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Travel assist isn't an option when building on the website so assumed it had it. Doesn't look like there is blind spot monitoring on the cupra and it doesn't mention upgraded sound, neither an option as far as I can see.

No piano black is a plus in the cupra.

The seats do look sportier but I reckon I'd prefer the vw ones. Not much to go on there but I reckon vw ones are maybe better for normal driving and the cupra for pushing on around bends.

I doubt they sold any, hence the price drop!

Travel assist isn't an option when building on the website so assumed it had it.

That is interesting. It was selectable on the VW website previously but like you said its not a selectable option now. However, the latest brochure still has travel assist listed as optional under the "ASSISTANCE PACKAGE IQ.DRIVE" optional extra which is €1620

There is lane assist and travel assist.

lane assist will nudge you back into the lane if you cross the white line but you need to do all the steering.

travel assist will keep you dead centre in the lane. its mainly for motorway driving.

ACC is where cruise control will speed up and slow down based on the car in front of you.

Thats separate to lane assist and travel assist which are about where you are in the lane.

As i said, lane assist (what the GTX has by default) will do the ping pong(its a safety feature rather than a comfort feature)…. you need travel assist to stay in the centre of the lane.

Thanks for the explanation. That probably puts the cupra ahead for me since it's an option under 700 and it can't be optioned on the vw website. Can't go into detail but I need the config code as its not through a dealer.

The iq lights not being on the cupra is a let down and the colours costing much more than the red in the vw is also annoying. Don't care about the hud tbh. Would need clarification on the audio as I really don't want standard audio.

it may not be on the configurator but I bet you can option it at the VW dealer as it is listed in the brochure and they’ll give you a code.

Cupra does seem to have standard audio. There is an optional extra to get the better system.

That's a good point. If I drop the red and boot level thing that isn't even on the cupra as an option i can still get matrix lights and upgraded audio for around the same price.

Now to choose a colour, ha. Black on black wheels might be good or silver.. too many decisions.

VW Travel Assist (unlike Tesla autopilot) uses radar for ACC, Emergency Braking and collision warnings. It's not affected by glare, wet roads, fog, surface water. It also uses a camera for lane keeping, sign recognition and identifying pedestrians/cyclists.

I'm not saying one should just relax or close your eyes while driving, but I don't think the scenarios you've highlighted are of much concern in these cars. In a newer Tesla, which uses only cameras, they would be more of a concern.

That's fair. I only set distance higher when I'm in the left lane. Always close in the right lane. Most of the time I'm in the left lane.

I am also an n7 head for my sins.

Lane keeping, as I mentioned, relies on cameras. So, yes, it might well be affected by poor visibility, glare, etc.