Saúl Craviotto has won six medals across five Olympic Games, a record that puts his latest car in context. His Cupra Raval was handed over in Asturias in late September, the region the Olympic champion is from. Craviotto has been a CUPRA ambassador since 2018.
His medal tally comprises two golds, two silvers and two bronzes. It began with gold in K2 500 at Beijing 2008, followed by silver in K1 200 at London 2012. At Rio de Janeiro 2016 he won gold in K2 200 and bronze in K1 200; he later took silver in K4 500 at Tokyo 2020, then bronze in the same event at Paris 2024.
Craviotto has previously driven the Cupra Formentor, Born, Terramar and Tavascan. The Raval joins that line-up as an electric model, with a stated starting price of €28,610. CUPRA lists four trims: Raval, Raval Plus, Endurance and VZ. Their power outputs are 85 kW, 99 kW, 155 kW and 166 kW, with battery capacities of 37 kWh and 52 kWh. For a different measure of a car’s history, a Corolla sales report records 57 million sales across 12 generations.
Craviotto says the Raval responds immediately and calls it “ágil, deportivo y divertido” (“agile, sporty and fun”, translated from Spanish). He says it suits his training routine while staying practical for family journeys and weekend trips. The Endurance version is listed with a range of up to 446 kilometres. CUPRA-linked product information also says charging from a low battery level to 80% takes less than 25 minutes.
Cupra designs and develops the Raval at its Martorell plant near Barcelona, where it is also manufactured. Built on the MEB+ platform, the four-door B-segment electric car measures approximately 4.05 metres long, 1.78 metres wide and 1.52 metres high. Its claimed 441-litre boot and versatile interior complement its compact exterior dimensions.
Listed equipment includes driving modes, sports suspension, a lowered chassis, wider tracks and progressive steering. The sport chassis sits 15 millimetres lower than the platform, and ESC Sport is also included. Satellite buttons and steering-wheel paddles for regenerative braking round out the specified driving controls, alongside additional technology that the source material does not detail. The VZ version adds DCC Sport, an electronic limited-slip differential, ESC Off, sport steering knuckles and 19-inch wheels with 235-millimetre tyres.
CUPRA says the Raval received more than 60,000 customer orders after its introduction in April. By its November 2026 update, almost 20,000 vehicles had been delivered. The model was also shortlisted for the 2027 European Car of the Year competition.
