I Formentor A termer, I really do. But after a few months I've found one really big issue that's put it into the danger zone - for me, at least.
Maybe it's due to the hoops Euro NCAP makes manufacturers jump through to get the highest safety ratings, but the Formentor's assistance systems always default to on once you restart the car. This means I have to do my best fighter-pilot impression and go through a number of pre-flight checks before I feel ready to take off in the Cupra.
Firstly, I have to push the end of the indicator stalk to pull up the driver-assist menu. Then I have to deselect the lane assist, because on the country roads to my golf club (not very Top Gun, I know) it's forever pushing me towards the verge on the narrow lanes of my route. Then I have to opt for the speed limiter instead of the adaptive cruise because I like the hard deck limit to make sure I stick to the right speed in towns and villages.
After this, I have to then toggle back to my chosen view on the digital dash by pushing the 'View' button three times to return to the layout with the rev counter in the centre.
At least all of this tech and info on show makes you feel just a little bit like you're in a fighter jet, but the problems are just another extension of the poor user interface in this generation of VW Group cars. With VW rectifying these problems with its new ID.3 (and others), I'm hoping that Cupra's facelift for its Formentor will help too.
This story is from the September 27, 2023 edition of Auto Express.
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