Cupra terramar

IN last week’s issue (1,921), Phil McNamara reported on the Cupra success story, noting a rapid rise in sales since its 2018 launch, with 41,200 vehicles sold in the UK last year alone. I read with in

IT’S THE NEW FLAGSHIP PLUG-IN hybrid seven-seater from Chinese newcomers Chery – rivalling the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq. The numbers are impressive – up to 2,021 litres of bootspace, 422bhp, 0–62

It wasn’t so long ago that the Cupra brand was introduced and we weren’t sure what to make of it. It grew out of Seat’s performance division, launching with fast versions of Seats, but then started of

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£47,570 OTR/£50,160 as tested/£842 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Because this is exactly the crossroads so many of us live at: need space, want fun, can’t be bothered with an SUV DRIVER: CHARLIE ROSE SO, HERE WE