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326PS Cupra Born VZ is the HOTTEST RWD Hot Hatch Right Now!

Petrol Ped

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The recipe sounds great. 326 horsepower and rear wheel drive should give a huge amount of performance and fun to the new Cupra Born VZ. I will admit the Cupra Born is one of my favourite EVs but I think the range topping VZ has a couple of issues...

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20 Comments

@richardpowell8535 1 year ago

I've got a born VZ having been a petrol head all my life and owning all manner of GTI's and turbos I can't believe how much I like my VZ. I'm a convert.

@widhalmgerhard3029 9 months ago

I’m from South Africa living in Switzerland …Got my VZ now for three week now & just loving the EV & driving experience…. Also being a petrol head since 29 years & a professional delivery driver 3.5 tons I feel converted too… saving money was my goal in getting the Cupra VZ & it’s already paying off from cheap electricity at home, service every 2 years, tax reductions for EV, cheaper EV car insurance deals…

@nickd17VZ 1 year ago (edited)

It’s a brilliant car and if you buy now then you avoid the luxury car tax! I bought mine for £5000 less using the PCP option with 3.5% interest which I paid off on the first day, and only had to pay a day’s extra penalty of £10, ie car cost £40,630 with blue paint as extra included in the price. Also got a great sale price for my used 2018 Golf GTE, so total cost was just over £30,000. It’s a steal if you can work hard to get the best value and buy it before the tax increase in April. I would highly recommend it. The haptic buttons don’t bother me, you soon get used to them.

@johnmull59 1 year ago

I think aheat pump should be standard in all EVs.

@andrewmalyon5699 1 year ago

Great video on the Born VZ, we have a V2 and absolutely love it,we do not have an issue with the buttons on the steering wheel,we would look at a used VZ but I fully agree with you it is very overpriced for the size of car,but performance, comfort, space, handling its pretty much unbeatable, an electric car for petrol heads

@mm999marlon9 1 year ago

Got mine last week and loving it! It's my first ev through my work . Great torque and handles extremely well. Nearest thing to a ice golf gti. Don't worry I have a tvr for my petrol thrills

@mahargrekab 1 year ago

Had my Aurora Blue V2 Born a year now. Very happy with it! Great video 👍🏼

@adriaanvankammen8375 1 year ago

I drive a Born Business standard car, with the 58Kwh battery, front and back camera, Traffel Assist etc. I love the looks. So do my neighbours. I love the driving caractristics, I love the interior. The chairs are great. Even every day I am on the road I see people looking at my car and they all like it. That is quite funny. If I am to be allowed to reach my pension, and have the money, I would probely buy the VZ. Have to wait for a few years though...... :)

@ashliehiggins 1 year ago

If you can you should try to get an EX30 in, the normal RWD version as while it's not as sporty or dynamic as the born and much smaller battery, it offers most of the features for less, and when you push it because it's a lot of power to the back with a short wheelbase it behaves like a Clio V6, and it can be a right hoot to drive down a B-road.

@Flyingtwiglet 1 year ago (edited)

Just swapped our ID3 to the Vz it’s fantastic. A big step up in quality from the VW. I thought it might be a hard ride but it’s fine. Re the list price, it’s expensive. BUT buy one that’s a few months old and a couple of thousand miles and you can save £10k. Got ours for £35k. Not had any issues with the buttons except that the volume buttons are with the cruise controls which is weird as the other radio buttons are on the right. The new screen shown here is miles better than the old VW ones. The most used functions are accessible from the main screen.

@coltoncleveringa8004 1 year ago

I really like the cupra styling but we don’t have cupra here in the states that I’m aware of. Great review Sir Pete!

@olafhermans 9 months ago

never before have car manufacturers listened less to customers than today

they simply refuse to replace the things that everybody hates

@ssc00p 1 year ago

Funny thing... for example Skoda Enyaq and this Born has the same wheelbase... to the millimeter...

@Gazi_EV 1 year ago

Hi Pete, I have had both the VW id3 and a Cupra Born e-boost and by far the Cupra Born is a superior car by a long way only beaten by my current Jaguar i-pace.

@kennedy369 1 year ago

I see the accent colour as copper, L27a cup copper is the paint code.

@louishiggins8881 1 year ago

I've had a "standard" Cupra Born V3 for 2 years - agree with your comments 😁.
The pano roof is pretty much essential (designers stop with the dark headlining !!!).
It's taken VW ages to go back to proper buttons on their newer vehicles, maybe Cupra will get them in a few years time 😂.
My biggest gripe is with software upgrades (basically none until you take it in for it's first service after two years) and the general complete lack of support/interest from VW (Cupra) for the car ☹️.
Really like the car, though 😂.

@ginggur17 1 year ago

6:56 oooofda may! Ouch.

@bshah4831 1 year ago

Our Cupra Born 77kw has the Michelin 19 inch Sport EV tyres, and they are superb. We also have the DCC, which helps with handling.

@JABKPE 1 year ago

I own one and I love it! I took my brother in law out in it and scared the life out of him, and I wouldn’t quite say he’s an EV convert, but he’s definitely got more time for them now, he does however love the Born VZ.

@johns14a 1 year ago

Good review Ped. I don't see many Born's on the road anyway but suspect there'll be even less of these. The price goes down like a cup of cold sick with me considering all the decent cars you could get for similar money, like say a Golf R.