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7NEWS
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Cupra Leon deals: Spanish warm hatch cheaper than a base VW Golf
Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months.
Perth Now
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Cupra Leon deals: Spanish warm hatch cheaper than a base VW Golf
Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Supplied Credit: CarExpert Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months. Supplied Credit: CarExpert MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom MORE: Explore the Cupra Leon showroom
The Advertiser
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Cupra Leon deals: Spanish warm hatch cheaper than a base VW Golf
Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom MORE: Explore the Cupra Leon showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom MORE: Explore the Cupra Leon showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom MORE: Explore the Cupra Leon showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia is offering run-out deals across its pre-facelift Leon and Formentor ranges until September 30, which sees the entry-level 140kW Leon V dip under $40,000 drive-away. Until September 30, the Spanish brand is advertising several deals for model year 2024 (MY24) stock of the Leon and Formentor, ahead of updated models landing in the coming months. Headlining the deals is the Leon V for $39,990 drive-away, and the popular 228kW Formentor VZx crossover for $61,990 drive-away. Cupra says the Leon V drive-away deal is equivalent to around $36,000 before on-road costs, making it cheaper than a base Volkswagen Golf as well as a slew of Korean- and Japanese-badged rivals with less power and performance. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Current Cupra Formentor MY24 Cupra Leon deals (until September 30): MY24 Cupra Formentor deals (until September 30): While the savings off RRP are all fairly substantial, some pricing – namely the Formentor's promotional offers – have been in effect for most of this year as special deals, but now extended further until September 30 (previously June 30). Above: New Cupra Leon Sportstourer Cupra is in the midst of a massive product offensive, not just in Australia but globally. The Spanish subsidiary of the VW Group has already released the all-electric Tavascan coupe SUV and now the new Terramar mid-size SUV in Australia, the latter tipped to be a key volume driver for the brand Down Under. October will see the release of the facelifted Leon range, including the local debut of the Sportstourer wagon version for Australia, first with a 200kW plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a 245kW petrol-fired hero due early in 2026. In November the Terramar range will gain a 200kW VZe plug-in hybrid version also. From there the top-selling Formentor crossover will get its mid-life refresh early in 2026 (more details to come), and the Born electric vehicle will return during the first quarter of next year in the form of the 240kW VZ hot hatch. Cupra's team has indicated cheaper and less performance-focused versions of the Born are also under study, but their local reintroduction may have to wait for an incoming facelift which is still to be revealed, but likely to surface in the next 12 months. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom MORE: Explore the Cupra Leon showroom Content originally sourced from:
The Advertiser
30-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Cupra Formentor: Updated top-seller delayed to 2026
Cupra Australia's most popular model won't be getting updated until next year, with the brand's local product boss confirming the facelifted Formentor has been delayed again until 2026. Speaking with CarExpert at the launch of the all-new Terramar mid-size SUV, Cupra Australia head of product Jeff Shafer said the updated crossover range will now land in "early 2026", despite initially being slated for the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). That means the facelifted Formentor will hit Australian showrooms nearly two years after it was revealed in Europe, and more than a year since it first hit the road overseas. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. No doubt one reason for the delay is the Spanish brand's local strategy of giving each new model "the right time in the sun", as communicated by Cupra Australia's former director Ben Wilks earlier this year. "It's important to really roll these out responsibly in terms of timing. Each of these models needs the right time in the sun," Mr Wilks told CarExpert in March. "These are not necessarily delays from a factory perspective, but rather structure and order from our perspective." However, since Mr Wilks' comments launch timings for several new models have changed again. The facelifted Formentor and hotter Born VZ electric hatch were both initially due on sale here before the end of 2025, and now both are coming early next year. Still, despite its advancing age, the original Formentor comfortably remains Cupra's top-seller in Australia, with 909 units registered to the end of June 2025 – an increase of 50 per cent on the first half of 2024. The Formentor was one of three models with which the Cupra brand was launched in Australia in mid-2022, alongside the