4 e-Hybrid | 242 | ![]() |
14. | 2009 Seat Leon Cupra | 237 | ![]() |
15. | 2006 Seat Leon Cupra | 237 | ![]() |
16. | 2003 Seat Leon Cupra R | 221 | ![]() |
17. | 2002 Seat Leon Cupra R | 207 | ![]() |
18. | 2002 Seat Leon Cupra | 207 | ![]() |
19. | 2011 Seat Ibiza Cupra R210 | 207 | ![]() |
20. | 2020 Seat Leon 1.4 e-Hybrid | 201 | ![]() |
21. | 2020 Seat Leon ST 1.4 e-Hybrid | 201 | ![]() |
22. | 2000 Seat Alhambra 2.8 V6 | 201 | ![]() |
23. | 2001 Seat Leon Cupra 4 | 201 | ![]() |
24. | 2006 Seat Altea 2.0 TFSI | 197 | ![]() |
25. | 2020 Seat Tarraco 2.0 TDI | 197 | ![]() |
26. | 2006 Seat Leon FR | 197 | ![]() |
27. | 2008 Seat Exeo 2.0 TSI | 197 | ![]() |
28. | 2015 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8 | 189 | ![]() |
29. | 2016 Seat Ateca 2.0 TDI | 187 | ![]() |
30. | 2021 Seat Leon 2.0 TSI | 187 | ![]() |
31. | 2017 Seat Ateca 2.0 TSI | 187 | ![]() |
32. | 2018 Seat Tarraco 2.0 TDI | 187 | ![]() |
33. | 2019 Seat Tarraco 2.0 TSI | 187 | ![]() |
34. | 2005 Seat Leon 2.0 TFSI | 182 | ![]() |
35. | 2014 Seat Leon X-Perience 2.0 TDI | 181 | ![]() |
36. | 2015 Seat Leon SC 2.0 TDI FR | 181 | ![]() |
37. | 2015 Seat Alhambra 2.0 TDI | 181 | ![]() |
38. | 2018 Seat Leon ST FR TDI | 181 | ![]() |
39. | 2014 Seat Type 5F León SC 1.8 TFSI | 180 | ![]() |
40. | 2009 Seat Ibiza Bocanegra | 178 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 04/18/2025, last addition - Seat Ibiza Cupra R210.