The are those in quiet corners of the VW empire that have, for many years, referred to the company’s Seat brand as ‘The Spanish Patient.’ 

Seat’s Cupra line-up has earned many plaudits down the years, most particularly thanks to successive Leon Cupra models, which have been wonderful additions to the legion of hot hatchbacks on the market.

Volkswagen has begun its recall of the cars in Ireland which were affected by the global emissions scandal, with Golf 2lt TDI Blue Motion models to start being fixed next week.