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Offline SRGTD

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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #20 on: 13 September 2026, 13:17 »
The Raval I was offered but never viewed (aside from a video clip sent) was in the matte green which was ultimately what frightened me off rather than any software anxiety.

I’ve seen clips and photos of an ID. Polo GTI in Magnetic Grey which contrasts really well with the red highlights.

The ID. Polo styling is more at the mature end where the Raval is aimed at trendier funky folk so I stuck with a boring old Golf.

If the target market for the Raval is trendy, funky customers, then the omission of some more vibrant paint colours seems a strange move by Cupra. If they didn’t want to go as bold as Renault has with Pop Yellow and Pop Green options for the R5, they could at least have offered the option of a decent red.

I’m with you on matte paint finishes - I’d never buy a car with matte paint; too much hassle to look after. I’d envisage repairing minor damage such as stone chips and scratches might also require panels to be resprayed rather than a simple DIY touching in with a paint pen or getting a SMART repair.
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #21 on: 13 September 2026, 13:53 »
Seems to be a Cupra thing with the colours, they go right through the range. But the acid house interior light show definitely squarely aimed at the younger crowd. Young people wear darker colours.
If Cupra had aped Renault with the glow up exteriors the Raval would look like an MG4 that had been rear ended. I’m assuming they know their market and certainly their marketing is aimed at a certain demographic. VW will have some brighter colours for the Polo and I can’t see VW’s marketing people having neck and face tattoos and piercings like Cupra’s!!
Maybe it’s older people that like brighter colours and younger people go for something else?
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Offline david25

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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #22 on: 13 September 2026, 14:30 »
The Raval I was offered but never viewed (aside from a video clip sent) was in the matte green which was ultimately what frightened me off rather than any software anxiety.

I’ve seen clips and photos of an ID. Polo GTI in Magnetic Grey which contrasts really well with the red highlights.

The ID. Polo styling is more at the mature end where the Raval is aimed at trendier funky folk so I stuck with a boring old Golf.

Yep, the dark grey and sliver go well with the red highlights or I hear the white on offer is the candy white of the MK5
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Past = 2006 MK5 GTI - Tornado Red and Solid Black