Video Summary
Here is the summary:- The Cupra Born is a more stylish version of the VW ID.3.
- Its 77kWh battery provides approximately 340 miles on one charge in theory.
- The key is premium-feeling.
- The car’s concept was born in 2019 as Seat el-Born.
- The car can reach five to 80 percent charged in 35 minutes.
- On the roads, a driving range is about 4 miles per kWh.
- The turning circle is 10.15 meters.
- The electric car has a multi-link suspension and a McPherson strut front.
- There are two battery sizes available, 58 kWh and 77 kWh, with the ID.3 offering a 45 kWh option.
- The smaller 58 kWh allows it to reach 0-62 in 7.3 seconds, where the bigger battery takes seven seconds.
- Prices started from £36,475 OTR.
- It is well designed for British and European roads, being Golf-sized.
- Young people, lads especially, like the design.
- It looks like a hot hatch, and not many modern keys look special, but this one does.
- The car has great damping, and an augmented head-up display that is not obtrusive.
- The driver’s best range estimate was around 278 miles with climate control off.
- The VW-derived infotainment system is troublesome.
- To find the heated steering wheel, you need to navigate through many levels.
- On full throttle, you can unlock 230PS with the eBoost feature.
- While cheaper than a Tesla, at 4 miles per kWh efficiency, it does not achieve the same efficiency rating as Korean EVs.
- It had a great, but is more expensive, more luxurious than it’s comparable VW option.
- If the buyer wants rear-wheel-drive handling, that is not what the Cupra Born is.
