Ngemuva kweFormula E, manje sekuyithuba lomqhudelwano wezimoto zokuvakasha ukuthola “okuhlukile” kwezimoto zikagesi ezingu-100%. Uchungechunge lwe-E TCR luwumqhudelwano wokuqala we-electric Tours futhi luzokwenza izenzo zalo zokuphromotha ngo-2018, ngaphambi kokuzethula njengesigaba esisha ngo-2019.
I-CUPRA e-Racer, esihlangane nayo embukisweni wokugcina wezimoto i-Geneva Motor Show, iyiTurismo yokuqala ekwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zokubamba iqhaza ku-E TCR entsha. Izinjini ziku-asiseli yangemuva futhi ziletha amandla afinyelela ku-500 kW (680 hp), okusho ukuthi 242 kW (330 hp) ngaphezu kwamandla ajwayelekile e-CUPRA TCR enguqulweni kaphethiloli, ngaphezu kokuhlanganisa amandla okubuyisa amandla. Uma uyiqhathanisa nenjini eshisayo i-CUPRA TCR, i-e-Racer isisindo esingaphezu kwamakhilogremu angu-400, kodwa igcina ukusebenza kahle kakhulu, isuka ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-3.2 nemizuzwana engu-8.2 phakathi kuka-0 no-200 km/h.
Matthias Rabe, Iphini Likamongameli Wezocwaningo Nentuthuko e-SEATSibheja i-E TCR ngoba siyaqiniseka ukuthi ikusasa lokuncintisana lizoncika kumamotho kagesi. Ngendlela efanayo naleyo umjaho we-SEAT Leon Cup Racer abeke ngayo izisekelo zobuchwepheshe zomqhudelwano we-TCR, siphinde savula umkhondo walo mkhuba omusha.
IPhini Likamongameli Wezocwaningo Nentuthuko e-SEAT liphinde limema "abanye abakhiqizi ukuthi bahlanganyele nathi kulolu hambo olujabulisayo."
Kuwo wonke u-2018, sizobona i-CUPRA e-Racer kweminye imicimbi ye-TCR, ezosivumela ukuthi sihlole amandla okuqhathanisa okuqondile nezimoto zokuncintisana zikaphethiloli ze-TCR. Inhloso iwukushuna kahle i-e-Racer ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuze uyiguqule ibe imoto eqhudelana kakhulu ekuqaleni komqhudelwano we-E TCR, ohlelelwe u-2019.
Uma kuqinisekisiwe, umkhiqizo we-CUPRA uqhubeka kanjalo nefa le-SEAT ku-motorsport, eseneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-40, ngaleyo ndlela ikhombisa umbono wayo wesikhathi esizayo.