- The CUPRA Tindaya Showcar revolutionises the brand’s DNA. Unfiltered and unconstrained, it’s built with one purpose in mind: to elevate your emotions to their peak. It captures CUPRA’s rebellious spirit, a core element of the brand’s design philosophy.
- Everything begins and ends with the illumination of the CUPRA logo. It represents the soul of the car. The logo ignites the spark of life in the ‘front black mask’, becoming humanised, alive. The light expands, through the front, toward the side, to the beat of a living breath, forming the pupil of the Tindaya’s eyes through three triangles, like the vehicle is awakening. That energy emerges upwards to the sleek headlights, placed on the bonnet, where three progressive triangular lights reveal the new iconic signature of the Tindaya Showcar. It’s the transition ‘from digital to physical’.
- The front-end features a pronounced shark nose, flanked by aerodynamic keels that guide airflow into the side intakes. The instantly recognisable ‘front black mask’ defines the CUPRA Tindaya Showcar’s expression and mood. Its assertiveness clearly reflects the CUPRA DNA. The front black mask’s constant illuminated motion, echo the steady breath of the Showcar. The bonnet’s power dome forks either side of the logo, with two sharp sculpted lines, linking to the vehicle’s roof rack, and featuring slots that highlight the front luggage compartments.
- From the side, the car’s striking proportions immediately come into view. The contrast between the cabin and the body, with its “Pushing Forward” stance and sculpted shape, defines its bold character.
- At 4.72m long, with large 23’’ wheels, a 1/3 cabin to 2/3 body ratio and high ground clearance, highlighted by the progressive trim of the wheel arches and lower rocker panel, the car showcases rugged proportions. The fastback silhouette, in contrast with a compact cabin and an athletically expressive body, define the Tindaya Showcar’s personality.
- A sharp line runs with a striking wedge, from the front bumper through the side, giving the body an athletic shoulder that catches light, creating a strong contrast with the sculpted body. This line continues forming carved air channels behind the front wheels, ending against the rear shoulders, compressing the body before the rear shoulder starts.
- The pronounced rear shoulders enhanced by its new iconic graphic signature, cuts the skin to reveal the fibre under skin. It highlights the car’s unconventional inspiration: the human body.
- The roof features an ‘ýpsilon’ shaped central structural spine, connecting visually with the lines on the bonnet. It’s the architectural focal point of the vehicle’s character, as in the human body, the ‘SPINE’ is the skeleton revealed under the skin. Holding two detachable roof panels.
- The rear completes the narrative. A prominent double spoiler extends from the cabin, triggering the impression of speed and showcasing a combination of a Shooting Brake and Fastback profile. Lines flow from the rear shoulder to frame the rear lights with a ‘coast-to-coast digital mask’. Emphasised by the advanced technology, the rear lights float, with sharply cut shapes and a sculpted triangular cut-out housing an inner light source. The rear bumper features two side keels, like the front, joined by side air channels to create a unified, performance-driven finish. Lastly, the bold rear diffuser, accentuates the aerodynamic character of the design and acts as a powerful finishing accent.
