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.

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.
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References
- World Premiere of the CUPRA FormentorSEAT/CUPRA Media Center
Supports the March 2020 unveiling, the first model developed from the ground up for Cupra, the crossover concept, initial powertrain plans and delivery timing.
- CUPRA starts production of the new FormentorCUPRA
Supports the September 2020 production start at Martorell, the model’s exclusive development for Cupra and the initial seven-powertrain programme.
- CUPRA Formentor prices and specifications announcedCUPRA UK
Supports the launch range, 150-310 PS petrol outputs, 245 PS plug-in hybrid, VZ terminology and the 310 PS 4Drive specification.
- New CUPRA Formentor: from success story to iconSEAT/CUPRA Media Center
Supports the April 29, 2024 facelift, shark-nose front, triangular lighting, illuminated rear badge, 333 PS petrol engine and 272 PS e-Hybrid system.
- 2024 CUPRA Formentor CatalogueCUPRA
Supports 2024 equipment and wheel distinctions, VZ identification and the warning that specifications vary by country.
- Used Cupra Formentor 2020-2024 reviewAutocar
Provides independent context on the original model’s positioning, independent suspension, steering, engine range, dimensions and pre-facelift identification.
- https://www.em.autocar.co.uk/car-review/cupra/formentor-2020-2024/reliabilityem.autocar.co.uk
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- https://www.autotrader.co.uk/content/car-reviews/cupra-formentor-review-suv-2020autotrader.co.uk
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