MODEL TESTED: Cupra Born 58kWh V3 Edition
PRICE: £39,500 POWERTRAIN: 1x electric motor, 227bhp, lithium-ion battery
IF the Astra is a household name, then the Born is a relative unknown. However, step inside and the Cupra feels pretty familiar to other VW Group electric cars – although that means some of the quirks have been carried over, too.
Tech highlights
THE Born sits on the MEB platform, which is the same architecture used for the VW ID.3 and ID.4, Skoda Enyaq and Audi Q4 e-tron. The Cupra’s choice of 58kWh and 77kWh batteries is offered in most of those EVs, and the larger unit is claimed to be capable of up to 343 miles in the Born. What the 58kWh battery loses in range it makes up
