Cupra Tavascan vs Skoda Peaq

The Skoda Peaq costs £4,640 more than the Cupra Tavascan. For that premium it adds 49 miles more WLTP range, 64 kW faster peak rapid charging and 350 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Peaq comes out ahead overall.

The Cupra Tavascan is £4,640 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Cupra Tavascan comes out roughly £4,640 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 294 miles for the Cupra Tavascan and 335 miles for the Skoda Peaq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Peaq goes roughly 41 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-28 minutes.

The two are within 6 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 539 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Tavascan and about 533 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Peaq. The Cupra Tavascan also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.