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Cupra Formentor 2024

The 2024 Cupra Formentor Base sits within Cupra’s compact crossover range at a key point in the model’s history. In 2024, the Formentor receives a significant update that refreshes its styling and cabin while keeping the low-slung crossover profile and sweeping roofline that define it. The Base version is the entry point to this updated phase, without emphasizing the most powerful engines or the most performance-focused details. It still reflects the model’s core identity, with a stance that is more dynamic than that of a conventional family SUV.

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Cupra Formentor 2024
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History

The Formentor first appeared as a Cupra concept in 2019, when the brand was still building an identity separate from Seat. The production version was unveiled on 2 March 2020, and Cupra described it as its first model developed from the ground up rather than as a direct offshoot of an existing Seat product. Its recipe combines a raised driving position with a low, taut roofline, giving it the look of a sporty compact crossover rather than a conventional SUV.

Production began in Martorell in September 2020, with first deliveries announced for the last quarter of that year. The launch initially highlighted the 310 hp 2.0 TSI with 4Drive all-wheel drive, before the line-up expanded to less powerful petrol engines and plug-in hybrid variants. In 2024, Cupra introduced a major update for the model. The Formentor then received a fresh styling language, a 12.9-inch central display and an expanded range, while remaining a continuation of the first generation launched in 2020.

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Production

Formentor production began in Martorell in September 2020, with first deliveries announced for the final quarter of that year. The 2024 model continues from that industrial base, since the April 2024 update is a development of the same generation rather than a full platform change. The dossier provides no version-specific production details for the 2024 Base trim, nor any market-by-market manufacturing specifics.

Press reception

The dossier contains no verified information on press or public reception for the 2024 Base version. It does, however, show that the Formentor was positioned from the outset as a key model for Cupra, thanks to its distinctive styling and its status as the brand’s first vehicle designed specifically for it. The 2024 update reinforces that strategy of modernization and upmarket positioning.

Evolution

For the 2024 Formentor Base, the most visible changes are found in the exterior design and the cabin. The updated model adopts a more upright front end, described as a “shark nose,” along with headlamps featuring triangular light signatures. At the rear, the illuminated logo integrated into the light strip gives the car a more contemporary identity. The interior also changes, with the central screen growing to 12.9 inches.

The Base version is not identified in the dossier with a specific engine unique to that trim. It should therefore be understood as the entry-level form of this 2024 phase, more restrained than the sportier derivatives and focused more on the model’s overall presentation. For accurate identification, trim name, approved output and drivetrain are more reliable than model year alone.

Variants

In the original Formentor range, versions stretched from the 150 hp 1.5 TSI to the more potent derivatives, including the VZ 2.0 TSI with 310 hp and 4Drive. Plug-in hybrids were also offered, with quoted outputs of 204 hp or 245 hp depending on the market and the configuration mentioned. That spread explains why two Formentors from the same year can be very different cars.

For 2024, the update adds a 333 hp 2.0 TSI and a new e-Hybrid technology capable of reaching 272 hp. The Base version sits below these more highly positioned derivatives and is aimed at buyers who want the Formentor design and Cupra atmosphere before maximum performance. The dossier does not specify its exact engine, so that detail must be checked against the market and the individual vehicle’s documentation.

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