YaKuZa--BoSs Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 This is the first specific model of the Spanish sports brand and, according to its managers, it will only be sold under the Cupra label. Little by little, things return to normal. Also in the automotive world, where brands try to catch the pulse of their launch program. This is the case of Cupra, which has just carried out the release of its Formentor model. The event was scheduled to take place at the Geneva Motor Show, but the coronavirus prevented it. Now that its effects have been mitigated, Cupra has resumed that presentation bringing to Madrid a Formentor crossover unit, which we have been able to see and touch ... without keeping distances. Here you can see a gallery with more images of the car. The car is the first 100% of this sports car brand, since the Ateca Cupra was an adaptation (very beast, it must be said) on the Seat Ateca SUV and it is on the way between SUVs and passenger cars with elevated bodywork. According to those responsible for the brand, it will not have a more modest decline with the Seat emblem. Live (we tell you in more detail in the video that heads this news) the Cupra Formentor is as attractive as it looks in the images, with a mix of packaging and sportsmanship unusual to find in an SUV. Its proportions (4.45 meters long, 1.84 wide and 1.51 high) give it a good presence despite its size is not exaggerated (just eight centimeters more than an Ateca). SPORTS IMAGE, DETAILS IN COPPER COLOR Aesthetically it is not overloaded, and that the unit came with a very striking matt gray color and 19 "wheels (measure that will be standard) with copper details, a color that will be characteristic of Cupra since it adorns the logos, the calipers of the brakes and, inside, the seams of the leather seats and some decorative elements, such as the frames of the air conditioning vents. And since we are talking about the interior, it is important to note that the Formentor brings new elements, especially the main screen, larger than the views so far in a Seat with its 12-inch diagonal. Also the sports steering wheel, which incorporates the start button and the selector for driving modes. In the center console we already see a control for the selection of the DSG change (seven-speed in the 2.0 TSI and six in the plug-in hybrid) that mount all the new models of Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat. Also worth noting is the digital watch box, which will be standard on all Formentors. STARTING, WITH THE MOST POWERFUL ENGINES However, inside it is quite spacious and the trunk has a maximum capacity of 450 liters, although the all-wheel drive versions (as was the case with the Formentor 2.0 TSI that we had in front of us) penalize up to 420 ... and in the plug -in, with the presence of batteries, is further reduced. Cupra is going to bet to the maximum for the sportiness of the Formentor offering at launch the most powerful engines. The top in terms of performance will be set by the 2.0 TSI 310 horsepower associated with all-wheel drive and the seven-speed DSG transmission. And the initial alternative will be a 'plug-in' hybrid variant, where a 1.4 TSI of 150 CV and an electric one of 115 will be combined for a total combined power of 245 CV and a autonomy in clean mode of 50 kilometers. Unfortunately, the range for Spain is not yet structured, so we do not know the details of the different equipment and neither the prices. But, to situate ourselves, let's remember that the Cupra Ateca, with a 300 horsepower engine under the hood, costs in Spain more than 45,000 euros ... 2
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