What is 2025's best affordable fun EV? | Alpine A290 vs Mini Cooper SE vs Cupra Born VZ
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Video Summary
Here is a summary of the YouTube video review of an electric car: - The Alpine A290 GTS price is about £37,500. - Reportedly, the A290 GTS is the first proper electric hot hatchback. - The A290 GTS weights just under 1 and a half tons and is just under 4 meters long. - A290 GTS features a front-mounted motor with front-wheel drive. - The A290 GTS has just under 220 horsepower. - The Mini Cooper SE Sport price is: 37,400 pounds. - The Mini Cooper SE Sport has about 215 break horsepower and does about 240 miles. - The Mini Cooper SE Sport’s driving position is very similar to the old car (MINI). It still very low, it’s very outstretched wheels nice and close. It feels like a small hatchback, unlike the others, which feel slightly more crossover-y. - The Cupra Born VZ price is: £44,625 - The Cupra Born VZ has 322 break horsepower and 402 pound foot, is but more expensive. - The Cupra Born VZ boasts a rear-drive configuration, and it offers impressive 422 Ib ft of torque. - The Cupra Born VZ has a really sophisticated ride with damping, really lovely and supple. - The Cupra Born VZ is the fastest car on test (from rest to 62 mph), tested at 5.4 seconds. - The Cupra Born VZ has copper-infused cabin ambient and material appeal, and uses a AP550 electric motor. - The Cupra Born VZ gives you a theoretical range around 370 miles. - With a recalibrated regenerative braking system and a Servotronic steering system, the Born VZ is a proper electric hatch. - The Alpine A290 GTS has excellent braking and lively steering, and is more engaging and pup-ish than The Cupra Born VZ and the Mini Cooper SE Sport. - The Mini Cooper SE feels like a small hatchback. - the MINI feels agile while the Cupra feels like a "family car." - The presenter states his top preference is the Alpine. - Another presenter states his top preference is the MINI. - One presenter stated "I do like really like the Cupra because it's rear-wheel drive, and that's quite a rare thing in a hot hatch." - the Mini SE, to me, is the most usable car for those wanting day-to-day fun. - In conclusion, the Alpine stands out as an exceptional electric car, offering smooth ride quality, finesse, sophistication, and agile handling dynamics.