this is taking the car and i've got the CUPRA Formentor i'm gonna take the base model for drive
I'm gonna take the 310 horsepower for a drive i'm gonna take the e-hybrid for drive and I'm
gonna compare them and tell you what i think give us a like if you find it useful subscribe for more
the CUPRA Formentor was the first model that CUPRA designed that wasn't based on a pre-existing model
and so is totally new. On the left here we have the e-hybrid 1.4 204 horsepower model
and on the right here we have the top of the range model with the very beautiful
blue matte paint this car is the entry point and it's a really good trim. CUPRA make sure that all
the hardware inside is the same so we've got a fantastic 12 inch massive touchscreen in front
of me which has really really like really clear really high resolution it has wireless android
auto and wireless carplay as well as standard and we've got a 10 inch digital instrument cluster in
front as well that means that I've got all of the comfort and convenience that I could want in a car
so what are the differences between the cars that comes down probably mostly to the driving
and that's what I'm going to find out today is a 150 ps all you need or do you want to go for a
more powerful or hybrid spec? other Formentor my impressions driving this car are it's
really really comfortable it's got a good viewing position I can see the road really
clearly I'm high up yeah I also feel sporty even though these aren't the sport seats in this car
they still feel really comfortable the car feels really comfortable the steering wheel is a really
cool looking steering wheel and just overall this car just feels really really comfortable when I
put my foot down I get enough push from that 150 horsepower engine for it not to be a concern at
all I'm happily driving this along here and you know I'm struggling to think of any reason not
to say this is a fantastic value car I've only driven this one so far wait until I get into
even faster models! but I mean this has got enough speed it's got enough comfort it's got
enough technology the dashboard the stitching it just looks really really high class and CUPRA has
been something which has really interested me and excited me since i've started this channel because
they've got a lot of interesting things going on and i'm really happy to be able to bring you
this comparison today for the channel now we're looking at the cupra fermenter 1.4 e hybrid v2 204
horsepower engine 330 newton meters of torque 0 to 16 7.8 seconds and this is indeed a hybrid which
means that it's got a 12.8 kilowatt hour usable battery you can see it looks pretty much identical
to the 310 horsepower model other than the paint the wheels are the same he's got a charging door
on the side here same aggressive design down the back let's get driving in the 204 horsepower
cooper fermenter this car is very very smooth it definitely feels smoother to me than the
150 horsepower petrol engine lower speed say up to 30 it feels very very similar in terms of
get up and go as a 310 horsepower range tougher and interior wise it's very very similar to
all the other models as well same hardware inside wherever you go
you're helping the environment and also let's be honest you're saving some money with petrol and
prices of fuel have gone up a lot recently and i think everybody's feeling it in their pocket
so it's nice to have a car which gives you some electric range and you can plug in if you want to
and if you don't want to then you can just use a petrol engine like it looks like any other model
being a hybrid you can hear the little electric whirring of the motor as you get going
i do like the water of an energy motor it sounds cool but you know overall it feels very similar
to the other cars i think if you live in a town and you're not going to necessarily
always be driving long distances then get the hybrid because this car is fantastic it's got
all of the other benefits of the other car and the other trim levels in this for mental range but the
difference is you're not using that petrol as i've already said so get a hybrid if you want the power
get the 310 horsepower range topper and if you're not bothered about the power and you want to get
the most fantastic value for money from enter that you can then get the 150 horsepower this is
a CUPRA Formentor 2 litre tsi VZ2 310 horsepower 4 drive DSG so this is a top range model you can see
this really aggressive front grille down here you can see the driver assistance radar down there you
can see the really cool inlets the traditional Seat CUPRA lights which look very very cool
this has particularly attractive aloy wheels I really like how they look
they look very very good indeed I've jumped into the 310 ps so 310 horsepower for mentor which has
got the four-wheel drive system immediately when i started up there was a deep growl coming out of it
which was unexpected and very pleasant and this has a really deep ground even though it's
got a two liter engine it sounds really really basic immediately differences in this car start
with the interior obviously there's the sport seats which are beautifully designed leather
the steering wheel on this car has got the start start button and the cooper button
I'm in CUPRA mode now as I'm driving around and you can definitely feel the push from the engine
being more powerful it definitely makes more noise i'm only getting some looks here and i'm
driving along and it just it just feels very comfortable very refined these are actually
really good roads where we are they're not a lot of holes in them compared to where i live
so these are really smooth roads i can tell that's why they have a car driving event on these roads
but i can also tell that the suspension on this car even though this is the sportiest model it's
really good and it will go over bumps and holes in the road like they're not there which is really
really what you want in any car this car aspect is forty two thousand two hundred and forty pounds
it's got this beautiful matte blue paint which looks sensational although you wouldn't want
to get any scratches on the paint because that would be incredibly difficult to repair it's a
£1800 option matte paint is always an expensive option but it's an awesome option it looks amazing
interior-wise there are differences between this model and the base model it's got these beautiful
bronze flourishes on the inside obviously it's got the more powerful engine it's got this much
much more exciting looking steering wheel with the start button and the CUPRA button on here which is
really really cool but overall you can tell it's the same car absolutely you can tell it's the same
car it's the same 12 inch touchscreen has the same 10 inch digital instrument plastic it's got all of
that is exactly the same it's just the material has been taken up a notch as you would expect
in terms of how it drives how it feels obviously it feels a lot more responsive
than the 150 horsepower engine which is to be expected because it's double the power
but in terms of how it drives you can tell it's the same car it's from the same family
let's put my foot down so I can see how it responds so it makes a nice noise
it's responding really really well don't worry i'm not breaking the speed limit we're in the
country and there's a 60 mile an hour speed limit and it feels really really nice to drive
these cars are very similar on the inside they have the same 12 inch touchscreen they have the
same 10 inch digital instrument cluster there's just some differences between the sports seats
and not sports seats and matte paint or whether you want standard paint and the alloy wheel sizes
if you buy the 150 horsepower model you still get an amazing car which looks identical to the other
models in fact you can see here they are exactly the same even with a more sporty model they have
exactly the same grilles exactly the same lights they're the same the only differences are with the
aloe wheels and the interior so no matter what model you get you're gonna get a really awesome
car with all the latest technology and all the latest safety features
which you can really really enjoy driving and be really really proud