The Cupra Raval is going to be the VW Group’s first small EV on its new platform – followed by the Volkswagen ID. Polo and Skoda Epiq.
These official teaser images show what we can expect from the Raval. Like recent Cupra models, it’s going to wrap very sharp styling over a set of shared underpinnings.
The headlights have an eye-catching triangle theme, and the leading edge of the bonnet gives a keen and sporty look. At the back, an illuminated Cupra logo sits in the middle of a trendy full-width lightbar.
Cupra says the maximum range is around 280 miles, or around 250 miles for the more powerful range-topper.
There’s a choice of Dynamic and Dynamic Plus trim levels, plus the faster VZ model. We know that the Dynamic Plus comes with Matrix LED headlights, bucket seats, a 12-speaker Sennheiser stereo, parking assistance and extra driver assistance systems.
The VZ model is likely to get extra equipment, and it does get a power boost from 208hp to 226hp. The 290Nm torque figure is punchy and should mean that the Raval feels very quick off the line.
It seems that every Raval will get lowered sports suspension, progressive steering, disc brakes all-round and even Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC). Usually reserved for much more expensive VW Group cars, the DCC system gives you adaptive dampers that can be firmed up or softened to your liking.
Opt for the VZ and you’ll also get 19-inch wheels wrapped in wider tyres, an electronic limited-slip differential, a wider track and a mode that turns off the traction control.
While the Raval measures a whisker over four metres long, the wheelbase is 2.6 metres, so the Raval and ID. Polo should offer noticeably more passenger space than a petrol Polo.
The Raval is due to start from around €26,000, which is the equivalent of under £23,000 at the time of writing. That’s in the same ballpark as the BYD Dolphin Surf, Citroen e-C3, Hyundai Inster and Renault 5. The ID. Polo is expected to undercut the Raval by a few hundred pounds.
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