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
• 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.

Minor Negatives that may impact some people

• 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 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