Performance brand provides an early glimpse of the all-new show car it’ll reveal in September
Cupra has provided us with an early glimpse of a new concept car set for reveal at the Frankfurt motor show this September. While we’re only given a snapshot of the model’s shape, it’s likely to take the form of a performance coupe or saloon. This ought to come as some respite for those who’ve struggled to accept Cupra as a performance brand thus far, its products having been restricted to rebadged Seats and an upcoming “coupe crossover”, the Formentor.
So what can we see? Not much, although the teaser video does show familiar Cupra LED lighting, a lower roofline and a rather complex wheel design. It also looks as though there’ll be a large grille which lowers into a sharp front lip, while the illustration of angular shapes hints at the sharp lines from which the rest of the model will take its cues. This would fit the bill as far as Cupra’s design language goes but, in typical early teaser video fashion, that’s all we’re given for now.
Still, it’s highly likely that the concept will use a plug-in hybrid powertrain, possibly related to the 245hp three-pot one that’s going into the Formentor. Since this is a more visually sporting Cupra, it might also be a strong candidate for a larger, more potent motor, which you might assume would promote it to the role of halo product for the Seat offshoot’s line-up. Rear-wheel drive rival for the Kia Stinger, perhaps? Who knows.
However, if this concept does, as we’re expecting, make production in the next couple of years, it may not remain exclusive to Cupra for long. Turns out that the Formentor – the brand’s ‘exclusive’ model, will also be introduced to the Seat line-up in less sporting tune from 2020. This suggests that even a sleek Cupra halo might one day also find itself in lower powered Seat form. We’ll know more in September…
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