Cupra has unveiled its first electrical SUV. That is all you’ll want to know in regards to the Cupra Tavascan.

One of many bigger choices from the Barcelona-based automaker’s fleet, the five-seater Cupra Tavascan’s dimensions are almost similar to the Mercedes EQB. Proudly displaying its crests within the entrance and rear of the Tavascan, its exterior is characterised by pronounced physique strains, coast-to-coast tail and headlight components, a slopped roofline and an unmistakable scowl. Curbing the shapely SUV’s physique are 21-inch alloy wheels.
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The inside is purposed to echo the outside’s manner. Micro-fibre and steel components are strewn all through the automotive’s cabin, with the 15-inch central show and Darkish Ice Metallic completed y-bone console positoned as key components within the SUV’s inside.

The Tavascan mannequin has two distinct variants specifically: the Tavascan Endurance and the Tavascan VZ. Though every are gifted with a slew of differentiating options, there are some commonalities between the 2. Each SUVs are geared up with a single-speed transmission and 77 kw/h lithium-ion battery. Apparently, Cupra claims that the Tavascan fashions can regain roughly 100km of driving vary after charging for under seven minutes.
The Endurance is positioned as the bottom mannequin for the Tavascan vary. Powered by a single electrical motor delivering 210 kW and 545 N.m to the rear wheels, this mannequin is purposed as a gentler and fewer performance-oriented iteration of the Tavascan vary. Different quirks embody a 6,8 second 0 to 100km/h dash time and a 547km driving vary.

The Tavascan VZ builds on its sibling’s grunt by introducing a secondary electrical motor that delivers the mixed 250 kW to all 4 wheels permitting for a barely sooner 0 to 100 km/h dash time ( 5,6 seconds) than the Endurance variant.
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Sadly, the Cupra model choices aren’t accessible in South Africa.