SEAT does not build many cars like the SEAT Cupra GT: a Coupé with 2.995 L V6 twin turbo, built from 2003 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
The background
The SEAT Cupra GT is a GT race car made by SEAT and introduced in a world premiere first as a concept car on 24 April 2003 at the Barcelona Motor Show. The final version of the Cupra GT was presented later, produced on customer demand by the Spanish car manufacturer's SEAT Sport division in a limited series addressed to racing teams or individuals aiming to participate in GT races like the Spanish GT Championship.
The SEAT Sport division has worked with the SEAT Design Center in Sitges, in order to create the racer with the design essence of the SEAT Salsa and SEAT Tango concept cars. Thus the SEAT Cupra GT incorporates the brand's 'auto emoción' philosophy, featuring the distinctive Walter de Silva's curved 'Dynamic Line' descending on the sides of the car from the front to the rear.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 2.995 L V6 twin turbo; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1100 kg. The gearbox is a 6 speed Sequential. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2650 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Bentley Continental GT, the Mazda RX-8, the Mazda Mazda3. Its SEAT stablemates include the SEAT 124 and the SEAT 133.