Cupra Formentor to get mid-life update in 2024
Cupra is looking to refresh its best-selling car with tweaks inside and out
The creation of Cupra as a standalone brand away from SEAT has worked very well thanks in part to the firm’s sporty coupe-SUV - the Formentor.
Despite only arriving in late 2020, Cupra has already started working on the Formentor’s facelift. As the firm’s most popular car, we don’t expect a comprehensive update for the Formentor, but it will gain some exterior design tweaks and the cabin should adopt the latest VW Group technology.
These latest spy shots were taken at the Nurburgring, where we’ve also spotted Cupra’s Leon Estate testing recently. The all-electric Born is another Cupra in the midst of receiving a mid-life refresh with all three adopting similar font end changes to bring them in line with the Tavascan, Terramar and Urban Rebel concept’s design.
Like the Leon, most of the redesign will be focused on the front end. The grille will change shape as will the lower bumper and side air intakes. We expect the headlights will include the three individual triangle LED signature that features on the Tavascan and Terramar.
The side and rear of the car is undisguised, showing no changes. We could potentially see the Formentor given some new alloy wheel choices, however, along with some new trim colours.
The overall layout of the interior shouldn’t change too much. A 12-inch central touchscreen should still be available on every Formentor model as is wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity. We hope to see the touch-sensitive climate control slider become backlit to make it easier to use at night. The infotainment itself will gain similar updates seen on the VW Golf last year.
Prices for the current Formentor start from £31,300 for the 148bhp 1.5-litre four-cylinder V1 and we expect a slight increase across the range with the coming facelift. The 306bhp 2.0-litre range-topping model may also get a bump in power to match the 316bhp Golf R Estate, which uses the same engine.
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