Cupra Born | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Cupra (SEAT) |
Production | September 2021 – present |
Assembly | Germany: Zwickau (Volkswagen Zwickau-Mosel Plant) |
Designer | Alberto Torrecillas (exterior) Tsanko Petrov (interior)[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Small family car (C) |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | Volkswagen Group MEB |
Related | |
Powertrain | |
Electric motor | APP 310 permanent magnet brushless motor |
Battery | 45–77 kWh lithium-ion |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,765 mm (108.9 in) |
Length | 4,322 mm (170.2 in) |
Width | 1,809 mm (71.2 in) |
Height | 1,537 mm (60.5 in) |
The Cupra Born is a battery electric compact car/small family car (C-segment) marketed by SEAT through its performance-oriented Cupra marque.[2] Initially unveiled as the SEAT el-Born concept in 2019, the production car was revealed in May 2021 as the Cupra Born.[2] The Born is based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform and has been manufactured at the same plant in Zwickau, Germany, as the MEB-based Volkswagen ID.3.[2] The car is named after a neighbourhood in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.