The Born is CUPRA's first 100% electric model and is, at the same time, a sort of ambassador for the young Spanish brand's electric offensive.
Built on the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform (the same as the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq iV), the Born presents itself, even so, with its own personality and with a more irreverent image, characteristics that everyone enjoys. the CUPRA have got us used to it.
Now available for order in our country, the Born will only start to hit the roads in the first quarter of 2022. But we traveled to Barcelona and we have already driven it. And we'll tell you everything in the latest video from our YouTube channel:
typically CUPRA image
The Born starts immediately by standing out at the front, marked by a large lower air intake with a copper frame and a very torn full LED luminous signature.
In profile, the 18”, 19” or 20” wheels stand out the most, as well as the texture of the C-pillar, which physically separates the roof from the rest of the bodywork, creating the sensation of a floating roof.
At the rear, a solution already seen on the CUPRA Leon and Formentor, with an LED strip that runs the entire width of the tailgate.
Moving towards the interior, a differentiation from the interior of the Volkswagen ID.3 is noticeable. Highlights include the 12” screen, the sports steering wheel, and the baquet-style seats (covered with recycled plastic, obtained from plastic waste collected from the oceans), the head-up display and the “digital cockpit”.
The seats are made using recycled materials.
In the field of connectivity, emphasis is placed on the integration with the smartphone from the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems.
And the numbers?
The CUPRA Born will be available with three batteries (45 kW, 58 kW or 77 kWh) and in three power levels: (110 kW) 150 hp, (150 kW) 204 hp and, from 2022 with the performance pack and -Boost, 170 kW (231 hp). The torque is always fixed at 310 Nm.
The version we tested was the 204 hp version with a 58 kWh battery (weighs 370 kg). In this variant, the Born needs 7.3s to reach 100 km/h and reaches a maximum speed of 160 km/h, an electronic limit transversal to all versions of this Spanish tram.
As for charging, with a 77 kWh battery and a 125 kW charger it is possible to restore 100 km of autonomy in just seven minutes and go from 5% to 80% charge in just 35 minutes.
And the prices?
Produced in Zwickau, Germany — in the same factory where the ID.3 is produced — the CUPRA Born is now available for pre-booking and will arrive in Portugal with a price of 38 thousand euros for the 150 kW (204 hp) version ) equipped with a 58 kWh battery (useful capacity), the first to be available in our market. The first units are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2022.
Only later will the more affordable version become available, with 110 kW (150 hp) and a 45 kWh battery, and the more powerful, equipped with the e-Boost pack (the price should be around 2500 euros), which will raise the power up to 170 kW (231 hp).