The new generation of the Cupra Formentor will arrive at the end of this decade and will be electric

During the recent annual press conference, Wayne Griffiths, the head of SEAT and of its sister brand Cupra, revealed some details about the company’s plans for the future. From everything discussed there, it could be deduced that the next generation of the Cupra Formentor is on its way, although it will not arrive until the end of this decade, which we are currently in.

The Formentor was launched on the market in 2020, so it seems logical to think that its successor will arrive around 2027 or 2028, after some seven or eight years on sale. This compact SUV is an emblematic model for the brand, as it was the first developed from the outset to be a Cupra and not a model in the SEAT range. Based on the MQB evo platform of the Volkswagen Group, the Formentor also stood out for being the brand’s first electrified model, also offered in a plug-in hybrid version.

If the first generation of the Cupra Formentor represented an important step forward in favour of electrification, with the second generation to come the company wants to go even further. Although it is an expected announcement, one that will probably surprise no one, at the event held with the press Griffiths himself confirmed that the second generation of the Formentor will arrive with an electric propulsion system.

Cupra expands its horizons

The future market launch of the new generation of the Formentor is also an essential part of one of the day’s major announcements: the arrival of the Cupra brand in North America on those same dates. Cupra wants to start its journey in this market with two fully electric models: the aforementioned new generation of the Formentor and a new large SUV crossover, whose production will take place at one of Volkswagen’s North American plants.

The launch of these two electric models thus fits perfectly with the company’s already stated intention of becoming an exclusive manufacturer of electric models by 2030. Cupra currently sells two fully electric models, both based on the MEB platform, the Born and the Tavascan. The first comes off the assembly line at the German plant in Zwickau, while the second is imported from China.

The Spanish brand’s range of electric vehicles will also soon be expanded with a third model, the Raval, which will be produced alongside the Volkswagen ID.2 and a similar version of Skoda from the Martorell plant in Barcelona.

Technical specifications of this car

CrossoverCUPRA Formentor17 versions · from 39,062 €