Cupra

You get so mixed up with so many models.

But one thing I will point out in this category is Volkswagen are there, and they're not the only ones guilty of it, but themselves and Cupra, you know, they have sang from the rooftops about their 1985 version of the Polo and their 23 grand version of the Raval.

From reading online with Irish consumers, they're being told by dealers, I can't get you that car until the second half of 2027, but here's the more expensive one.

So I think it's really important that brands, when you get the headline figure of, oh, the Polo's $9,885, you need to be able to buy that car.

And no other clue.

It's like Cupra.

I genuinely, I've lost track of which Cupra models are which.

And there's no hope of finding out from the car itself because they don't put model names on them.

Oh, yeah.

Now, Volkswagen could bring electronics developed with Xpeng in China into its European cars.

Manager Magazine reporting the proposal covers 75% of next-generation models across VW, Skoda, and Cupra.

It still needs approval, but would make Chinese engineering central to Volkswagen's technology.

The system is called the China Electronic Architecture, CEA.

Obviously, the range dips down pretty quickly when you're going higher speeds, but I think you get a lot of daily trips done and never have to pull into a full-length station.

Volkswagen is considering using electronics and software developed in China by Xpeng in their European VWs, Skodas, and Cupras, according to Manager magazine in Germany.

Its report says the proposal could cover around three-quarters of those brands' next-generation models, Volvo has declined to comment.

That goes deeper than a dashboard software.

There's lots of competition out there.

We were talking to Mark McGrath from Cupra and he said that to ask you all the tough questions.

He only said that to me this morning.

I was checking it with him to see how hard you'd grill me.

I like it a lot.

It's not quite as humble as the Cupra, is it? No, it's not.

But it was cheaper.

And you know that's true.

Can't it be cheaper? It was cheaper than the Cupra.

No, he can't.

How much was the

Cupra? I'm renting it.

And they're already talking about folding them or potentially shrinking down the vehicles that they're offering.

And that includes one of yours and my favorites, the Cupra, which is under the Seat brand.

It's a Spanish company.

It's a beautiful car.

Yeah, okay.

Well, obviously, you've got Skoda there as well and Cupra, which are all part of the Volkswagen family, which can potentially look after you as well.

But I would be...

I mean, if I can dare you to go into a Hyundai showroom, have a look at a Hyundai Kona, is really good buying at that end of the market.