The look is a lot sportier than the Volkswagen ID.3 electric hatchback, on sale in the UK in a couple of months’ time, with which it shares the VW Group’s soon-to-be-everywhere MEB electric platform. That means this is one sporty hatch with rear-wheel-drive.
The motor is on the back axle, and while we don’t know its horsepower we can expect it to have more than the 204PS (201bhp) on offer in the VW. The modular nature of the MEB means battery capacity can range from 48 to 77kWh, and it is this maximum battery size that Cupra has gone for in the el-Born. At 82kWh gross, it’s almost as much as a Jaguar I-Pace offers.
As a result the el-Born should be good for 310 miles of range, says Cupra, plus the fast-charging ability to suck up enough juice in 30 minutes to take you 161 miles. Other things to look forward to include an augmented reality head-up display along and sports seats along with lots of sporty interior details.
Since it went from being Seat’s sporty nameplate to a brand in its own right in 2018, Cupra claims to have found its enthusiast niche, with models like the Cupra Ateca crossover helping sales hit 24,700 in 2019.