Cupra Formentor

The Cupra Formentor has cemented itself as a firm Chasing Cars office favourite not merely because it distills solid Volkswagen Group DNA through a Spanish challenger brand injects added punch and fun factor into its small sports crossover, if mostly in feisty turbo-four VZx flagship.

There are two ways of thinking about the most special Cupra model ever launched in Australia — the incoming $101,990-driveaway, five-cylinder Formentor We’ve long praised the Cupra Formentor’s sportscar-like dynamics. Now, you can have one with Audi’s five-cylinder engine — but you’ll need to be quick

With front-driven hot hatch friskiness in a crossover body and nice pricing, does Cupra’s Formentor VZ represent the sweet spot of its range?

Well-packaged hybrid battery fails to diminish the Cupra Formentor’s intrinsically slick chassis, while delivering low running costs

Spanish Volkswagen Group offshoot produces Tiguan-based sports SUV that shows great promise on track – will it stand up on road?

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Cupra Australia has revealed full pricing and specification for the expanded and facelifted MY26 Formentor medium crossover range, now available in four

Cupra will add a full hybrid powertrain to its best-selling Formentor midsize SUV in 2028 as part of a further upgrade to production lines at the New Volkswagen Group “full hybrid” engine pairs a 1.5-litre turbo with an electric motor on the front axle to slash real-world fuel consumption and CO2 emissions

Cupra has announced the return of its five-cylinder powered Formentor VZ5 performance SUV — and this time it’s bound for Australia. Borrowing Audi’s Audi-derived five-cylinder destined for Cupra Formentor in strictly limited numbers

The Volkswagen Group's sporty Spanish arm is gearing up for a big 2025 with electric and hybrid SUVs in popular segments

Cupra Australia turned one overnight and the Spanish brand says it will mark its first birthday by extending three years of free servicing and one percent It’s been a year since Cupra launched on Aussie soil and the brand will celebrate by gifting MY23 owners with three years free servicing for Leon, Ateca and Formentor

Cupra Australia has confirmed its Formentor grade will soon be available to option with its Akrapovic exhaust package. Previously only available on the In search of more crackles, pops and a smile on your face during the morning highway merge? Cupra might just have a solution.

Cupra has announced a slew of feature additions to its Formentor midsize SUV, Ateca small SUV and Leon hatch trio – but the changes have come at the cost More standard features have been added to Cupra’s combustion-powered lineup for the MY24 model year

As the name suggests, the Matrix Edition gains a pair of Matrix LED adaptive headlights over the standard model

The second-generation Cupra Formentor sports SUV will be a fully-electric crossover that could arrive as soon as the middle of the decade, depending on

Cupra’s Australian division has announced it will bring a very limited number of its Formentor VZx SUV to Australia with unique Rojo red paint work. The sports-focused Cupra brand is releasing a very limited number of Formentor VZx Rojo Editions in Australia

Cupra has announced a price adjustment for the Formentor with the wagon now featuring a lower cost of entry, though higher grades are now more expensive. A series of price adjustments have been made to the Cupra Formentor — but news is mixed for Australian buyers

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Global head of Cupra Wayne Griffiths has indicated his interest in synthetic fuels – a project being pursued by VW co-brand Porsche

Cupra research and development boss says that reducing weight from the VW Group’s electric cars is a key goal

Order books have opened in Australia for Cupra’s Leon, Formentor and Ateca models with most variants now available for online purchase