Join Sam Sheehan as he takes a first look at the all-new 2026 CUPRA Born. Is the VW ID.3’s sportier sibling the one to go for?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Price
01:25 Design changes
04:04 Interior updates
07:26 Batteries & range
08:28 Verdict
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Thought it was 190bhp for 58kwh battery, not 170 ?
Looks great and kudos for sorting most of the interior issues. My only issue is that VW group central display that looks like a cheap iPad nailed to the dash. Something smaller and more integrated would be nice but otherwise, a cool car.
0 to 60 5.2 😝 dose look good
Does it still have a HUD? (Now that it has a much bigger driver's display). Electronic rear boot opening? I thought it was a bit of an omission on a nigh on £50k car first time around (for the VZ model). I thought they would have dropped the price as so many much better EVs now available and they are only getting cheaper. Not convinced this deserves a premium. It is still a very heavy compact hatchback – around 2 tonnes which is incredible even for an EV! So I did not feel that the first version felt that sporty or agile or even that fast on test drive.
Finally a new metrix-lights on Cupra Born.
If I know Cupra, the springs and dampers will be replaced with bricks to maximise road feel.
Needs to be a lot cheaper to compete against the Chinese makes.
*Rear wheel drive, not front. Quite an important detail on a sporty little hatch with 300+ BHP.