Cupra Formentor and Leon get higher-power PHEVs with extra range
Cupra has revealed its revamped Formentor and Leon, complete with restyled looks and reinvigorated powertrains.
Revealed as Cupra continues to rack up record sales, the Spanish brand’s best-selling SUV and hatchback/estate have already played a pivotal role in its success and now embrace its new design language.
The aggressive new styling includes a ‘shark-nose’ front end and triangular matrix LED lights.
The interior also brings newly designed elements such as the central console, while also advancing the focus on sustainability.
The infotainment system has a larger 12.9-inch screen for the infotainment system, which now also comes with a retro-illuminated slider and also runs on new and improved software.
Both cars also feature a new high-fidelity 12-speaker audio sound system developed in collaboration with Sennheiser.
The engine line-up consists of TSI (petrol), eTSI (mild hybrid) and a new generation of eHybrid (plug-in hybrid).
The headliner is a new 2.0-litre direct-injection TSI petrol engine, delivering 333hp and linked to a seven-speed DSG gearbox. It introduces a new torque splitter technology and Akebono brakes.
The petrol line-up also includes a lead-in 150hp four-cylinder 1.5-litre engine with a six-speed manual – also available as a 48V mild hybrid – plus a 300hp 2.0-litre TSI with seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission and a 204hp 2.0 litre TSI with DSG and all-wheel drive.
The updated Formentor and Leon will also feature a new generation of plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) powertrain options, delivering 204hp and 272hp. These are equipped with a new 1.5 TSI engine, electric motor and a larger 19.7kWh battery compared to the 13kWh pack before. As a result, they’re now able to deliver more than 62 miles of all-electric range, putting them in the 8% Benefit-in-Kind bracket for the 2024/24 tax year.
The larger battery can now be fast charged at up to 50kW (DC charge) while on the road, or at home using a 11kW wallbox (previously 3.6kW).
Deliveries of the new Leon and Formentor will begin this summer. Prices and full specification details will be announced closer to the launch.
Natalie Middleton
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