Cupra Born 58 e-Boost 2024 - Things you NEED to know! | Range, Noise, 0-100

[@pitkatom]

Your review videos are really good; Coherent and comparable through all reviews. Good pace and calm presentation. And most importantly; Most of key parametrics. I suggest you review the boot space in liters and usability and rear cabin space (by sitting behind the drives seat with your settings). Gl and keep 'em coming!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks, Glad you like them! I usually do all that. For the Cupra , unfortunately, I didn't have time to do my regular full review. 👍

[@pitkatom]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Excellent, i apologize for not realizing. Anyway, i hope your channel grows like it deserves to.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks mate

[@peterburt2905]

Great test. Well explained and as objective as possible. Nice job, thank you. Subscribed.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Glad to hear! Welcome

[@louishiggins8881]

Nice straightforward review 😁. I've had a 58kwh Cupra Born (not e-boost) for 18 months (in the UK) - averaged 3.8 miles per kilowatt over a full year. Varies dramatically with the weather, from ~3 m/kwh in the winter to ~4.2 now as we approach summer 😂. Sorry, not sure how this translates to kilometres. It is a very nice car to own and drive. But, I will say EVs are not for everyone 😂.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

3,8 equals to 16.4kWh/100km.

[@louishiggins8881]

@ItsOnlyElectric Thanks 😁. Still think miles or kilometres per kilowatt is a better way to report consumption, though 😂.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@louishiggins8881 👍🙂

[@StephenButlerOne]

I drive my bord in range most of the time, its range or cupra, i dont use any of the others. Range is good as its not sensitive on the throttle, when youre just driving normally. The throttle in range mode is dialed in well. Then if i want to overtake, or entre some nice roads ill chamge to cupra mode.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Agree

[@luckyluke95]

The new version Cupra Born VZ with 320ch, new seats, new engine, new software will coming this summer 😍😍😍

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, looking forward to that one.

[@keaty1984]

Is there a price yet?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Not that I have seen yet.

[@marcwinner567]

Great video! My natural reaction to Cupra is that it is a cheaper VW but just like Skoda they seem to have some models with greater value than VW :)

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Exactly, at least when it comes to the EV lineup. I prefer the Enyaq over the ID4 and the Cupra over the ID3.

[@janoleolsen]

Rented this at Hertz with 16000 km milage. The car has one possible BIG negative side. There is no battery preconditioning, so in fall/spring and winter - the DC charging speed is typically 30-40kW ! Unlike Tesla which has the same price tag and more range, and no such temperature issues doing 170-250kW. I've tested this at +4c and -8c. Same low speed. However, when I arrived at a charger with 2% battery level, it made an unusual peak charge speed of 90kW, and stayed above 40kW much of the time. Reading online that iD7 will have battery preconditioning :-). In all cases, I had driven 2-3 hours before charging, so battery should have been fairly warm. The one "fast" case I had, was after just a 30 minute drive and with 30 minute rest before driving - and it was at approx -10c. So I would only recommend EV with battery preconditioning, if you ever plan exceed the car's range on any drive, and thus needing DC fast charging in fall or spring. Actual range was 59% of stated WLTP range in winter in my situation. Which is normal for most EVs.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thank you for pointing that out. It's one of the single most important aspects of an EV, to have preconditioning.

[@StephenButlerOne]

Any born made after June 2004, now has pre-conditioning. And it makes a huge difference

[@itekani]

Hope you get to test the new version when it comes out. Wonder if it will also charge faster?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Ja den kommer jag testa när den är tillgänglig. Lär ladda 175kW om den hat det stora batteriet

[@jonnyf001]

great video, what acceleration app do you use?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks 🙏 I'm using a Racebox mini, its accelero and gps meter. The phone only shows the graphics.

[@NiejakiDD]

Do you make your tests only within certain temperature or range of temperatures?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I do the test n. Est possible conditions during the test period. But I do the tests all year so both summer and winter tests.

