Audi Q3 vs Cupra Formentor

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Audi Q3
Audi Q3

$58,700 - $84,400

2026 price

Cupra Formentor
Cupra Formentor

2027 price

Summary

2026 Audi Q3
2027 Cupra Formentor
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.5L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.8L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • No PHEV option (yet)
  • A few rattles in our test car
  • Small back seat

  • Small boot in PHEV
  • Formentor S runs out of puff
  • Lots of tyre roar
2026 Audi Q3 Summary

Replacing a popular model is fraught with danger. Existing customers will tell you they love it, while focus groups of non-customers will tell you why they hate it and sometimes carmakers get caught trying to appease both groups.

Sometimes they’ll make it too big or change too much in the search for more sales and ultimately end up removing the elements that made it popular in the first place.

Which is why Audi has been extra careful with some subtle evolution for this new-generation Q3 SUV and Sportback. This isn’t just a popular model for Audi Australia, it has been the best-selling model for the German brand for more than five years, so getting it wrong would be a disaster.

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2027 Cupra Formentor Summary

We’ve waited more than two years and it’s finally here.

Cupra has introduced the updated version of its most popular car in Australia, the Formentor.

A spicy small SUV rival to the likes of the Mini Countryman, BMW X2 and Audi Q3, among others, this design-led small SUV is now offered in more flavours than ever before.

It’s our first time testing out this updated Formentor on local soil, so read on to see how it stacks up.

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2026 Audi Q3 2027 Cupra Formentor

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