Leon hatchback and Ateca mid-size SUV, which is now in runout Second spot in the brand's stable goes to the now sold-out Born electric hatch, which found 309 new homes in the same period. A distant third goes to the new Tavascan electric SUV 'coupe', which has notched up 170 deliveries since its launch in March. Mr Shafer didn't provide an update on which versions of the facelifted Formentor will be offered locally, but you can expect an 'S mHEV' entry-level variant as well as a pumped-up 245kW VZx 4Drive performance hero with the same drivetrain and rear torque splitter tech as the related Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch. In between, there's likely to be at least one of the e-Hybrid PHEVs – which are available globally in 150kW or 200kW tunes. Cupra Australia has previously indicated a 150kW 2.0 TSI 4Drive version would also make it here, and if that's still the case it's likely be badged as the Formentor V. The new Formentor will follow the updated Leon Hatch and Sportstourer (wagon) models, which are due to land Down Under in October. Cupra is in the thick of a global product offensive, which has included the all-new Tavascan and Terramar SUVs, the facelifted Leon and Formentor ranges, as well as the Born VZ and the upcoming Raval baby EV, which will be revealed next year. As a result of this range-wide overhaul, the Spanish brand expects its continued global sales growth to be reflected in Australia after the brand's year-end sales decline in 2024. Cupra Australia's fortunes are up so far in 2025, with 40.3 per cent sales growth to June 30. This has largely been driven by a resurgence in Formentor sales off the back of runout deals, as well as clearance deals on the now sold-out Born. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia's most popular model won't be getting updated until next year, with the brand's local product boss confirming the facelifted Formentor has been delayed again until 2026. Speaking with CarExpert at the launch of the all-new Terramar mid-size SUV, Cupra Australia head of product Jeff Shafer said the updated crossover range will now land in "early 2026", despite initially being slated for the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). That means the facelifted Formentor will hit Australian showrooms nearly two years after it was revealed in Europe, and more than a year since it first hit the road overseas. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. No doubt one reason for the delay is the Spanish brand's local strategy of giving each new model "the right time in the sun", as communicated by Cupra Australia's former director Ben Wilks earlier this year. "It's important to really roll these out responsibly in terms of timing. Each of these models needs the right time in the sun," Mr Wilks told CarExpert in March. "These are not necessarily delays from a factory perspective, but rather structure and order from our perspective." However, since Mr Wilks' comments launch timings for several new models have changed again. The facelifted Formentor and hotter Born VZ electric hatch were both initially due on sale here before the end of 2025, and now both are coming early next year. Still, despite its advancing age, the original Formentor comfortably remains Cupra's top-seller in Australia, with 909 units registered to the end of June 2025 – an increase of 50 per cent on the first half of 2024. The Formentor was one of three models with which the Cupra brand was launched in Australia in mid-2022, alongside the Leon hatchback and Ateca mid-size SUV, which is now in runout Second spot in the brand's stable goes to the now sold-out Born electric hatch, which found 309 new homes in the same period. A distant third goes to the new Tavascan electric SUV 'coupe', which has notched up 170 deliveries since its launch in March. Mr Shafer didn't provide an update on which versions of the facelifted Formentor will be offered locally, but you can expect an 'S mHEV' entry-level variant as well as a pumped-up 245kW VZx 4Drive performance hero with the same drivetrain and rear torque splitter tech as the related Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch. In between, there's likely to be at least one of the e-Hybrid PHEVs – which are available globally in 150kW or 200kW tunes. Cupra Australia has previously indicated a 150kW 2.0 TSI 4Drive version would also make it here, and if that's still the case it's likely be badged as the Formentor V. The new Formentor will follow the updated Leon Hatch and Sportstourer (wagon) models, which are due to land Down Under in October. Cupra is in the thick of a global product offensive, which has included the all-new Tavascan and Terramar SUVs, the facelifted Leon and Formentor ranges, as well as the Born VZ and the upcoming Raval baby EV, which will be revealed next year. As a result of this range-wide overhaul, the Spanish brand expects its continued global sales growth to be reflected in Australia after the brand's year-end sales decline in 2024. Cupra Australia's fortunes are up so far in 2025, with 40.3 per cent sales growth to June 30. This has largely been driven by a resurgence in Formentor sales off the back of runout deals, as well as clearance deals on the now sold-out Born. