What is 2025's best affordable fun EV? | Alpine A290 vs Mini Cooper SE vs Cupra Born VZ

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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.

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