Cupra News

Nissan X-Trail e-Power vs hybrid SUV rivals

By Chris Thompson · 13 Sep 2022

Nissan is joining the mid-size hybrid SUV fight with the 2023 Nissan X-Trail e-Power, meaning the likes of the top dog Toyota RAV4 and rivals like the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV or the Haval H6 Hybrid have more competition.Though the X-Trail e-Power fe

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The great plug-in hybrid debate!

By James Cleary · 26 Aug 2022

We're watching the automotive landscape change before our eyes, with new hybrid and 100 per cent EV models now arriving in the Aussie new car market by the bucket load.

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Cupra exploring new body style ideas

By Tung Nguyen · 22 Aug 2022

Volkswagen Group's 'unconventional challenger' brand Cupra has now landed in Australia with three models and already has plans in place to add even more variety in its line-up, but the Spanish marque is looking to push the envelope further with something

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Cupra’s Born electric car coming in 2023

By Tung Nguyen · 06 Aug 2022

Cupra is promising ample Australian supply of its Born electric car - the first all-electric Volkswagen Group product built on the MEB platform to arrive locally - with order books opening later this year for deliveries early in 2023.Speaking to journalis

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Cupra wants to be a disruptor

By Tung Nguyen · 26 Jul 2022

Volkswagen Group's stylish and unconventional child, Cupra does not see itself as a competitor to performance brands like Hyundai's N and Toyota's Gazoo Racing, instead it is looking to benchmark itself with companies outside the automotive industry.That'

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Cupra is in it for the long haul

By Tung Nguyen · 23 Jul 2022

Cupra may be the latest car brand in Australia, but as Opel and Infiniti have shown in the past, being the new kid on the block doesn't always mean you have the staying power to stick around for the decades to come.And this is something Cupra is acutely a

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Cupra’s sales ambitions laid bare

By Tung Nguyen · 21 Jul 2022

Australia officially has a new car brand in the country with Volkswagen Group's Cupra now launched, but the Spanish marque already has plans for expansion even before cars are delivered to customers.Cupra Australia is targeting 1600 sales this year with t

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Episode 239 - New models incoming!

By CarsGuide team · 15 Jul 2022

Episode 239 - New models incoming!

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MY23 Cupra range locked in

By Tung Nguyen · 08 Jul 2022

Cupra is yet to officially launch in Australia, with the first customer deliveries expected early next month, but is already planning for the future with the updated model year 2023 Leon, Formentor and Ateca locked in.The good news is that the 2023 models

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Enjoy hot hatches while you can...

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Jun 2022

Enjoy the golden age of hot hatches while you can, because all signs point to a very different future for the pocket rockets we’ve come to know and love.

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