by Cupra The upcoming all-electric SUV, the tavascanwas found to be undergoing cold weather testing ahead of its 2024 launch.
The Spanish marque first revealed the electric car in concept form at the 2019 Frankfurt motor show, with an updated concept revealed in 2022.
The spy shots show the headlights updated with unique triangular LED elements.
The headlights are also set to appear in facelifted Formentor, Leon And Born coming in 2024.
Like the 2022 concept, the prototype also features a revised front bumper without the Cupra logo.
The photos also depict Cupra’s unique design language with its curvaceous, curvaceous styling.
While an official production start date is yet to be confirmed, the first production allocation is expected to be available in 2024 for Europe, with the Australian market expected to follow shortly. there.
The Tavascan is one of three new models in the line-up expected to be released from 2024, along with the mid-size Terramar and a production version of the UrbanRebel EV concept.
Cupra has confirmed production will be conducted in a joint venture with Volkswagen Anhui and Chinese company JAC Motors, with the car to be manufactured in Anhui, China.
Volkswagen confirmed the Tavascan will be the first Cupra not to be produced in Europe, and said China is the right choice because the Anhui factory has the right capacity and technology.
Cupra said last year it was working on a five-year financial plan that would determine which models would be built at which plants, saying that at this stage the Tavascan would be the only model to be built outside of Europe. Europe.
The Tavascan will be built on parent company Volkswagen’s MEB platform, which underpins the Cupra Born, among other vehicles in the Volkswagen Group’s product portfolio.
In concept form, the Tavascan generates 225 kW of power from a dual-motor powertrain and uses a 77 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, providing a range of up to 450 km.
The original concept from 2019 has a stronger and sportier design than the similarly sized version VolkswagenID.4.
The Tavascan will be the company’s first all-electric SUV, ahead of the already born and upcoming Urban Rebel.
“We can’t just come [to Australia] With Cupra Formentor, we need Cupra electric vehicles – Cupra Born, Cupra Tavascan and Cupra Urban Rebel – ready to come to Australia,” brand global CEO Wayne Griffiths said last year.
Cupra is expected to release the larger Terramar SUV in 2025, and it will be the automaker’s last new internal combustion engine vehicle before switching to all-electricity in 2030.
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Tavascan concept 2022
The brand’s current product line includes Born, Leon, Formentor and Ateca.
Cupra plans to sell 7,000 vehicles in Australia by 2025.
The brand had ambitious plans in its first year of launch in Australia to sell 1600 vehicles, reaching a final figure of 1111.
Formentor has the largest share in sales with 690 units, the brand also sold 234 Atecas and 186 Leon units.
