Cupra's First Self-Designed Car Is A Lowered SUV With A Coupe Roof Line

Cupra has unveiled its first car to come from its own designers, and while it’s broadly an SUV, both the ride height and roof line are lowered
Cupra's First Self-Designed Car Is A Lowered SUV With A Coupe Roof Line

Seat spin-off Cupra has just launched its second model – and the first to be designed in-house rather than simply being re-badged.

It’s called the Formentor. This plug-in hybrid SUV embodies Cupra’s slightly left-field approach to design, blending a lower ride height and a coupe-style roof line in tandem with a five-door hatchback layout. It’s a bit stuck between genres, like the old Infiniti EX. Remember that?

Cupra's First Self-Designed Car Is A Lowered SUV With A Coupe Roof Line

Power comes from a petrol-electric powertrain whose wider details are still secret. We know that peak power is 242bhp and that the car will be able to drive up to 31 miles on electric power alone. We also know that there’s a “differential lock” to play with, suggesting it’s front-wheel drive with the excellent VAQ technology.

Interestingly, it looks a similar size to the Cupra Ateca but has less power. We’ll have to wait to find out its position in the fledgling Cupra range.

Cupra's First Self-Designed Car Is A Lowered SUV With A Coupe Roof Line

Still officially a concept, but very obviously in near-production spec, the Formentor will crown Seat’s stand at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. Highlights that might not make it past the bean-counters are carbon-backed sports bucket seats trimmed in leather. The 10-inch widescreen media interface should make the cut, though, while it’s perfectly plausible that the main instrument cluster could transition into a second all-digital display, as shown in the pictures.

Cupra's First Self-Designed Car Is A Lowered SUV With A Coupe Roof Line

The concept has a DSG twin-clutch transmission. It’s not yet known whether Cupra will be given the tech to be able to offer plug-in hybrid drive with a manual gearbox. Look out for more details when it takes the stand in Geneva in a couple of weeks.

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Comments

Marin__22

Can anyone else see little bit of ford in the front?

02/22/2019 - 11:57 |
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5:19.55

The spanish eclipse?

02/22/2019 - 12:10 |
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But this one isnt ugly like the japanese one

02/22/2019 - 12:18 |
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RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

both the ride height and roof line are lowered

So this makes it a different SUV or a large hatchback?

02/22/2019 - 12:46 |
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CannedRex24

wait, so its the lowered version of the heightened version of a car that Cupra already makes?

yeah totally makes sense

02/22/2019 - 13:23 |
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RIP_Fish

It looks like a Kia Sportage

02/22/2019 - 13:29 |
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AnthonyDraws 1

It reminds me of a Mazda

02/22/2019 - 13:40 |
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Anonymous

Looks like a Hyundai Santa Fe mixed with a Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Looks pretty nice though

02/22/2019 - 14:07 |
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Beetler

First car coming out as a SUV?

02/22/2019 - 14:23 |
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Martin Burns

!!!!!! STAHP MOLESTING DEFINED TERMS!!!!!

02/22/2019 - 15:24 |
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Dominik Maslyk (Euro & JDM Addict) (Autistic boi)

In reply to by Martin Burns

This is the English language.

If it can change it can.

02/22/2019 - 22:10 |
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Jakob

Stupid design, stupid name.

02/22/2019 - 15:35 |
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