Spain's electric Cupra Raval undercuts plenty of crossovers — here are the numbers

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CUPRA has overhauled the Spanish configurator for the Raval: the launch-edition Dynamic, Dynamic Plus and VZ Extreme are gone, replaced by the regular Endurance and VZ trims. The headline figure is €33,780, or roughly $39,300, for the Raval Endurance.

For now, the Raval is sold only with the larger 51.5 kWh NCM battery. Versions with the smaller 37 kWh LFP pack will arrive later, in September: the base Raval will get 116 hp, while the Plus moves up to 135 hp. For buyers who don’t want to wait, the Endurance offers 211 hp and 445 km of WLTP range, and the VZ delivers 226 hp for 438 km.

Charging is the same on both: up to 11 kW AC and up to 105 kW DC. A 10–80% top-up takes 24 minutes — a decent result for a 400-volt architecture. The Endurance already comes standard with 18-inch wheels, adaptive cruise control, a 12.9-inch infotainment screen, sport suspension, dynamic steering, rain and light sensors, and driver assists for lane keeping, fatigue detection, parking exit and lane change.

The VZ is dearer at €39,040, around $45,400. It puts the emphasis on driving: 0–100 km/h takes 6.8 seconds and top speed is 175 km/h. The equipment list adds an electronic e-LSD, DCC Sport adaptive suspension, 19-inch wheels, Matrix LED headlights, keyless entry and Smart Light Next Generation.

The line-up will eventually broaden into Raval, Plus, Endurance and VZ. CUPRA is promising an entry version at roughly €26,000, around $30,200 before subsidies. In Spain the car should qualify for up to €4,500, or about $5,200, in incentives, as a European-built EV.

The Raval will be built in Martorell alongside the Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI. And CUPRA isn’t playing on price alone here: this small electric car is trying to keep the character of a hot hatch in a class where most rivals long ago turned into appliances on wheels.