Whilst Cupra’s are essentially Seat’s, and Seat is already on the scheme, they are marketing Cupra as a separate brand
This is wrong. At least today. A few years back it was correct. Cupra is not a subdivision of SEAT anymore, it’s an independent brand. It’s not just marketed as a separate brand, it is one. That’s why they have cars like the Born, which as you will notice, isn’t a SEAT, but a VW. AMG doesn’t “tune” SMART cars, nor does BMWs M division “tune” Minis. Tuning divisions are “in brand”, not “in organisation”.
Another pointer would be the Formentor, which is a pure Cupra car with no equivalent by SEAT or VAG in general.
The rest is correct though. Although i don’t think the ID3 looks boring, especially not compared to the Kona, Leaf and other smaller EVs, that’s subjective. I certainly disagree that all EVs look boring though, there’s plenty of exciting looking ones – it’s just that those usually are way out of our price range. Taycan, Q4 e-Tron, e-Tron GT, Polestar 2, some of the Mercedes’ EQ range etc. Enyaq IV is a cracking looking car, imho, too (with the correct wheels/paint).
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.