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia's most popular model won't be getting updated until next year, with the brand's local product boss confirming the facelifted Formentor has been delayed again until 2026. Speaking with CarExpert at the launch of the all-new Terramar mid-size SUV, Cupra Australia head of product Jeff Shafer said the updated crossover range will now land in "early 2026", despite initially being slated for the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). That means the facelifted Formentor will hit Australian showrooms nearly two years after it was revealed in Europe, and more than a year since it first hit the road overseas. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. No doubt one reason for the delay is the Spanish brand's local strategy of giving each new model "the right time in the sun", as communicated by Cupra Australia's former director Ben Wilks earlier this year. "It's important to really roll these out responsibly in terms of timing. Each of these models needs the right time in the sun," Mr Wilks told CarExpert in March. "These are not necessarily delays from a factory perspective, but rather structure and order from our perspective." However, since Mr Wilks' comments launch timings for several new models have changed again. The facelifted Formentor and hotter Born VZ electric hatch were both initially due on sale here before the end of 2025, and now both are coming early next year. Still, despite its advancing age, the original Formentor comfortably remains Cupra's top-seller in Australia, with 909 units registered to the end of June 2025 – an increase of 50 per cent on the first half of 2024. The Formentor was one of three models with which the Cupra brand was launched in Australia in mid-2022, alongside the Leon hatchback and Ateca mid-size SUV, which is now in runout Second spot in the brand's stable goes to the now sold-out Born electric hatch, which found 309 new homes in the same period. A distant third goes to the new Tavascan electric SUV 'coupe', which has notched up 170 deliveries since its launch in March. Mr Shafer didn't provide an update on which versions of the facelifted Formentor will be offered locally, but you can expect an 'S mHEV' entry-level variant as well as a pumped-up 245kW VZx 4Drive performance hero with the same drivetrain and rear torque splitter tech as the related Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch. In between, there's likely to be at least one of the e-Hybrid PHEVs – which are available globally in 150kW or 200kW tunes. Cupra Australia has previously indicated a 150kW 2.0 TSI 4Drive version would also make it here, and if that's still the case it's likely be badged as the Formentor V. The new Formentor will follow the updated Leon Hatch and Sportstourer (wagon) models, which are due to land Down Under in October. Cupra is in the thick of a global product offensive, which has included the all-new Tavascan and Terramar SUVs, the facelifted Leon and Formentor ranges, as well as the Born VZ and the upcoming Raval baby EV, which will be revealed next year. As a result of this range-wide overhaul, the Spanish brand expects its continued global sales growth to be reflected in Australia after the brand's year-end sales decline in 2024. Cupra Australia's fortunes are up so far in 2025, with 40.3 per cent sales growth to June 30. This has largely been driven by a resurgence in Formentor sales off the back of runout deals, as well as clearance deals on the now sold-out Born. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom Content originally sourced from: Cupra Australia's most popular model won't be getting updated until next year, with the brand's local product boss confirming the facelifted Formentor has been delayed again until 2026. Speaking with CarExpert at the launch of the all-new Terramar mid-size SUV, Cupra Australia head of product Jeff Shafer said the updated crossover range will now land in "early 2026", despite initially being slated for the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). That means the facelifted Formentor will hit Australian showrooms nearly two years after it was revealed in Europe, and more than a year since it first hit the road overseas. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. No doubt one reason for the delay is the Spanish brand's local strategy of giving each new model "the right time in the sun", as communicated by Cupra Australia's former director Ben Wilks earlier this year. "It's important to really roll these out responsibly in terms of timing. Each of these models needs the right time in the sun," Mr Wilks told CarExpert in March. "These are not necessarily delays from a factory perspective, but rather structure and order from our perspective." However, since Mr Wilks' comments launch timings for several new models have changed again. The facelifted Formentor and hotter Born VZ electric hatch were both initially due on sale here before the end of 2025, and now both are coming early next year. Still, despite its advancing age, the original Formentor comfortably remains Cupra's top-seller in Australia, with 909 units registered to the end of June 2025 – an increase of 50 per cent on the first half of 2024. The Formentor was one of three models with which the Cupra brand was launched in Australia in mid-2022, alongside the Leon hatchback and Ateca mid-size SUV, which is now in runout Second spot