CUPRA Raval Owner's Register - what model have you ordered/do you have?

[Paul44]

Well I accidentally just test drove raval and bought v2 launch edition in Plasma Iridescent.

Test drove the vz which sold it to me but vz plastic on back front seats was cheap feeling. Hopefully ride not to different.

My biggest concern dropping from the speed and hp of my bmw m135 and the fact I love my 135 but she costly car since owning it from new and at 6 year old it cost me fortune this year.

 

[Ju.]

Well I accidentally just test drove raval and bought v2 launch edition in Plasma Iridescent.

Test drove the vz which sold it to me but vz plastic on back front seats was cheap feeling. Hopefully ride not to different.

My biggest concern dropping from the speed and hp of my bmw m135 and the fact I love my 135 but she costly car since owning it from new and at 6 year old it cost me fortune this year.

Lol "accidentally just test drove"

I never actually looked in the back when I took the test drive so if it is plasticy, it's too late to bother me!

It obviously wont be as quick as the 135 but the instant torque up to 30 is where it matters most and the Raval will have that.

When do you pick it up?

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Well I accidentally just test drove raval and bought v2 launch edition in Plasma Iridescent.

Test drove the vz which sold it to me but vz plastic on back front seats was cheap feeling. Hopefully ride not to different.

My biggest concern dropping from the speed and hp of my bmw m135 and the fact I love my 135 but she costly car since owning it from new and at 6 year old it cost me fortune this year.

But you don't have to pick the CUP Bucket seats with VZ? That comes only with VZ Extreme but the basic VZ in UK comes with fake leather seats that are soft in the back like the Dinamica seats in the V2 as well.

It feels weird when me as a finnish guy seems to know more about UK specs than brits themselves... my interest though is I want people to get what they prefer and seems not very well advertised when it comes to this launch that you don't have to pick the options available as pre-packages, you can just download the price list and spec your own as well, the basic VZ for some reason was never lifted up to the configurators but you can always pick basic VZ starting from £33,495, add whatever options you want for it (except the upholstery options are locked in in UK for the various models) and you might be around the same price as the VZ Extreme, give or take depending exact configuration a little but at least you get to choose what you want.

Pricelist for UK: https://www.cupraofficial.co.uk/price-lists/cupra-raval

Not sure if the price list if complete though, for example the "Icon²" tires are not listed at all. I don't see other packs like usually are available in other countries other than "Drive" pack that was included by default with the VZ Extreme version, otherwise a £512 extra. Here in Finland we have, Drive pack, Ahead pack, Rebel pack, Light & Sound pack, Heat pump, Matrix LEDs (also part of "Rebel pack") Sunroof, the different color options as options with certain limits for the non-VZ models but VZ you can spec pretty much as you want here, with "Ahead" pack you get the Extreme version's interior and green accent colors on the tyres and silver logo and performance tyres etc.

 

[jezyg]

Well I accidentally just test drove raval and bought v2 launch edition in Plasma Iridescent.

Test drove the vz which sold it to me but vz plastic on back front seats was cheap feeling. Hopefully ride not to different.

My biggest concern dropping from the speed and hp of my bmw m135 and the fact I love my 135 but she costly car since owning it from new and at 6 year old it cost me fortune

Nice colour and car! A work colleague has a 128Ti and loves it too. EV means no turbo lag and more responsive though. You will notice lesso utright pace but your wallet will empty lower fuel wise.

 

[Paul44]

Lol "accidentally just test drove"

I never actually looked in the back when I took the test drive so if it is plasticy, it's too late to bother me!

It obviously wont be as quick as the 135 but the instant torque up to 30 is where it matters most and the Raval will have that.

When do you pick it up?

Well didnt accidentally test drove it sorry accidentally got carried away and bought it lol.

Wasn't sure on the look love front back but look bit dumpy. The ride handling on vz was amazing.

The back seats were hard plastic because I said I need them ppf lol.

My 135 is a beauty to drive but damn the ravel was smooth.

 

[Ju.]

The VZ has a wider track, its lower, has DCC and the limited slip diff. It also has slightly more power, are you sure you've not jumped into the VZ LE in haste?
I'm not saying its a bad car, but its not as focused as a VZ.

 

[Paul44]

The VZ has a wider track, its lower, has DCC and the limited slip diff. It also has slightly more power, are you sure you've not jumped into the VZ LE in haste?
I'm not saying its a bad car, but its not as focused as a VZ.

Im not really worried about the speed etc had my fun in my m135. It more a car to get to work for my partner and I as I get free charging at work.

 

[Paul44]

Nice colour and car! A work colleague has a 128Ti and loves it too. EV means no turbo lag and more responsive though. You will notice lesso utright pace but your wallet will empty lower fuel wise.

I worked it out when persuading misses i be over grand plus better off as I send 240 quid of petrol a month i recon.

