The Cupra hot hatch goes electric - does it work as well in the UK as its predecessors?
, the brand’s first dedicated EV, and now on sale in the UK. Objectively it’s as well sorted as might be expected from anything built off VW's MEB architecture - more on which in a sec - but there’s a whole lot more to discuss from an emotional point of view.
And while it's short on old-school thrill - obviously the Born doesn’t have any lag, exhaust parps, front wheels scurrying for traction or a rev limiter to reach - the Cupra acquits itself pretty well. Being lower thanmakes the Cupra feel more immediate, and the standard passive suspension actually does an admirable job over testing tarmac, with a slight pay off in low speed driving like a proper pocket rocket.
Same goes for the regenerative braking - paddles on the wheel to adjust its power, to ‘downshift’ into a corner without going near the pedal, would make the experience more memorable. There’s an ESC Sport mode that isn’t all that lenient and no clever torque vectoring in. Perhaps it’s a tad early for that sort of thing in a £35k EV but, once more, in the worthy world of the electric car a sense of humour goes a long way.
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