[@brams77]

When you did the acceleration test did you push the button on the steering wheel

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes

[@gesp5151]

I had loads of problems with AC and DC charging rates on mine. They have a battery safe guarding “feature “ which impacts 75/80% of overnight charging giving about the same as a granny charge of a normal wall socket (3.5kwh). DC never hit web site statements!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

That's sad. I have an ID3 with stable ac and DC charging. DC only stable during summer

[@gesp5151]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Did/Do you have problems with DC charge speed? I tried everything including warm car on warm day at FastNed 350 and couldn’t get it to peak at the rate it would need to average to achieve the stated 5-80% in 35 minutes. My experience was 50-55mins which is way too long given range you get off 75% of a 58kwh battery

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@gesp5151 Im driving ID3 with the big 77 pack that one charges as expected in good conditions.

[@gesp5151]

@@ItsOnlyElectric That’s the one where most of the range benefit is negated by the weight gain isn’t it?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

No, it's as efficient as the 58 pack despite being heavier. Weight isn't the problem for EVs, aero is.

[@screechmr2]

I much prefer the look of the cupra born to the id3, but are they planning on doing a performance version? one that appeals to those that would go for the cupra r, golf r or audi s3 and the like. seems like they're missing a trick if they don't do a hyper hatch version because there's loads of golf r's about so surely there's a market.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, exactly that is coming. It's called Cupra VZ and released after this summer. 326hp, 545Nm of torque, RWD, bigger battery, cooler exterior etc..

[@screechmr2]

@@ItsOnlyElectric had a look at that, that's still only a hot hatch, I'm on about a proper performance version. They don't seem to want to try the golf r market with an ev

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Then it needs to get a proper AWD version. Dont see that coming for the ID3 or the born yet. No proper performance cars in the EV lineup from VW in sight..

[@tommyjakobsen5504]

is that the GTI.. 7sec. my Zoe is nearly as fast as this.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Haha! I had a Zoe ones, it's fast up to 40km/h..

[@baltazarkosa29]

looks better than WV sibling! IMHO...

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Totally agree

[@PsychoDaD__]

It does, but it suffers the same issues as WV initially had and as far as I know there is no new version with an updated drive train. The software seemed to be more stable, but maybe this was just luck when I was looking into that car.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

New version BORN VZ with new drive train and new screen and software coming after summer.

[@baltazarkosa29]

@@ItsOnlyElectric looking forward to this review!

[@PsychoDaD__]

@@ItsOnlyElectric If the price is right it can make a difference, but I think it will suffer the same fate as other WV ID series - too little, too late.

[@Donzorro849]

Dina reviews blir bättre och bättre.. asbra!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Tackar! Kul att höra

[@2TOKE69]

Cupran är tuff. 💪

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Ja lite tuff är den. Mer attityd

[@stevecordingley7804]

I drive a Born,and it is so different to drive from the ID3, interior is markedly better, do a better job..

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It's a lot better than the old ID3. But the one with the updated interior is on par with the Born I would say.

[@NiejakiDD]

I thought this is some VW Golf/ID... Stellantis, VW Group - their models are going to look like siblings: the same except minor stylistic differences.😬I'm sorry to Opel, Lancia, Alfa Romeo...

[@SP-ie1vx]

The light flickering in the video is immensely annoying

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

🙂 I'm trying to get rid of it but it's not always possible. Depending on my gear.

[@SP-ie1vx]

@@ItsOnlyElectric oh I thought it was a fault on the car 😂

[@PierreDybman]

It should drive better on twisty roads

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Nice, didn't drive it hard enough to be able to feel the difference.

[@SeeliLeck3r]

Hello 👋🏽 is the Born getting the new electric engine and infotainment screen and software as for the ID line up at some point? I’m also surprised that the gear selector is still on the instrument cluster, which makes me think the screen is still the small one I’m not so into Cupra as a brand, so I’m not aware of the updates to be honest But as always, thanks for the review 🙌🏼

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Hi man! Yes a new version called VZ will arrive with the new 12,9" screen and 286hp drive unit later this year.

[@SeeliLeck3r]

@@ItsOnlyElectric ok, sounds nice. Looking for you to test it then 😊 I can see the channel growing, hope the pace will speed up. That would be nice for you 🙌🏼

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@SeeliLeck3r will for sure test it. Trying to grow but takes time and last months has been very busy and hard to keep the pace in the channel.

[@SeeliLeck3r]

@@ItsOnlyElectric yeah, I can totally understand. Still have the regular job to do 🙂

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@SeeliLeck3r exactly. Family and almost a full time job. 👍