Sports car meets family car in spicy SUV
The Cupra Formentor VZx, a performance-oriented small SUV, has been launched in Australia featuring a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine. The review highlights its competitive pricing and performance capabilities compared to luxury rivals like BMW and Mini.
Why it matters
This vehicle represents the intersection of family-friendly utility and high-performance sports car engineering in the evolving automotive market.
In the age of electrification some brands are still throwing a petrol party, and Cupra's latest shin-dig is an absolute rager. VW's Spanish brand has just launched the updated version of the Formentor small SUV in Australia, and I'm testing the spicy VZx variant. It is priced from $69,990 (before on-road costs), which is $20,000 more than the entry-level Formentor but $25,000 cheaper than the absolute rocketship VZ5 variant due later this year. Under the bonnet of the Formentor VZx is the heart of the Volkswagen Golf R. The tried and tested 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that makes 245kW and 420Nm. This is paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission that drives all four wheels. This enables a 0-100km/h sprint time of 4.8 seconds.
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