2023 Cupra Formentor pricing and features for Australia

UPDATE, June 2023: 2024 Cupra line-up detailed

Cupra Australia has announced revisions for model-year 2024. Click on the story below for more information, or continue reading below to see more details about the Formentor.

July 8, 2022: 2023 Cupra Formentor details announced

Pricing and features for the 2023 Cupra Formentor have been announced, ahead of order books opening in August.

The updated Formentor medium SUV gains a towing pre-wiring kit across the range, and a 360-degree camera and $500 price increase for the flagship VZx variant.

These features are unavailable on the model-year 2022 version, which is available to order from today, July 8 for a month until MY23 sales commence.

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It also sees the plug-in VZe officially join the range, with the model set to arrive later this year.

Our original story, first published in April, has been updated to reflect this information and continues below.

Cupra, operated here by Volkswagen Group Australia, expects the Formentor to be the sports-focused brand’s top-selling model. It will be offered alongside the Leon hatch and the Ateca SUV.

Pricing for the Formentor begins from $50,690 before on-road costs, including a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and three years of free servicing.

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2023 Cupra Formentor Australian pricing and features

The 2023 Formentor range opens with the Formentor V, driven by a 2.0-litre turbo petrol four-cylinder engine producing 140kW and 320Nm.

Power is sent to the 4Drive all-wheel drive system through a seven-speed wet-clutch DSG (dual-clutch) automatic transmission. Fuel consumption is listed at 7.0 L/100km, although this was tested on the older NEDC program. A WLTP figure is still to come.

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Feature highlights with the well-equipped entry model include include 18-inch alloy wheels with an 18-inch space-saver spare wheel, along with tyre pressure monitoring, heated and power-folding mirrors, full LED lighting at both ends, automatic high-beam, a 10.25-inch digital driver’s display and a 12-inch main display, wireless phone charging and wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto.

The Formentor lists a boot capacity of 420 litres (345 litres for the VZe) with the rear seats in their upright position, growing to 1475 litres with the rear seats folded.

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Features in full

Formentor V

$50,690 before on-road costs, $54,990 drive-away

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Formentor VZ

$53,790 before on-road costs, $58,490 drive-away

As outlined below, the VZ is largely identical to the V but with a switch to front-wheel drive and a powerful 180kW, 370Nm 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine. Fuel consumption is listed at 6.9 L/100km (NEDC).

Features match V, except with:

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Formentor VZe plug-in hybrid

$60,990 before on-road costs, drive-away: $63,990 (ACT), $64,990 (QLD), $65,990 (NSW, SA), $66,990 (VIC, WA), $TBA (TAS/NT)

Stepping up to VZe introduces buyers to a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain, comprising a 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine matched to an 85kW/300Nm electric motor to deliver a combined 180kW and 400Nm.

This model is front-wheel-drive only, with a six-speed wet-clutch DSG transmission on board. Acceleration to 100km/h is listed at 7.0 seconds (UK figure, local number to be confirmed).

The Formentor VZe packs a 12.8kWh battery, allowing for shorter trips of around 50 kilometres to be an electric-only affair. With the battery charged, Cupra claims a combined fuel consumption figure of 1.9 L/100km (NEDC).

Features match VZ, except with:

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Formentor VZx

$61,990 before on-road costs, $66,990 drive-away

The hero of the range, the VZx returns grip to 4Drive all-wheel drive and boosts outputs from its 2.0-litre turbo petrol four to 228kW and 400Nm – with a 0-100km/h time of just 4.9 seconds, and fuel consumption listed at 7.7 L/100km (NEDC). Its features are a match for the VZ, but with the following upgrades.

2022 Cupra Formentor pricing for Australia

Cupra Formentor VZe drive-away pricing:

• ACT: $63,990
• Queensland: $64,990
• NSW and SA: $65,990
• Victoria: $66,490
• WA: $66,990
• Tasmania and the NT: TBA