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Lovers of the discontinued Volkswagen Golf R Wagon may lastly have another, with Spanish VW Group model Cupra set to launch a high-performance Leon Sportstourer subsequent 12 months.
Cupra Australia head of product, Jeff Shafer, confirmed the Leon Sportstourer VZx will arrive right here in mid-2026, full with essentially the most highly effective powertrain ever featured within the Leon vary – a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine providing 245kW of energy and 420Nm of torque, matched with all-wheel drive.
Becoming a member of the 200kW Leon Sportstourer VZe plug-in hybrid (PHEV), which arrives in Australia this month, the VZx can sprint from 0-100km/h in a claimed 4.8 seconds, on its option to a prime velocity of 250km/h.
It’s a wholesome bump in efficiency over the associated Skoda Octavia RS Wagon, which runs the identical 2.0 TSI engine however is detuned to 195kW/370Nm and drives the entrance wheels solely. Skoda claims a 0-100km/h time of 6.5 seconds.
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Additional particulars like pricing and specs are nonetheless to be confirmed, although we’d anticipate the Sportstourer VZx to characteristic an virtually similar characteristic checklist to the VZe – in addition to the Leon VZx hatchback – bar the drivetrain.
Cupra Australia has confirmed the Leon Sportstourer VZx can even supply the choice of the Excessive Bundle, just like the top-spec scorching hatch, which provides trick Matrix LED headlights with graphic projection, CUPBucket sports activities entrance seats, Akebono efficiency brakes, and darkish chrome inside elaborations instead of the signature copper accents.
Anticipate the Sportstourer VZx to be priced someplace between the $64,990 Leon Hatch VZx and the $69,990 Leon Sportstourer VZe, with the Excessive Bundle prone to price the identical $7600 as with the hatchback.
The second wagon variant will put Cupra in a really area of interest a part of the Australian auto market, with the one all-wheel drive pseudo-performance wagon inside the identical value bracket being the Subaru WRX Sportswagon, which is priced between $52,290 and $63,290 earlier than on-road prices.
Past the WRX and the aforementioned Skoda, it’s good to spend at the least $90,000-$100,000 for the Audi A5 Avant or BMW 3 Sequence Touring.

The facelifted Cupra Leon vary launches this month, beginning with the mild-hybrid Leon S and high-performance Leon VZx hatchbacks, in addition to the Sportstourer VZe PHEV.
Earlier than the Sportstourer VZx arrives subsequent June-July, Cupra Australia can even add the Leon Ve PHEV round March-April, bringing PHEV energy to the brand new hatchback vary and debuting the lower-output 150kW drivetrain in Australia – although it is going to supply over 120km of all-electric driving vary.
Keep tuned to CarExpert for our first Australian critiques of the up to date Leon Hatch and Sportstourer vary on October 16.
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