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Battery size: 58kWh-77kWh
Miles per kWh: 3.4
E-Rating™: A+
Max charge rate: 125kW-170kW
Range: 231-342 miles
Pricing
The Cupra Born is well priced against competition from Renault, Kia and Peugeot, and significantly undercuts the Volkswagen ID.3.
Prices start at £34,125 for the entry-level V1 which has everything you’d really need, such as a rear view camera, sports suspension, sports seats, a rear view camera, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. V2 and V3 models along with V2 Edition and V3 Edition specials add extra luxuries such as a panoramic roof, 20-inch wheels and premium Beats audio.
One thing to note though is that the similarly sized MG4 is even cheaper. The range-topping 429bhp MG4 XPower is priced almost identically to the Cupra Born V1. Having said that, Cupra often offers low- or zero-interest finance on the Born, and monthly costs can be some of the best that you'll find for an electric car in the class.
Running costs
A full charge at home for the 58kWh should cost just over £16 on a normal tariff, rising to nearly £22 for the larger battery Born. Assuming a 79p rapid charger tariff (at time of publication), a 20-80% top-up could be between £48 and £60.
Insurance
The Cupra Born sits in groups 25 to 28, which is higher than the Vauxhall Mokka Electric and, amazingly, the Volkswagen ID.3, but on par with the MG4 and Renault Megane E-Tech Electric.
Servicing costs
You would assume that a Cupra – a company famed for building performance and hot hatchbacks – would be costly to service. But due to it being an electric car it's far more reasonable. An inspection is required two years after first registration, and then it's every year or 20,000 miles there after.
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