Cupra born

TALK ABOUT A transformation. For getting on for three decades, the Cupra badge used to denote sporty versions of humdrum Seat models. But in 2018 Cupra became a brand in its own right. Its first car w

SAYING that a passenger car “drives like a van” would probably be seen as a negative by a lot of people, but that would be to ignore two important facts. Firstly, modern vans are much closer to their

AS the most popular SEAT model ever with six million sales over 40 years, you can see why the maker has stayed true to the supermini segment with the new Ibiza. The Spanish brand has doubled down agai

IN January 2018, the Volkswagen Group announced its latest brand: a SEAT spin-off called Cupra. Within months, Cupra had unveiled its first model, the Ateca, which was nothing more than a warmed-over

THE original C3 Aircross quickly became one of our favourite compact SUVs. Part of the reason why we loved it so much is that it offered something genuinely different from the rest of the crowd; where

PLUG-in hybrids: the best-of-both worlds or the devil’s work? Given its Fire Red paint and matt black 21-inch alloys, the X3 30e M Sport is a dead-ringer for South Park’s Satan, but fuel efficiency is