Exclusive: CUPRA Formentor UK pre-orders with the free upgrade now in single digits

Customers need to get their orders in quick if they want their free Brembo brake upgrade out of the 50 that were available.

Syphon

Sep 15, 2020 at 20:39

Updated on Sep 15, 2020 at 21:39

The pre-order books for the CUPRA Formentor “VZ” edition launched back in July secured with a £500 deposit.

We were told there were 100 “VZ” models coming to the UK only as a limited run. Initially details weren’t clear and we thought the 100 included the Brembo brake upgrade as free, but it was later clarified to us this was only for the first 50 ordered out of the 100 that are coming to the UK.

We can now confirm that out of the 50, under ten remain so you’d better move quickly if you want to secure the free brake upgrade, saving yourself £2,020.

The “VZ” Edition is only available in Magnetic Tech Matte.

Find out more including full specifications and other colours for the CUPRA Formentor in our dedicated CUPRA Formentor resource guide.

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BigJase88

Jase

Sep 16, 2020

not shifted many have they :roflmao:

Syphon

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Staff member

Sep 16, 2020

BigJase88 said:
not shifted many have they

Over 40 pre-orders. Of course people don't know the cost yet.

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 16, 2020

Configuration is available on Spanish site and German site. Seems like lot of options to add even on the Edition 1 and that starts from 51000€.

For uk if it goes around 45k it would be in trouble as Merc a45 and Audi rsq3 are just about 5k more with lots more proper and a posher brand.

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 16, 2020

@Syphon do you know if Formentor would be available with Akrapovic like Ateca?

Syphon

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Sep 16, 2020

My guess would be £41K ish for the std edition and £44-46 for the VZ edition. We'll have UK prices on the 15th Oct.

@Yaz2010 not been mentioned so far.

Scott

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 16, 2020

Thanks Scott.

Do you know if customers will get a preview of the car before placing an actual order?

Syphon

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Sep 16, 2020

Yaz2010 said:
Thanks Scott.

Do you know if customers will get a preview of the car before placing an actual order?

Hi, it's unlikely people will get to test drive before making the final order commitment (the pre-orders are refundable).

From their FAQ's

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 16, 2020

Thanks Scott. Even if test drive is not possible , it would be ideal to be able to see the car. When I was buying my q2 4 years ago, audi had done a launch event where one q2 was passed around at various dealerships giving potential buyers a chance to see the car. Ford had done a similar thing with their Mach E.

Syphon

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Sep 16, 2020

Yaz2010 said:
Thanks Scott. Even if test drive is not possible , it would be ideal to be able to see the car. When I was buying my q2 4 years ago, audi had done a launch event where one q2 was passed around at various dealerships giving potential buyers a chance to see the car. Ford had done a similar thing with their Mach E.

Hi, I've asked for you, will let you know the response.

Thanks

Scott

Syphon

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Sep 17, 2020

Yaz2010 said:
Thanks Scott. Even if test drive is not possible , it would be ideal to be able to see the car. When I was buying my q2 4 years ago, audi had done a launch event where one q2 was passed around at various dealerships giving potential buyers a chance to see the car. Ford had done a similar thing with their Mach E.

Hi, I've asked for you, will let you know the response.

Thanks

Scott

Yaz2010 said:
Thanks Scott. Even if test drive is not possible , it would be ideal to be able to see the car. When I was buying my q2 4 years ago, audi had done a launch event where one q2 was passed around at various dealerships giving potential buyers a chance to see the car. Ford had done a similar thing with their Mach E.

The team are trying to get cars to dealers but it's unlikely at this point. Hopefully in October we'll have a press car for a while so will go in depth with our review as we usually do.

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 17, 2020

Thanks Scott. Its just the colour of the VZ edition. Need to see it in person. Hope they give an option to see the car and then order instead of order first and then hope to see your own before end of the year.

Syphon

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Sep 17, 2020

Yaz2010 said:
Thanks Scott. Its just the colour of the VZ edition. Need to see it in person. Hope they give an option to see the car and then order instead of order first and then hope to see your own before end of the year.

I expect you'll likely have to miss out on the pre-order bonus for the first 50, but expect there will be some drop out when pricing is announced.

You'll however be pretty safe to order once seeing it in the flesh within the 100 allocation I'd expect.

Mike the_cupra

Active Member

Sep 18, 2020

How big is the Formentor? Someone posted the other day saying it's smaller than the Ateca, but I didn't think this was the case? Seems odd to me to have two relatively similar sized SUV's in the line up

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 18, 2020

And that too with same engine

Syphon

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Sep 18, 2020

I did this a while back on another thread somewhere

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Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 18, 2020

This is the best video I found which shows them side by side and they look pretty similar in size. The only difference is Ateca is more boxy so spears a bit all and big.

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 27, 2020

Hey Scott,

Are the brembos only on the front ?

Syphon

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Sep 27, 2020

Yaz2010 said:
Hey Scott,

Are the brembos only on the front ?

Hi Yaz2010 - yup - check out our CUPRA Formentor guide

Yaz2010

Active Member

Sep 27, 2020

Thanks. Just thinking would it not look odd with front brembo in copper colour and rear regular brake in black?

They should have made both front and rear the same colour.

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