{"id":199043,"date":"2026-08-02T01:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199043"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:37:33","slug":"ive-driven-the-new-cupra-raval-and-its-proof-that-the-hot-hatch-can-live-on-in-the-ev-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199043","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve driven the new Cupra Raval and it\u2019s proof that the hot hatch can live on in the EV era"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Anyone with a keen interest in the European car market<\/a> will know that Cupra parted ways with its sister company Seat way back in 2018 to become the high-performance<\/a>, funky standalone brand to attract the attention of a more youthful buyer.<\/p>\n

The gamble paid off, as Cupra now outsells Seat in most regions, thanks to its heady line-up of handsomely styled SUVs and sporty hatchbacks, all with a fine selection of electrified powertrains.<\/p>\n

This latest edition to the family, the relatively diminutive Raval, is the first of its kind to sit on parent company VW\u2019s MEB+ platform, which will also underpin the upcoming and equally spicy ID Polo (including the GTI<\/a>), the ID Cross and Skoda\u2019s more crossover focused Epiq.<\/p>\n

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But Cupra being Cupra has seen fit to endow the Raval with almost comically sporty proportions, a fabulously appointed interior and the sort of electric powertrain that is designed to have true driving fans won over.<\/p>\n

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