2023 Cupra Leon pricing and features: Entry-level V pre-orders open

June 2023: 2024 Cupra line-up detailed

Cupra Australia has announced revisions for model-year 2024. Click on the story below for more information, or continue reading below to see more details about the Leon.

UPDATE: 2023 Cupra Leon V available; Leon pricing adjusted

The entry-level 2023 Cupra Leon V hatchback is now available to pre-order.

Initially designed for the local market, the Leon V is the cheapest vehicle offered by Cupra Australia, priced from $43,990 before on-road costs – or $47,990 drive-away nationally.

It follows a price adjustment for the Cupra Leon in late January, with the flagship VZe plug-in hybrid and most-powerful VZx now in line with the all-electric Born at $59,990 plus on-roads.

Our earlier story, below, continues unchanged.

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The story to here

December 16, 2022: 2023 Cupra Leon V due next year

The entry-level 2023 Cupra Leon V will be available for pre-order in January.

Cupra has confirmed the hatchback, priced from $43,990 before on-road costs – making it the brand’s most affordable vehicle – will arrive in Australian showrooms in the first half of 2023.

It will join the all-electric Born hatch, which is also due here in the first half of the year, which will start from $59,990 plus on-roads.

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The Leon V will be offered at $47,990 drive-away.

JUMP AHEAD

• MY23 vs. MY22
• Pricing
• Features
• Engine and driveline
• Safety
• Dimensions
• Warranty and servicing
• Availability

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July 2022: 2023 Cupra Leon details announced

Pricing and features for the 2023 Cupra Leon have been announced.

The updated Leon small hatchback gains a larger 12-inch infotainment system, while scrolling indicators have been replaced by static indicators in the tail-lights.

This upsized screen will replace a smaller 10-inch unit, set to feature on model-year 2022 examples available to order from today – July 8, for a month until MY23 sales commence.

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It also sees the entry-level V and plug-in VZe and officially join the range, set to arrive in the first quarter of 2023 or later this year, respectively.

Pricing has increased by $400 on the VZ, and by $500 for the VZe and VZx.

Our original story, first published in April, has been updated to reflect this information and continues below.

April 2022: The Cupra Leon hatchback makes its Australian debut, with pricing beginning at $43,990 (before on-road costs).

Cupra has revealed local details surrounding its anticipated Leon hatchback. Deliveries are expected to commence from mid-2022, with four variants making up the range.

The range comprises of the base Leon V, the mid-spec VZ, a plug-in hybrid VZe, and top-spec VZx.

The newly launched Cupra brand isn’t pulling any punches with its market penetration strategy, offering high levels of specification along with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty that includes three years of complimentary scheduled servicing.

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2023 Cupra Leon pricing

Prices exclude on-road costs.

Cupra Leon VZe drive-away pricing:

• ACT: $63,490
• Queensland: $64,490
• NSW and SA: $65,490
• Victoria: $65,990
• WA: $66,490
• Tasmania and the NT: TBA

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2023 Cupra Leon features

Leon V

Leon VZ, in addition to Leon V

Leon VZe, in addition to Leon VZ

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Leon VZx, in addition to VZe

Options

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Engine and driveline

The young Cupra brand is well supported by its Volkswagen Group parent, with much of the Leon range powered by the prolific and flexible EA888 turbo four-cylinder in various states of tune.

It’s a logical progression as you walk up through the range, with the basic Leon V comprising of the turbo-four and seven-speed DSG transmission, producing 140kW and 320Nm.

The VZ utilises the same mechanical package, with the wick turned up to 180kW and 370Nm.

The VZe breaks convention, harnessing a lower-capacity 1.4-litre turbo four-cylinder producing 110kW and 250Nm in conjunction with an 85kW/300Nm electric motor to produce a combined 180kW and 400Nm. It shifts through a six-speed wet-style dual-clutch.

The VZx tops the range, with its EA888 producing 221kW and 400Nm, and may prove an attractive front-drive stopgap model between the Golf GTI and incoming Golf R.

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Dimensions

The Cupra Leon rides on a 2683mm wheelbase, and measures 4398mm in overall length and 1442mm in height.

Body width measures 1799mm, swelling to 1992mm at the widest point of the side mirrors.

Boot space is quoted at 380 litres, although the plug-in hybrid VZe loses some stowage space due to its battery pack, reducing capacity to 270 litres.

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Safety

Warranty and servicing

In Australia, the Cupra Leon range is covered with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and three years of free scheduled servicing.

Availability

The 2023 Cupra Leon VZ, VZe and VZx are now available, while the entry-level V is slated to arrive in early 2023.