Updated Cupra Leon hatch and Sportstourer arriving in Q4 2025, bringing PHEV power

Cupra has at this time announced a fresh Sportstourer wagon physique shape and at ease-hybrid gadget for its MY2026 Leon little hatchback, with preliminary deliveries anticipated to begin in November.

The Leon mannequin differ now spans three grades – S at ease hybrid, VZx efficiency hatch, and VZe PHEV Sportstourer. All three units are solely front-wheel force.

The MY26 Cupra Leon will obtain a redesigned front and rear clip, fresh triangular LED back lights, and a rear illuminated Cupra badge. Within, the dashboard, doorcards, and centre console sport fresh designs, and adorn fresh upholstery.

Popular inside of abilities has furthermore improved, now featuring force mode and engine birth buttons, a digital 10.25-high-tail instrument cluster, 12.9-high-tail infotainment touchscreen, tri-zone air con, wireless phone charger, heated steerage wheel, and heated front bucket seats – the driving force furthermore receiving vitality adjustment and memory.

Cupra made no mention of fixed basically the most up-to-date V inferior mannequin dapper or VZ center dapper grade, and appears to be making the MY26 toddle-in powertrain odd to the Sportstourer — a minimal of for now.

As a result, Leon PHEV investors can question to pay $5000 more for the hybrid drivetrain, which now starts at $69,990 before on-dual carriageway costs (was as soon as $64,990 in hatchback physique shape).

Within the period in-between, the as soon as differ topping VZx efficiency dapper now finds itself as center ground, lowered by $800 to be priced from $64,990 before on-dual carriageway costs (was as soon as $65,790).

At the underside end of the mannequin differ, the as much as this point Cupra Leon benefits from a $1500 more inexpensive entry designate, now $46,990 before on-dual carriageway costs for the inferior mannequin Leon S at ease hybrid when put next to the outgoing $Forty eight,490 Leon V Tribe version.

Cupra’s fresh Leon mannequin differ contends with a wider number of properly equipped hatchbacks.

The ‘S’ very best opponents the $40,260 Toyota Corolla ZR and $41,000 Hyundai i30 N-Line Top fee MHEV, while the VZx opponents the $74,100 Honda Civic Kind R, $58,990 Volkswagen GTI, and $67,990 Toyota Corolla GR.

The fresh VZe toddle-in Sportstourer targets left-of-field family autos equivalent to the $59,990 Skoda Octavia RS and the $57,990 Peugeot 408 GT Hybrid.

This year, Cupra has equipped 146 Leon hatchbacks as much as the month of July. Its most-standard mannequin continues to be the Formentor little SUV, which has so far secured 945 delivered from Cupra’s total 1754 unit gross sales figure.

2026 Cupra Leon powertrains

The inferior mannequin ‘S’ MHEV is powered by a 110kW/250Nm 1.5-litre turbocharged four cylinder mated to a seven-run dual-take hold of computerized (DSG). Many will recognise Cupra’s all-too-familiar Forty eight-volt hybrid gadget, borrowed from its Volkswagen father or mother team.

Blended gasoline economic system is quoted to be 5.4L/100km on the WLTP cycle.

No longer like opponents equivalent to the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic e:HEV, or Hyundai i30 Hybrid, which provide some EV-handiest using, the Leon’s starter-generator gadget is limited to assisting the combustion engine, supporting some regenerative braking and engine-off coasting in definite conditions.

The efficiency Leon VZx produces 221kW/400Nm, the an analogous as the outgoing mannequin, and aspects the an analogous 2.0-litre turbocharged four cylinder and seven-run DSG. Sprinting from 0-100km/h takes 5.7 seconds — furthermore unchanged from the old mannequin. It uniquely aspects a front differential locker for elevated front-wheel traction.

Its combined gasoline economic system is 7.6L/100km (WLTP).

The Leon VZe Sportstourer debuts a fresh-generation toddle-in hybrid gadget, which contains a 20kWh battery, single electric motor, 1.5-litre turbocharged four cylinder and 6-run DSG to vitality the front wheels. Height output is rated at 200kW/400Nm – outputs that again run the Leon PHEV from 0-100km/h in 7.3 seconds.

The Leon VZe boasts a combined gasoline economic system of real 0.4L/100km WLTP, presuming the auto has a fats battery and EV-using suited conditions. Most EV using differ is quoted as 121km.

2026 Cupra Leon designate index and fashioned featutres

Popular equipment on the $46,990 (checklist) Cupra Leon S comprises:

• 18-high-tail ‘Windstorm’ murky & silver alloys
• LED headlights with diamond DRL’s
• LED ‘waft-to-waft’ back lights at the side of CUPRA logo
• Keyless entry
• Push-button birth
• Drive profile different
• Heated front sports bucket front seats with Soul Gloomy Dinamica seat dapper
• Driver’s vitality seat with memory
• Heated steerage wheel
• Six-speaker sound gadget
• Three-zone local weather help watch over
• 10.25-high-tail digital cockpit instrumentation
• 12.9-high-tail touchscreen infotainment with navigation
• Wi-fi phone charger
• Ambient inside of lighting fixtures
• Auto-dimming inside of mirror
• Driver help suite at the side of active cruise & poke help
• Front & rear parking sensors
• 10 airbags

No longer mandatory extras for the Leon S contain:

• Top fee paint: $620
• Matte paint: $2650
• Panoramic sunroof: $1800
• Leather & sound equipment: $2200

The Leather & sound equipment comprises:

• Moonslate leather appointed seat dapper
• Front passenger vitality seat with memory
• 12-speaker Sennheiser top fee soundsystem

Stepping to the $64,990 (checklist) Leon VZx furthermore grants:

• 19-high-tail ‘Hailstorm’ murky & copper alloys
• Multi-link just rear suspension DCC adaptive suspension
• Electrohydraulic front differential lock
• Moonslate leather appointed seat dapper
• Front passenger vitality seat with memory
• 12-speaker Sennheiser top fee sound gadget
• Upgraded brake equipment
• Quad utilize
• Facet skirts
• Tyre repair equipment in lieu of spare tyre

Choices for the VZx contain:

• Top fee paint: $620
• Matte paint: $2650
• Panoramic sunroof: $1800
• Low equipment: $7,600

The Low equipment contains of:

• Matrix Extremely cascading high beams
• Enceladus Grey Dinamica seat dapper
• CUP Bucket front seats
• Copper 6-piston Akebono front calipers & elevated tainted-drilled front rotors
• Sad gloss grey inside of accents (reasonably than copper)
• Less front centre airbag & front seat again pockets

Those selecting the $69,990 Leon VZe Sportswagon PHEV contain the profit of:

• 19-high-tail ‘Polar’ murky & copper alloys
• DCC adaptive suspension
• Vitality tailgate with kick sensor
• Gloomy roof rails
• Mode 2 & 3 charging cables
• Sports activities bucket front seats with Moonslate leather appointed seat dapper
• Front vitality seats with memory & heating
• Supersport heated steerage wheel
• 12-speaker Sennheiser top fee sound gadget
• Three-zone local weather help watch over

It too has alternatives:

• Top fee paint: $620
• Matte paint: $2650
• Panoramic sunroof: $2000