CUPRA Raval wins ‘Best Supermini’ and highly commended for ‘Best Hot Hatch’ at Auto Express Awards

• CUPRA Raval crowned Best Supermini at the Auto Express New Car Awards
• Double success for CUPRA as the Raval was also Highly Commended in the Best Hot Hatch category
• Award comes ahead of the all-electric CUPRA Raval coming to the UK later this year

Milton Keynes, 01-07-2026 – The highly-anticipated CUPRA Raval has taken home Best Supermini at the 2026 Auto Express New Car Awards. The all-electric urban car also impressed in the ‘Best Hot Hatch’ category, coming ‘Highly Commended’.

Recognising the very best new cars on sale in the UK, the annual Auto Express Awards celebrate vehicles that excel in design, innovation, performance and everyday usability. The CUPRA Raval impressed the judging panel with its distinctive styling, engaging driving dynamics and accessible electric performance, making it one of the standout new arrivals of 2026.

The CUPRA Raval is the latest addition to the brand's growing electric line-up, joining the Born and Tavascan as part of CUPRA's commitment to electrification. Designed for urban living while delivering the dynamic driving experience synonymous with the brand, the Raval represents a new generation of electric mobility.

Richard Ingram, Deputy Editor at Auto Express, said: "Cupra’s Raval is a proper little electric hot hatch, without sacrificing any of the things that make a great small family car: space, practicality and lashings of style”.

Marcus Gossen, Managing Director at SEAT & CUPRA UK, said: "These awards prove that the CUPRA Raval is redefining expectations for electric mobility. Bold by design, emotionally engaging and unmistakably CUPRA, it's a car created for a new generation of drivers who refuse to compromise. To receive this recognition before the first customer deliveries is a proud moment, and we're excited to see the CUPRA Raval challenge convention on UK roads later this year."

This recognition from the prestigious Auto Express publication, reinforce the brand's reputation for producing cars that combine emotional design with everyday practicality and driver engagement.

For more information on the CUPRA Raval, along with the rest of the CUPRA range, please visit: https://www.cupraofficial.co.uk/

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Change needs drivers — and CUPRA believes real progress comes through radical disruption, by defying expectations and challenging conventions. Since its launch in 2018, the brand has transformed the automotive industry as an instigator of creativity and an agitator for change.

In just seven years, CUPRA has launched seven models and sold over 1 million vehicles globally. Every CUPRA model is restlessly expressive, design led, and performance driven. Its fully-fledged portfolio includes the CUPRA Ateca, the first car to ever feature the CUPRA badge; the CUPRA Leon, redesigned and enhanced as a standalone CUPRA model; the CUPRA Formentor, the first car to be developed exclusively by the brand and the company’s best-selling vehicle to date; the CUPRA Born, the brand’s first 100% electric vehicle; the CUPRA Tavascan, an all-electric SUV coupe; and the CUPRA Terramar, the brand’s sporty SUV. In 2026, the CUPRA Raval, the brand’s radical interpretation of the electric urban car, will join its lineup.

CUPRA is more than a car. It’s a conviction. The CUPRA Tribe is made up of a team of ambassadors who push back against convention and past the boundaries that hold others back, with members including Spain’s most decorated Olympian, Saúl Craviotto; film director J.A. Bayona; German goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen; and two-time Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Award-winning footballer Alexia Putellas. Obsessive about elevating emotion on and off the road, CUPRA is also FC Barcelona's official automotive and mobility partner, the Premier Padel Tour's premium sponsor and is also proud to participate in the Formula E racing competition with Kiro Race Co.

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For more information, please contact:

Chris Mease, Head of PR and Communications
07586 058302; chris.mease@seatcars.co.uk

Laura Reeder, PR Manager
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Holly Williams, Events, Partnerships and Internal Engagement Manager
07738 897319; holly.williams@seatcars.co.uk

Katie Duguid, Press Fleet Manager
07983 537247; katie.duguid@seatcars.co.uk

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