► New Cupra Raval in detail
► Shows off new electric supermini
► Another new model for Cupra in 2025
It’s official; the Cupra UrbanRebel will be called the Cupra Raval when it’s launched in 2025. The name – which comes from a neighborhood in Barcelona, and was first teased during the global reveal of the Tavascan SUV.
‘The Raval is one of the most surprising parts of Barcelona. And today, we are proud that the brand’s future urban electric car will have its name and represent its spirit,’ said Wayne Griffiths, the Cupra CEO. ‘Just as we did with the CUPRA Born, we now want to express the essence of the Raval and continue to inspire the world from Barcelona.’
Compact, electric and front-wheel-drive, the new Raval is just 4.03m long (0.04m shorter than a VW Polo), and will sit on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB Small platform, which is expected to be deployed by Volkswagen for a future ID.2 supermini that was previewed by the ID.Life concept. When the Cupra does launch in 2025, production will take place in Martorell, Spain.
‘The UrbanRebel will be the biggest project for our company in the upcoming years, since it is key for our transformation as a fully electric brand,’ said Werner Tietz, Vice-President for Research & Development at Cupra. ‘We are leading the cluster development, the family of vehicles that will democratise sustainable urban mobility, for different brands within the Volkswagen Group.’
Do we have specs?
Despite being two years out, Cupra already specs for the Raval: a 223bhp (166kW) motor should hit 0-62mph from a standstill in a healthy 6.9 seconds, and range should be 273-miles in the larger battery version.
We’ll update this article when we know more.