Cupra Tavascan: design, specification and performance
The Tavascan offers a major premium interior uplift on the smaller Cupra Born and the Cupra Formentor – the firm’s other two bespoke vehicles – with gold trim, flecked lighting and a central ‘spine’ that mirrors the car’s front end.
It also comes with the same 15in infotainment touchscreen as the new Volkswagen ID 7 and a Sennheiser speaker system. It uses the same digital driver’s display as the smaller Born, which is based on the Volkswagen ID 3.
The Tavascan is only subtly different from the bold concept that previewed its design in 2019, retaining that show car’s hammerhead-style, angular front end, with a large grille and a distinctive three-triangle light signature, as well as its raked roofline and a boot-width rear light bar.
These design cues will be carried across to future models such as the upcoming Terramar hybrid SUV (the brand’s final ICE car) and the production version of the UrbanRebel city EV.
“There are so many purely rational electric cars coming to the market. That’s not what Cupra is about,” said boss Wayne Griffiths, likely hinting at the designed-for-purpose Tesla Model Y, which dominates the electric SUV segment in which the Tavascan will compete.
He added: “In 2019, we had a vision to reinvent electrification: we wanted to show the world that electric cars could be fun and sexy, with a great design, while providing unique sportiness. Back then, maybe it was only a dream. Now with the Tavascan, our dream comes true.”
