The Formentor VZ5 is a motor car from Cupra, with all wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style.
The 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 385 bhp (390 PS/287 kW) at 5700-7000 rpm and 480 Nm (354 lbft/48.9 kgm) at 2250-5700 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1701 kg.
Top quoted speed is 280 km/h or 174 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2681 mm | 105.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1561 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 4484 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1701 kg | 3750 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 390 PS (385 bhp) (287 kW) at 5700-7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 480 Nm (354 ft·lb) (48.9 kgm) at 2250-5700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 115.8 kW/litre 157.4 ps/litre 155.2 bhp/litre 2.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
193.55 Nm/litre
2.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2432.2 kPa (352.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 229.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 168.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 226.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.92 kg/kW 9.9 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 229.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 854403 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2025 Cupra Formentor VZ5 added 2026-01-25. Last modified 2026-01-25. |
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