FIRST REPORT
Cupra Formentor
1.5 e-Hybrid 272 VZ First Edition DSG
This sharp-looking plug-in hybrid family SUV has plenty of punch and a good electric range; can it be fun as well as frugal? We’re finding out
DARREN MOSS darren.moss@haymarket.com
Formentor e-Hybrid 272 has a 72-mile official electric range
TYPING ‘THE BEST of both worlds’ into Google brings up lots of results about a Miley Cyrus song of the same name, plus a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode in which Captain Picard becomes part of the Borg Collective. But I think there’s something missing that potentially deserves a spot next to them: my new Cupra Formentor.
Having previously run a fuelguzzling Genesis GV70, which was practical but left my bank account decimated, and a Lexus LBX that allowed me to save money at the pumps but wasn’t massively spacious, I went hunting for a larger car that could still be frugal.