Cupra – the sporty Spanish subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group – has drip-fed the newest set of particulars for its upcoming Tavascan electrical SUV for Australia.
Because of arrive in Australian showrooms round February-March forward of deliveries commencing in April (just a few month after its preliminary October-December 2024 projection), the Cupra’s native outpost has confirmed additional particulars for the two-variant Australian lineup.
Full pricing and specs are nonetheless to be confirmed, although the entry-level Tavascan Endurance RWD is anticipated to start out someplace within the $60,000 bracket whereas the top-spec Tavascan VZ AWD can have a price ticket beginning with a ‘7’.
The 2-variant lineup formulation can also be being utilized to the Tavascan’s twin-under-the-skin, the Volkswagen ID.5.
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Abroad fashions proven
Tavascan Endurance commonplace options:
- 19-inch Vulcano alloy wheels
- Fingers-free energy tailgate
- Steering wheel with satellite tv for pc buttons
- Paddle shift regen management
- Heated steering wheel
- Tri-zone local weather management
- Soul Black fabric/leather-based upholstery
- 5.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 15-inch infotainment touchscreen
- Wi-fi Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
- Wi-fi smartphone charger
- Keyless entry with Sit to Begin
- Selectable drive modes
Customary security gear consists of:
- 7 airbags
- Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
- Auto high-beam
- Adaptive cruise management
- Lane-centring help
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Lane preserve help
- Entrance and rear parking sensors
- Reversing digital camera
An Inside Bundle ($TBC) will add:
- 20-inch Heckla alloy wheels
- Darkish Evening microfibre inside
- 12-way power-adjustable entrance seats
- Heated entrance seats
- Encompass-view digital camera
- 12-speaker Sennheiser premium audio
- Ambient inside lighting
- Illuminated scuff plates
The Tavascan VZ provides over Endurance:
- 21-inch Katla alloy wheels
- Matrix LED headlights
- Fastened panoramic sunroof
- Adaptive adaptive dampers
- Inside Bundle gear
An Excessive Bundle ($TBC) will add:
- 21-inch Etna cast alloy wheels
- Efficiency tyres (463km WLTP vary)
- Enceladus Gray leather-based inside
- Cup Bucket heated and ventilated entrance seats
4 colors will likely be obtainable at launch:
- White Silver
- Atacama Desert
- Tavascan Blue*
- Basalt Gray*
*signifies premium paint obtainable at further price
Head of product and advertising and marketing for Cupra Australia, Jeff Shafer, indicated additional color choices may turn out to be obtainable down the road following the preliminary launch, specifically matte finishes.
Cupra presents quite a lot of matte paint finishes already, with the Leon and Formentor provided with the choice of the particular paint at the moment on particular variants.
Together with the varied options and choices talked about earlier, the native Tavascan vary will supply a complete of 4 exterior colors, three inside upholsteries, and 4 alloy wheel designs.
As beforehand introduced, two drivetrain variants will likely be obtainable in Australia, every drawing upon a 77kWh (internet) lithium-ion battery pack.
| Specs | Tavascan Endurance | Tavascan VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Drive sort | Single-motor rear-wheel drive | Twin-motor all-wheel drive |
| Energy | 210kW | 250kW |
| Torque | 545Nm | 134 + 545Nm |
| 0-100km/h | 6.8 seconds | 5.5 seconds |
| Vary (WLTP) | 534km | 499km |
| Battery | 77kWh lithium-ion | 77kWh lithium-ion |
| Max AC charging capability | 11kW | 11kW |
| Max DC charging capability | 135kW | 135kW |
As famous earlier, the VZ’s quoted WLTP driving vary drops to 463km if consumers go for the non-compulsory Excessive Bundle, because the included cast alloy wheels are wrapped in efficiency tyres.
Cupra has additionally confirmed the Tavascan encompasses a drag coefficient of 0.26Cd, and presents 540 litres of boot house.
CarExpert lately drove a pre-production prototype of the Tavascan on native roads, so keep tuned for the Australian first drive overview at 17:00 AEDT, 21 November. You too can learn our worldwide first drive overview right here.
Within the meantime, keep tuned to CarExpert for all the newest Cupra information.
