Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT: a new limited edition of 500 copies

In recent years, the mode du “full black” wreaks havoc in the world of tuning automobile : removing any idea of ​​contrast, it brings a more aggressive look thanks to many black elements, inside and out. An accentuated dark ambience when paired with a black body color.

Car manufacturers have understood this well, and are increasingly offering “black packs” in their range, thus eliminating chrome and other aluminum inserts to replace them with elements painted in black: enough to make great savings while surfing this wave. This new limited series Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT Limited Edition is the perfect incarnation: the Spanish manufacturer does not specify why it bears the name “BAT”, but one can easily imagine that its look is inspired by the BATmobile…

“The Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT Limited Edition is an extraordinary car with exceptional performance. Its design is expressive and provocative, a new evolution of the brand’s thermal cars.declared on this occasion Sven Schuwirth, Director of Strategy, Business Development and Operations of Cupra: “It’s a car that turns perceptions upside down with its black-on-black tones. Additional exterior design cues reinforce its powerful and sporty appearance, while the darker cabin creates an even more emotional driving experience.”

Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT Limited Edition: a shadow style

The Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT is embellished with many exterior styling elements in black color, which replace the usual copper accents: we find the dark color on the roof bars, the grille, the trim details, the 20-inch alloy wheels, the carbon fiber mirror caps, not to mention the tailpipes. black Cerakote exhausts. The dark vibe is complemented by a dark chrome Cupra logo, front and back, as well as matching Cupra lettering on the back.

Inside this Formentor VZ5 BAT, the dark atmosphere continues, and we find the standard bucket seats “Cup Bucket” covered in black leather, and matched with details such as the contours in black chrome air vents and center console.

A 390 horsepower five-cylinder

Under the hood, no change: the 2.5-litre TSI five-cylinder develops a power of 390 horsepower for 480 Nm of torquethus making it possible to swallow the 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds, for a maximum speed limited to 250 km/h.

The Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT will be produced in a limited series at only 500 copiesthus reinforcing its exclusivity.

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