Cupra’s top-selling model will be updated in Australia around March 2026, and the Spanish brand’s local product boss has confirmed initial lineup details including the engine variants we can expect.

The 2026 Cupra Formentor range has been delayed several times for Australia, and will arrive at the end of the first quarter of next year, nearly 18 months after it went on sale in Europe.

Jeff Shafer, head of product for Cupra Australia, confirmed with CarExpert we can once again expect four core members of the Formentor family early next year, with the limited-edition VZ5 halo model – complete with a turbocharged five-cylinder engine from Audi – to arrive in the latter stages of 2026.

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The updated Formentor lineup in Australia will open with a 1.5 eTSI 48V mild-hybrid with front-wheel drive, likely called the Formentor S. From there the Formentor ‘V’ will get a slight power bump to 150kW (up from 140kW), and it remain the entry point for those wanting all-wheel drive.

Further up the range will be the VZ variants, which also bring improvements to performance. The VZe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) gets a new-generation drivetrain upping power to 200kW (from 180kW) and a larger battery that allows for over 100km of electric driving range on the WLTP cycle.

Meanwhile, the VZx gets a power bump from 228kW to 245kW, and also gains a trick rear torque splitter from the Volkswagen Golf R and Audi RS3 that can shuffle drive between the left and the right to ensure the rear wheel with the most grip receives more torque.