With my work paying my missus take it to her work 3 day a week and tue and thur i can top it up for us to use over weekend till next charge.
Weirdly my car insurance has came through at £300 and my m135 is £197 lol

 

[SRGTD]

Weirdly my car insurance has came through at £300 and my m135 is £197 lol

I dare say cost of insuring the Raval reflects the more specialist repair techniques, technical knowledge and equipment needed to repair an EV in the event of accident damage. That will all add to the cost of repairs which will be passed on to owners through higher insurance premiums.

 

[jezyg]

I worked it out when persuading misses i be over grand plus better off as I send 240 quid of petrol a month i recon.

With my work paying my missus take it to her work 3 day a week and tue and thur i can top it up for us to use over weekend till next charge.
Weirdly my car insurance has came through at £300 and my m135 is £197 lol

We charge at home and previous Mini was cost us £50 a week now £12 electricity wise for the Born. My current work commute in the Ibiza costs £13 EV will be £3 although expensed. EVs are more expensive insurance wise being a new car and more of an unknown entity in some areas too. Still high write off rates for EV's as well.

 

[Ju.]

Theres an interesting comparison tool on the ohme website that gives you an idea of the cost savings between petrol and charging at home. For 5k miles a year @ 40mpg, the switch to electric could save £765. Obviously it would be a lot more for more miles and/or worse mpg.

 

[alanjs]

We charge at home and previous Mini was cost us £50 a week now £12 electricity wise for the Born. My current work commute in the Ibiza costs £13 EV will be £3 although expensed. EVs are more expensive insurance wise being a new car and more of an unknown entity in some areas too. Still high write off rates for EV's as well.

I last had an ICE car in 2021 (Golf R). Insurance was £600.00, road tax £498.00, and fuel cost for that year was £860.00.
Since Jan, 2022 I have a Cupra Born. Insurance cost £660.00, road tax £190.00, charging cost for the past year £49.00 (charging at home with Octopus Go)

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Based on this video I will probably just remove the aero covers on my Rebel tyres, seems to come off very easily and here you get to see the effect before and after quite nicely, it makes the tyre look larger (like adding some 21" on a SUV) with it removed which is the thing I think make it look nicer:

 

[Ju.]

It certainly gives the wheel a different look, it will make the discs look a little small though as a trade off.

How are you guys tracking the build?
I finally got an email from Cupra yesterday telling me the order is in. Am I being cynical here thinking the dealer has sat on the order until the last day of the month or is that normal to get confirmation a few weeks later?

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

It certainly gives the wheel a different look, it will make the discs look a little small though as a trade off.

How are you guys tracking the build?
I finally got an email from Cupra yesterday telling me the order is in. Am I being cynical here thinking the dealer has sat on the order until the last day of the month or is that normal to get confirmation a few weeks later?

Did you do a non-launch edition order or? If so production starts today 1.9 for those. I did so and I expect to get mine in October possibly.

 

[Ju.]

Yeah I ordered a VZ extreme in Plasma with the panroof.
I'm not in a rush as it isnt replacing anything, id just like to track its progress and I'm running out of videos to watch on youtube....watching all the auto dubbed ones now

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Yeah I ordered a VZ extreme in Plasma with the panroof.
I'm not in a rush as it isnt replacing anything, id just like to track its progress amd I'm running out of videos to watch on youtube....watching all the auto dubbed ones now

Me too, me too m8.

I've already gone through enough dubbed videos already since weeks ago that I'm overfed and currently pointing out flaws in the presentation or pointing out stuff people might have missed at this stage. The 439 km vs 381 km WLTP range option that is only down due to tyre option for VZ model is one common thing, heat pump not standard but optional another common thing, the ability to do custom orders with your own preferences are often missed and ppl think you have to pick the Extreme version to get the VZ etc etc.

 

[MarkHa]

Did you do a non-launch edition order or? If so production starts today 1.9 for those. I did so and I expect to get mine in October possibly.

Today I got confirmation that my VZ Extreme in plasma has been built and released shipping will take 4 to 6 weeks. It was on hold for a software update. Not sure why shipping takes so long maybe it’s going around the long way of the Earth! I ordered it back in May.

 

[Ju.]

Today I got confirmation that my VZ Extreme in plasma has been built and released shipping will take 4 to 6 weeks. It was on hold for a software update. Not sure why shipping takes so long maybe it’s going around the long way of the Earth! I ordered it back in May.

Crikey you must be one of the first to order!
Looking forward to the pics

 

[Ju.]

Me too, me too m8.

I've already gone through enough dubbed videos already since weeks ago that I'm overfed and currently pointing out flaws in the presentation or pointing out stuff people might have missed at this stage. The 439 km vs 381 km WLTP range option that is only down due to tyre option for VZ model is one common thing, heat pump not standard but optional another common thing, the ability to do custom orders with your own preferences are often missed and ppl think you have to pick the Extreme version to get the VZ etc etc.

Yeah there is a lot of misinformation flying around.
Not sure we can spec the heat pump over here, its not on the configurator, or at least not for the VZ extreme.