in the brand's stable goes to the now sold-out Born electric hatch, which found 309 new homes in the same period. A distant third goes to the new Tavascan electric SUV 'coupe', which has notched up 170 deliveries since its launch in March. Mr Shafer didn't provide an update on which versions of the facelifted Formentor will be offered locally, but you can expect an 'S mHEV' entry-level variant as well as a pumped-up 245kW VZx 4Drive performance hero with the same drivetrain and rear torque splitter tech as the related Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch. In between, there's likely to be at least one of the e-Hybrid PHEVs – which are available globally in 150kW or 200kW tunes. Cupra Australia has previously indicated a 150kW 2.0 TSI 4Drive version would also make it here, and if that's still the case it's likely be badged as the Formentor V. The new Formentor will follow the updated Leon Hatch and Sportstourer (wagon) models, which are due to land Down Under in October. Cupra is in the thick of a global product offensive, which has included the all-new Tavascan and Terramar SUVs, the facelifted Leon and Formentor ranges, as well as the Born VZ and the upcoming Raval baby EV, which will be revealed next year. As a result of this range-wide overhaul, the Spanish brand expects its continued global sales growth to be reflected in Australia after the brand's year-end sales decline in 2024. Cupra Australia's fortunes are up so far in 2025, with 40.3 per cent sales growth to June 30. This has largely been driven by a resurgence in Formentor sales off the back of runout deals, as well as clearance deals on the now sold-out Born. MORE: Explore the Cupra Formentor showroom Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
30-07-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Cupra Formentor: Updated top-seller delayed to 2026
Cupra Australia's most popular model won't be getting updated until next year, with the brand's local product boss confirming the facelifted Formentor has been delayed again until 2026. Speaking with CarExpert at the launch of the all-new Terramar mid-size SUV, Cupra Australia head of product Jeff Shafer said the updated crossover range will now land in 'early 2026', despite initially being slated for the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). That means the facelifted Formentor will hit Australian showrooms nearly two years after it was revealed in Europe, and more than a year since it first hit the road overseas. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. No doubt one reason for the delay is the Spanish brand's local strategy of giving each new model 'the right time in the sun', as communicated by Cupra Australia's former director Ben Wilks earlier this year. 'It's important to really roll these out responsibly in terms of timing. Each of these models needs the right time in the sun,' Mr Wilks told CarExpert in March. 'These are not necessarily delays from a factory perspective, but rather structure and order from our perspective.' However, since Mr Wilks' comments launch timings for several new models have changed again. The facelifted Formentor and hotter Born VZ electric hatch were both initially due on sale here before the end of 2025, and now both are coming early next year. Still, despite its advancing age, the original Formentor comfortably remains Cupra's top-seller in Australia, with 909 units registered to the end of June 2025 – an increase of 50 per cent on the first half of 2024. The Formentor was one of three models with which the Cupra brand was launched in Australia in mid-2022, alongside the Leon hatchback and Ateca mid-size SUV, which is now in runout Second spot in the brand's stable goes to the now sold-out Born electric hatch, which found 309 new homes in the same period. A distant third goes to the new Tavascan electric SUV 'coupe', which has notched up 170 deliveries since its launch in March. Mr Shafer didn't provide an update on which versions of the facelifted Formentor will be offered locally, but you can expect an 'S mHEV' entry-level variant as well as a pumped-up 245kW VZx 4Drive performance hero with the same drivetrain and rear torque splitter tech as the related Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch. In between, there's likely to be at least one of the e-Hybrid PHEVs – which are available globally in 150kW or 200kW tunes. Cupra Australia has previously indicated a 150kW 2.0 TSI 4Drive version would also make it here, and if that's still the case it's likely be badged as the Formentor V. The new Formentor will follow the updated Leon Hatch and Sportstourer (wagon) models, which are due to land Down Under in October. Cupra is in the thick of a global product offensive, which has included the all-new Tavascan and Terramar SUVs, the facelifted Leon and Formentor ranges, as well as the Born VZ and the upcoming Raval baby EV, which will be revealed next year. As a result of this range-wide overhaul, the Spanish brand expects its continued global sales growth to be reflected in Australia after the brand's year-end sales decline in 2024. Cupra Australia's fortunes are up so far in 2025, with 40.3 per cent sales growth to June 30. This has largely been driven by a resurgence in Formentor sales off the back of runout deals, as well as clearance deals on the now sold-out Born.
