Cupra Australia isn’t afraid of providing a distinct segment mannequin, and now it’s given its most area of interest mannequin an much more area of interest configuration.
The Cupra Leon VZe Sportstourer plug-in hybrid (PHEV) wagon – priced at $69,990 earlier than on-road prices – is now obtainable with the Excessive Package deal beforehand reserved for the Leon Hatch.
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For an additional $7600, the Excessive Package deal provides:
- Aerodynamic upgrades incl. facet skirts, prolonged rear spoiler
- Efficiency brakes with Brembo four-piston entrance calipers
- CUP Bucket entrance seats with Enceladus Gray Seaqual and Dinamica upholstery
- Matrix extremely high-beam headlights
- Darkish gloss inside accents
Don’t count on to see Cupra Garages crammed with these, nevertheless – the corporate says that is solely a build-to-order possibility, and a “direct response to sturdy buyer demand” for the not too long ago launched (in Australia) Leon Sportstourer.
The Spanish model has additionally hinted on the return of a plug-in hybrid Leon Hatch to Australia – that includes its new-generation PHEV powertrain – because it expands its native electrified mannequin lineup.
The Leon VZe Sportstourer mates a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 130kW of energy and 250Nm of torque with an 85kW/330Nm electrical motor, a six-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission, and a 20kWh lithium-ion battery.
Whole system outputs are 200kW and 400Nm, with 121km of electrical vary underneath the stricter WLTP cycle and mixed gas consumption of 0.4L/100km.
The battery has a most AC cost fee of 11kW and a most DC fast-charge fee of 50kW.
Commonplace tools for the Leon VZe Sportstourer contains:
- 19-inch alloy wheels in black and copper
- Quad exhaust retailers
- Dynamic Chassis Management (DCC) adaptive suspension
- Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors
- Arms-free energy tailgate
- Rain-sensing wipers
- 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
- 12.9-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Wi-fi telephone charger
- Heated, leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 12-speaker 390W Sennheiser sound system
- 3-zone local weather management
- Ambient inside lighting
- Semi-autonomous parking help
- Adaptive cruise management
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Pedestrian and bike owner detection
- Flip help
- Swerve assist
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane-keep help
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Pace signal recognition
- Reversing digicam with entrance and rear parking sensors
Along with the Leon Sportstourer, the Terramar mid-size SUV may also be had as a PHEV, with a refreshed Formentor PHEV due on sale right here this yr.
Cupra says that by providing the Excessive Package deal for the Leon VZe Sportstourer, it’s sending a message that electrified efficiency doesn’t imply there’s a compromise, with its new-generation PHEV expertise “designed not just for effectivity, however for emotional, dynamic driving”.
“As a challenger model, Cupra is constructed on listening to our Tribe,” stated Cupra Australia model director Jerome Figuiere in a press launch. “Clients and media informed us they needed essentially the most excessive model of the VZe Sportstourer, so we made it occur.
“This package deal proves that our PHEVs could be simply as sporty, emotional and fascinating as their ICE counterparts.”
The Cupra Leon VZe Sportstourer is Australia’s most inexpensive PHEV wagon.
Not solely that, however with the Peugeot 508 and Volvo V60 gone, it’s the one PHEV wagon now obtainable in Australia apart from the not too long ago launched Audi A5 e-Hybrid and BMW M5 Touring.
PHEVs could also be rising in reputation, however wagons themselves are a dying breed right here.
There are solely a handful left in our market. Wagon followers might have to look to China to get their repair, with BYD anticipated to convey its Seal 06 Touring right here, plus the Porsche Taycan-rivalling Z9 GT underneath its premium Denza model. Much more wagons have debuted in China because the physique type enjoys a surge in reputation there.