[Eshan Joshi]

SEAT's standalone performance brand Cupra is introducing the Born electric hatchback in production guise as a follow-up to last year's concept car. A sister model of the Volkswagen ID.3, the compact EV does a fairly good job on the outside of hiding its Wolfsburg roots by adopting a significantly more aggressive design.

Much like the ID.3, the new Born is exclusively a rear-wheel-drive affair. The single electric motor mounted at the back delivers 148 horsepower (110 kilowatts) and 310 Newton-meters (229 pound-feet) of torque in the base model to mirror the ID.3 Pure Performance version. It uses the same 45-kWh battery pack with an estimated 211 miles (340 kilometers) of WLTP range and does 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 8.9 seconds.

Step up to a beefier version with 201 hp (like the ID.3 Pro Performance) and you'll also get a larger 58-kWh battery. Torque stays the same at 310 Nm (229 lb-ft), but the added horsepower enables a sprint in 7.3 seconds while the upgraded battery has enough juice for 261 miles (420 km).

The Cupra Born will enter production in September at the VW Group’s Zwickau factory in Germany where the ID.3 has been rolling off the assembly line since November 2019.

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[ADI7YAK]

Love the way it looks! Sadly this brand and car will never make it to India. At least not anytime soon.

[railfanwithk750]

There's more than just a passing resemblance to the 2020 i20!

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

World premiere (highlights) of the Cupra Born -

https://youtu.be/Z51ScirHwYg

Originally Posted by ADI7YAK

Sadly this brand and car will never make it to India.

True, and sad because the cars are essentially shared with Volkswagen and Skoda. If not the performance sub-brand Cupra, we could at least get Seat!

I'm really liking the new generation of Seat cars, including the Cupra range. I would be happy even if we get the smallest one - the beautiful Ibiza.

[volkman10]

Cupra’s First Born EV Has Rolled Off The Line:

The model is set to go on sale in November with the option of using the car through a subscription model. Customers eyeing the Born up will have the opportunity to see it in the flesh at the Automobile Barcelona 2021 show, which kicks off on Thursday, September 30.

Based on the Volkswagen ID.3, the Born (named after El Born, a fashionable neighborhood in Barcelona) marks the dawn of a new era for the brand, which hopes this vehicle will make up 20 percent of its global sales.

Built in Zwickau, Germany alongside the VW ID.3 and ID.4, as well as the Audi Q4 e-tron (standard and sportback), Cupra plans to eventually make the Born in Martorell, Spain. That factory is set to be ready for EVs in 2025 and the Spanish brand has sent its own staff to Zwickau to monitor production and gather experience

Cupra hopes to become an EV-only company by 2030.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtCf...el=MediaCenter

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[volkman10]

Review of Cupra Born!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrDU...utogef%C3%BChl

[volkman10]

The stunning Cupra Born is now officially available in Spanish and German dealerships.

Expected to be a super hit in countries like Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark.

The initial offer of the Cupra Born in Spain contemplates only the block of 204 hp of power in combination with the lithium-ion battery with 58 kWh of capacity. In a few months the 150 hp will arrive with the 45 kWh battery and in 2022 it will be the turn of the e-Boost with 231 hp that can be ordered with a battery of 58 or 77 kWh.

The standard equipment in the Spanish market is really complete. To highlight the Full LED headlights, keyless access and start, digital instrumentation, lane alert and assistant,fatigue and pedestrian detector, adaptive cruise control and dual automatic climate control.

Other standard elements are Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, parking sensors, heated steering wheel,aluminum pedals, 230v socket, interior LED pack, photosensitive interior mirror, rain sensor, induction mobile charger, DAB radio, driving mode selector, etc.

The recommended prices for Spain have been set at € 38,610 starting but can be reduced a little more with the launch offer of € 1,210 and if it is financed with the brand. To all this it will be possible to reduce the direct aid of the MOVES III Plan that can reach € 7,000 and some more offered by certain municipalities.

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