Cupra Tavascan Updated and Includes a new Lower Cost Entry Point
The Cupra Tavascan doesn’t get the attention it deserves as it’s one of the most stylish SUV’s on the market, in my humble opinion. So, to try and make it even more attractive, Cupra has refreshed their sporty SUV and made it more accessible, thanks to a lower cost, entry level car.
This new entry level car now gets Volkswagen Group’s 58 kWh battery for the first time paired to a new 190 PS electric motor.
The Cupra delivers a range of 270 miles on the WLTP test cycle from a single charge whilst being able to rapid charge from 10% to 80% in just 28 minutes.
If this is Volkswagen Group’s new LFP battery (Lithium Iron Phosphate), then that 270 miles of range will be potentially be available from every home charge, thanks to this chemistry’s preference for a full charge.
The rest of the Tavascan’s range is made up of the 286PS/77kWh and 340PS/77kWh VZ models as before, delivering greater performance over the entry car. Tasty!
Elsewhere, the Cupra Tavascan gets a raft of updates with an Enhanced digital cockpit and a new driver interface from a larger 10.25” Digital Cockpit.
As with other brands in the Volkswagen Group, the Cupra features a new steering wheel with physical buttons, thanks to customer feedback who did not get on with the haptic pads found on previous generation cars.
Android powers the infotainment system offering a wide range of apps from the integrated app store providing a familiar smartphone-like experience - for Android users!
A new smart card and digital key is offered so customers no longer need to carry a physical key on them. The digital key is stored in the mobile phone Cupra app with walk-up, get-in, drive-off convenience. Completing that is a walk-away lock with the smart card tucked into your wallet or purse as back-up. Simples.
New to Cupra is vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability allowing the high voltage battery to be used to power external devices via an adapter. Plug in a fridge, coffee machine, charge your e-bike batteries etc - there are so many options.
As well as introducing launch control, which quite frankly is a limited appeal gimmick for day-to-day driving, there is a much more useful one pedal driving option, providing maximum regenerative braking and easy use in stop-start traffic.
This is undoubtedly a very welcome upgrade to what is a phenominal looking car, but thanks to the new lower cost entry point, I hope to see more of these on the roads over the coming years.
As yet, there are no prices announced and Cupra hasn’t revealed an official launch date, but as soon as we have any further details, we’ll let you know.
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