Cupra Born from $47,090 Drive Away @ Cupra

Cupra Australia seem to have cut prices on the Cupra Born EV hatch.

Was: From $59,990 before drive away costs (excluding on-road costs)

Today: From $47,090 Drive Away (including on-road costs)

Link to Order Page:

https://www.cupraofficial.com.au/stock?t_model=EXBQ

Please note Cupra does not have negotiable pricing, they follow the same setup as Tesla, BYD, Polestar, Xpeng, Mercedes, Genesis, Honda, etc with having fixed pricing.

Specs:

• 511km WLTP range (with 17kWh/100km energy consumption, expect ~450km real world range)
• Rear Wheel Drive
• 170kW/310Nm
• 0-100km/h = 7s
• 0-50km/h = 2.8s
• 385L Boot (Seats Up)
• Based on VW Group's MEB platform.
• 4324mm long, 1809mm wide, and 1540mm high
• 2766mm wheelbase (space between the wheels which usual gives you an indication of interior space)

Option Packs reduce the seating capacity down to 4

Interior Pack ($2900)

• Blue Dinamica seats
• Seat heating
• Seat Power adjustment
• Seat massage function
• 9 speaker Beats audio system
• heated windscreen washer jets

Performance Pack ($2600)

• Adaptive dampers
• 20-inch wheels
• Michelin Pilot Sport tyres|
  Please note due to the larger wheels WLTP driving range is reduced to 475km (~410km real world range)

Optional Servicing Packs

• 3 Year Pack = $990
• 5 Year Pack = $1590

Servicing:

12 months or 15,000km

Warranty:

5 Years, Unlimited kilometers on the car
8 Years, 180,000km on the battery pack

Who is Cupra?

Cupra is owned by VW Group, they are a sporty spin off from SEAT. The brand is designed to sit in-between VW and Audi in the VW Group hierarchy.

Where is the Cupra Born made?

Germany.
It is made alongside the VW ID.3 in the Volkswagen Zwickau factory.

Minor Negatives that may impact some people

• No 1 pedal driving like in Tesla's, Hyundai, Kia, MG, etc.
• No spare tyre (or space saver), but it has a puncture repair kit.
• No built in sat nav (you need to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto)
• No wireless Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Wired only.
• No sunroof option
• Performance or Interior packs remove the middle rear seat.
• Hard pack plastics on all doors. Rear doors don't even have soft elbow/arm support.
• No rear air vents
• No OTA connectivity (requires you to drop it off at dealers to get software updates, no remote app connectivity)
• Touch buttons on the steering wheel
• No front boot (Frunk)
• RHD cars UK/Australia receive apparently don't have the windscreen wipers swapped over to the other side, so in heavy rain, water can be pushed into your line of sight

Australian Reviews

CarExpert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayrZ7MFPq44

Chasing Cars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOF5LLGV02U

Driving Enthusiast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4fq2gjdMLw

The Right Car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGQUY1cBT0

Competitors

MG 4 77kWh

• $55,000 drive away (+$8000 over the Cupra)
• Made in China, instead of European made for the Cupra
• Both are RWD
• Both have 77kWh batteries
• Both have similar real world range
• Both don't have OTA connectivity
• Similar performance
• Very similar boot capacity
• 10 year warranty instead of 5 year warranty on the Cupra
• Much worse interior fit/finish compared to the Cupra

https://www.cupraofficial.com.au/cars/cupra-range/born