New Cupra Brand - query

Per said:

Will the new Cupra brand apply to cars ordered after 22nd Feb or delivered after 22nd Feb?

I'm due to pick up my ST 300 4drive on 2nd March (can't do 1st March as away on training course!) and was wondering if the new car would be Cupra branded or will it still be Seat?

EDIT - I think I have answered my own question - Cupra brand to be launched at Geneva show in March so March deliveries of cars won't be Cupra branded!

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Yeah I imagine we won't see Cupra branded cars until the second half of the year, at the earliest.

Got a 300 on order to replace existing 290 when lease runs out, I hope it isnt this brand , as the badge looks stupid.

First time of hearing this Cupra branded as how Citroen have the DS branding seperate?

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tak-fr said:

First time of hearing this Cupra branded as how Citroen have the DS branding seperate?

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Never mind I have answered my own question with a thing called Google.

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If the Leon Cupra 300 becomes the Cupra Leon on 22nd Feb with a peak at Geneva (along with Cupra Ateca and any other surprises) then I'd suspect a model year change at the usual VAG time. (Open to order week 16.. all bodies built from week 22 onwards).

Guess it's up to Seat when it wants to release to market. Leon Cupra might remain until the MK4 arrives.

New cupra logo

Don’t like the new logo - looks like a biology lesson drawing of a woman’s bits!

Not a fan of the Copper colour either - can't see it looking good with any main car colours

Just a thought but will the Cupra brand be available at all SEAT dealers or will there be a select few that are allowed to sell and service them ?

DEAN0 said:

Just a thought but will the Cupra brand be available at all SEAT dealers or will there be a select few that are allowed to sell and service them ?

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As they are only changing the badges I can't see why only certain dealers could service them, surely the mechanicals will be the same as today. Y

You'd of thought SEAT would of observed and learnt from Citroën as the DS rebrand as not exactly worked out to increase sales that well. Most people have never heard of Cupra, a few people have asked me what my car is as they've not seen a SEAT Cupra before and I have to tell them it's a sporty version of the Leon.

Will they remove the SEAT badges and replace them with the new Cupra ones?

Wings988 said:

Will they remove the SEAT badges and replace them with the new Cupra ones?

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I hope not.
Can't see the triangular Cupra logo working well as a boot release or even a grill badge

Wings988 said:

Will they remove the SEAT badges and replace them with the new Cupra ones?

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Yes, it will be a separate brand - wouldn't expect any SEAT references anywhere on the car.

seatgraham said:

Yes, it will be a separate brand - wouldn't expect any SEAT references anywhere on the car.

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Except all the vw group logos on most parts in the engine bay and around the car. These brand rebadges fool no one I'm very suprised they've done it considering that Cupra has so little market and hardly anyone knows of it.

This looks like it’s already been designed to fit in the existing “S” badge places.....

JimH said:

This looks like it’s already been designed to fit in the existing “S” badge places.....

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That is not as bad as I imagined

Wings988 said:

These brand rebadges fool no one I'm very suprised they've done it considering that Cupra has so little market and hardly anyone knows of it.

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If it is anything like ABARTH - it will allow them to create cars that the mainstream brand wouldn't normally build.

Who would have thought a few years back that a Fiat 500 would end up with 180hp

Cupra will be getting their own dealers, SEAT dealers wont be involved.

AndrewJB said:

Cupra will be getting their own dealers, SEAT dealers wont be involved.

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Wonder if my local SEAT dealer knows they will get Cupra.
They seemed pretty confident this morning.

If there are only a select few Cupra dealers around the country - the running costs will be steep and finding one local could be a PITA.

Yeh dealers already know. This has come from a good pal of mine who's senior management at a dealer.

I've just seen the new Cupra logo on a real car. Doesn't look that bad, but yes it's in that Chrome colour.