RE: 2021 Cupra Formentor | UK Review

[Pozzo]

This reminds of a modern day version of Forester STI with plenty of room to sling a couple of mountain bikes in the back off with the added bonus of decent performance and sporty looks - no doubt it'll be a great used buy.

[Sam Sheehan]

FlukePlay said:

'or sprinting from 50-62 in 6.6 seconds. Which is not too shabby.' Is this right?

Oops, my mistake, the additional "in top gear" was lost in translation.

[1974foggy]

simon-tigjs said:

Is it a Hyundai, is it a Jag is it a Kia.... I've lost the will to live. Where has car design gone. Do they all buy a template and rub bits off it and colour bits in.
Utterly boring

This ^. Way too many models and choices of cars, all updated/replaced regularly , limits the chance of anything looking different.

[DoubleD]

Everyone loves a good old moan on pistonheads. Before you know it folks will be complaining that there is too much choice.......

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

the_hood said:

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

stuff like this should be embraced by car enthusiasts...

Why? It's not as if it's a stripped out track car or a V8 powered coupe.

It’s not a battery powered suv either

[jbforce10]

GTEYE said:

AJB88 said:

I said in the other thread, I see often the "I dont see the point in Cupra as they offer nothing different than SEAT" but the truth is you wont be able to buy/lease a SEAT Leon Cupra anymore.

If you want a Leon you buy a SEAT, if you want something with 250ps+ you buy a CUPRA.

Or more likely, you won’t, you’ll play it safe and buy a Golf R or an S3 from an established and recognised brand.

If there's negligible difference between this, an S3 and a Golf R I'd have the Cupra.

[pycraft]

HazzaT said:

So we now have
-Golf R
-Posh Golf R
-Golf R on stilts
-Golf R on bigger stilts
-Posh Golf R on stilts
-Posh Golf R on big stilts
-Spanish Golf R
-Spanish Golf R on stilts
-Spanish Golf R with a bodykit

I mean I'm sure it's a great drivetrain but is this really necessary?

There's still no Bentley version, we've a way to go yet.

[the_hood]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

the_hood said:

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

stuff like this should be embraced by car enthusiasts...

Why? It's not as if it's a stripped out track car or a V8 powered coupe.

It’s not a battery powered suv either

It's a perfect contender for an electric engine, unless you're keen on fart noises on up shifts.

[anonymous-user]

DoubleD said:

HazzaT said:

So we now have
-Golf R
-Posh Golf R
-Golf R on stilts
-Golf R on bigger stilts
-Posh Golf R on stilts
-Posh Golf R on big stilts
-Spanish Golf R
-Spanish Golf R on stilts
-Spanish Golf R with a bodykit

I mean I'm sure it's a great drivetrain but is this really necessary?

People buy them, so yes.

I think the question is, why?

ITV2 keep making variations of some z-list farce show and people watch that. Just because something's popular doesnt automatically make it any good.

It takes enthusiasts to notice that and quite rightly call it out.

[csd19]

No mention of the RS3 engined version filmed testing at the Nurburgring then?

[AJB88]

csd19 said:

No mention of the RS3 engined version filmed testing at the Nurburgring then?

no because its just a prototype at the moment.

[DoubleD]

Argleton said:

DoubleD said:

HazzaT said:

So we now have
-Golf R
-Posh Golf R
-Golf R on stilts
-Golf R on bigger stilts
-Posh Golf R on stilts
-Posh Golf R on big stilts
-Spanish Golf R
-Spanish Golf R on stilts
-Spanish Golf R with a bodykit

I mean I'm sure it's a great drivetrain but is this really necessary?

People buy them, so yes.

I think the question is, why?

ITV2 keep making variations of some z-list farce show and people watch that. Just because something's popular doesnt automatically make it any good.

It takes enthusiasts to notice that and quite rightly call it out.

I guess people like them. Nothing wrong with that.

[Escort Si-130]

Numeric said:

The brand proliferation is crazy - and for a company like VAG to bring more brands to the market that will then have to be supported financially? Nuts.

There is good and varied reasons GM got into such a pickle but its diffusion of expertise across so many multiple brands and the costs of differentiation were ludicrous.

And who wants a car you have to explain to people? Its like Polestar at Volvo. Only AMG makes sense to me as a sub-brand but even that may be tricky and I don't know if its worked - I mean Merc struggled with Maybach and if that doesn't work why do others think they can succeed?

Exactly what I was thinking. Just another rehashed VW in a different frock. Combined with the usual MQB chassis and DSG gearbox and fanny fart EA888 engine.

[RonnieHotdogs]

What's this? Another VW group car using the 300bhp 2.0T engine?

Yawn ... Next.

[GTEYE]

DoubleD said:

GTEYE said:

AJB88 said:

I said in the other thread, I see often the "I dont see the point in Cupra as they offer nothing different than SEAT" but the truth is you wont be able to buy/lease a SEAT Leon Cupra anymore.

If you want a Leon you buy a SEAT, if you want something with 250ps+ you buy a CUPRA.

Or more likely, you won’t, you’ll play it safe and buy a Golf R or an S3 from an established and recognised brand.

Seat is an established brand.

Indeed it is. But as they remind us, this isn’t a Seat! It just looks like one....

[Deerfoot]

Gameface said:

I like it.

colour aside I like this too.

[DoubleD]

GTEYE said:

DoubleD said:

GTEYE said:

AJB88 said:

I said in the other thread, I see often the "I dont see the point in Cupra as they offer nothing different than SEAT" but the truth is you wont be able to buy/lease a SEAT Leon Cupra anymore.

If you want a Leon you buy a SEAT, if you want something with 250ps+ you buy a CUPRA.

Or more likely, you won’t, you’ll play it safe and buy a Golf R or an S3 from an established and recognised brand.

Seat is an established brand.

Indeed it is. But as they remind us, this isn’t a Seat! It just looks like one....

It is though and everyone knows that.

[SidewaysSi]

DoubleD said:

GTEYE said:

DoubleD said:

GTEYE said:

AJB88 said:

I said in the other thread, I see often the "I dont see the point in Cupra as they offer nothing different than SEAT" but the truth is you wont be able to buy/lease a SEAT Leon Cupra anymore.

If you want a Leon you buy a SEAT, if you want something with 250ps+ you buy a CUPRA.

Or more likely, you won’t, you’ll play it safe and buy a Golf R or an S3 from an established and recognised brand.

Seat is an established brand.

Indeed it is. But as they remind us, this isn’t a Seat! It just looks like one....

It is though and everyone knows that.

Nah it's a new brand completely. Either way it sounds like a bag of junk.

[re33]

I'm not sure SEAT even makes sense as a brand. If you don't care about the badge get a Skoda, if you do buy a VW or Audi. I have no idea when buying a Cupra makes sense. In isolation the car looks fine as a typical "performance" suv with 4 cylinder turbo charged engine, I just don't understand who is going to buy it. Are monthly payments going to be much different to vw equivalent?

[HazzaT]

re33 said:

I'm not sure SEAT even makes sense as a brand. If you don't care about the badge get a Skoda, if you do buy a VW or Audi. I have no idea when buying a Cupra makes sense. In isolation the car looks fine as a typical "performance" suv with 4 cylinder turbo charged engine, I just don't understand who is going to buy it. Are monthly payments going to be much different to vw equivalent?

To be fair with the Leon Cupra they had a decent USP, it was a sharper looking GTI but with Golf R power and well priced. Probably the pick of the MQB hot hatches