Cupra Tavascan vs Vauxhall Grandland

The Cupra Tavascan costs £9,985 more than the Vauxhall Grandland. For that premium it adds 28 miles more WLTP range, 53 kW more power and a 2.2s quicker 0-62mph time. The Vauxhall Grandland is not just cheaper - it also offers 25 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Tavascan comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Grandland is £9,985 cheaper to buy. The Cupra Tavascan is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £192 for the Vauxhall Grandland, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Grandland comes out roughly £9,785 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 220 miles for the Vauxhall Grandland - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Cupra Tavascan goes roughly 74 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-30 minutes.

The Cupra Tavascan is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 247 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Grandland. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 539 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Tavascan and about 292 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Grandland.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Cupra Tavascan and 84% for the Vauxhall Grandland. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.