CUPRA - Knitting an electric design

When design, innovation, sustainability and authenticity come together, the result is one-of-a-kind features such as the CUPRA Raval’s CUP Bucket seats. In just a few weeks, they’ll be revealed in the 100% electric model that’s designed, developed and manufactured in Barcelona. But below is a preview of the inner workings of creating, for the first time in the automotive industry, a seat cover made entirely with 3D knitting technology, in a single, seamless piece, zero waste and locally produced.

The Colour&Trim department never loses sight of design, but this time they’ve gone one step further. They had been experimenting with parametric design and additive manufacturing for years. We already caught a glimpse in other CUPRA models, creating surfaces that evolve thanks to parametric design and even knitted parts in the headrests of the CUPRA DarkRebel and CUPRA Tindaya showcars, and in some areas of the Tribe Editions' seats. Now, in the CUPRA Raval, they’ve taken it to the next level.