The 5-cylinder icon is back: CUPRA opens order books for Formentor VZ5

• Order books open for the CUPRA Formentor VZ5, CUPRA’s most powerful Formentor yet
• The high-performance car features the iconic 5-cylinder 390PS engine
• Limited edition model with only 4,000 Formentor VZ5’s available globally

Milton Keynes, 12-06-2026 – CUPRA has officially opened UK order books for the new Formentor VZ5, the latest high-performance addition to its best-selling crossover SUV range. Available to order from 9 June, the VZ5 represents the most powerful expression of the Formentor to date.

Extremely limited to just 4,000 models globally, CUPRA announced the launch of the model in October 2025, creating significant excitement as the VZ5 marks a return of the iconic 5-cylinder engine.

The Formentor VZ5 combines CUPRA’s bold design, cutting edge performance, and emotionally-charged driving experience. It’s equipped with an iconic 2.5 litre TSI five-cylinder engine, which is capable of deliverying 390PS across a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission. Paired with CUPRA’s all-wheel drive system and integrated torque splitter technology, the VZ5 offers precision power distribution across all four wheels.

The styling of the VZ5 reflects its performance. Bold, exciting, and driver-centric. The new edition includes a distinctive front bumper, a front splitter with the engraved VZ5 logo, wider wheel artches, and a refined rearer bumper and diffuser. With copper detailing across the modes, the VZ5 is available in a range of matt or metallic colour options: Midnight Black, Dark Void, Magentic Tech Matt, Century Bronze Matt, and Enceladus Grey Matt finish.

Inside, the VZ5 continues to impress with ambient lighting, CUPRA-brand interior details, and the CUPRA-synonymous CUPBucket seats.

Priced from £64,495 OTR, the Formentor VZ5 will be on UK roads in Q4 this year.

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Change needs drivers — and CUPRA believes real progress comes through radical disruption, by defying expectations and challenging conventions. Since its launch in 2018, the brand has transformed the automotive industry as an instigator of creativity and an agitator for change.

In just seven years, CUPRA has launched seven models and sold over 1 million vehicles globally. Every CUPRA model is restlessly expressive, design led, and performance driven. Its fully-fledged portfolio includes the CUPRA Ateca, the first car to ever feature the CUPRA badge; the CUPRA Leon, redesigned and enhanced as a standalone CUPRA model; the CUPRA Formentor, the first car to be developed exclusively by the brand and the company’s best-selling vehicle to date; the CUPRA Born, the brand’s first 100% electric vehicle; the CUPRA Tavascan, an all-electric SUV coupe; and the CUPRA Terramar, the brand’s sporty SUV. In 2026, the CUPRA Raval, the brand’s radical interpretation of the electric urban car, will join its lineup.

CUPRA is more than a car. It’s a conviction. The CUPRA Tribe is made up of a team of ambassadors who push back against convention and past the boundaries that hold others back, with members including Spain’s most decorated Olympian, Saúl Craviotto; film director J.A. Bayona; German goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen; and two-time Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Award-winning footballer Alexia Putellas. Obsessive about elevating emotion on and off the road, CUPRA is also FC Barcelona's official automotive and mobility partner, the Premier Padel Tour's premium sponsor and is also proud to participate in the Formula E racing competition with Kiro Race Co.

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