Cupra Born MY24 with Interior Pack $49,990 Drive Away @ Cupra Australia

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Cupra Born MY24 with Interior Pack $49,990 Drive Away @ Cupra Australia

E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 14:30 cupraofficial.com.au (2564 clicks)
Last edited 09/01/2025 - 20:41 by 1 other user

The original $47,090 discount price cut appears to have stopped - see the old post here:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/887609

All MY24 Cupra Borns now appear to be $49,990 Drive Away and come standard with the Interior Pack.

When you go to order the car, use the filter to select the Interior Pack from the Interior filter. Or if you see a car you like scroll down to the 'Extras' tab to make sure the Interior Pack equipment is fitted.

The Cupra Born was previously $59,990 before on road costs and option packs. So you are looking at roughly a ~$15,000 - $20,000 saving over what people were paying previously once you factor in drive away costs.

No news on when MY25 Cupra Born's will arrive in Australia. MY25 Cupra Born's in the UK appear to have had some changes applied, the main one being that option packs no longer reduce the seat count down to 4 seats, you get the full 5 seat setup.

Link to Order Page:

https://www.cupraofficial.com.au/stock?t_model=EXBQ

Please note Cupra does not have negotiable pricing, they follow the same setup as Tesla, BYD, Polestar, Xpeng, Mercedes, Genesis, Honda, etc with having fixed pricing.

Specs:

511km WLTP range (with 17kWh/100km energy consumption, expect ~450km real world range)
Rear Wheel Drive
170kW/310Nm
0-50km/h = 2.8s
0-60km/h = 3.2s
0-80km/h = 4.7s
0-100km/h = 7s
385L Boot (Seats Up)
Based on VW Group's MEB platform.
4324mm long, 1809mm wide, and 1540mm high
2766mm wheelbase (space between the wheels which usual gives you an indication of interior space)

Charging Speed

AC: up to 11kW
DC: up to 170kW

Option Packs reduce the seating capacity down to 4

Interior Pack (usually $2900 - however comes fitted to Borns listed at $49,990 drive away)

Blue Dinamica seats
Seat heating
Seat Power adjustment
Seat massage function
9 speaker Beats audio system
heated windscreen washer jets

Performance Pack ($2600)

Adaptive dampers
20-inch wheels
Michelin Pilot Sport tyres|
Please note due to the larger wheels WLTP driving range is reduced to 475km (~410km real world range)

Optional Servicing Packs (If you are looking at a Novated Lease, having these bundled into the lease might help)

3 Year Pack = $990
5 Year Pack = $1590

Servicing:

12 months or 15,000km

Warranty:

5 Years, Unlimited kilometers on the car
8 Years, 180,000km on the battery pack

Who is Cupra?

Cupra is owned by VW Group, they are a sporty spin off from SEAT. The brand is designed to sit in-between VW and Audi in the VW Group hierarchy.

Where is the Cupra Born made?

Germany.
It is made alongside the VW ID.3 in the Volkswagen Zwickau factory.

Minor Negatives that may impact some people

No 1 pedal driving like in Tesla's, Hyundai, Kia, MG, etc.
No spare tyre (or space saver), but it has a puncture repair kit.
No built in sat nav (you need to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto)
No HUD
No wireless Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Wired only.
No sunroof option
Performance or Interior packs remove the middle rear seat.
Hard pack plastics on all doors. Rear doors don't even have soft elbow/arm support.
No rear air vents
No OTA connectivity (requires you to drop it off at dealers to get software updates, no remote app connectivity)
Touch buttons on the steering wheel
No front boot (Frunk)
RHD cars UK/Australia receive apparently don't have the windscreen wipers swapped over to the other side, so in heavy rain, water can be pushed into your line of sight

Australian Reviews

CarExpert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayrZ7MFPq44

Chasing Cars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOF5LLGV02U

Driving Enthusiast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4fq2gjdMLw

The Right Car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGQUY1cBT0

Competitors

MG 4 77kWh

$55,000 drive away (+$8000 over the Cupra)
Made in China, instead of European made for the Cupra
Both are RWD
Both have 77kWh batteries
Both have similar real world range
Both don't have OTA connectivity
Similar performance
Very similar boot capacity
10 year warranty instead of 5 year warranty on the Cupra
Much worse interior fit/finish compared to the Cupra
Driving dynamics not up to the level of the Cupra, but still decent.

Automotive Car Cupra Electric Vehicle

Unknown

Related Stores

SEAT CUPRA, S.A.U.

Comments

TightG on 09/01/2025 - 14:36

+23

Nice writeup!
psyren89 on 09/01/2025 - 14:48

+16

Something to note: rear brakes are drum, not disc.
- Naigrabzo on 09/01/2025 - 15:27
  
  wonder why? Cost cutting or making it hard to replace? Maybe just gong back to 1960s tech. Cutting edge.
  - Gwilli on 09/01/2025 - 15:34
    
    +8
    
    Uses regenerative braking, only needs drum on the rear TBH. The electric motor creates drag when braking and recharges the battery, like going down gears in a manual, disk/drums are more for the endpoint stopping.
    - bazingaa on 09/01/2025 - 17:14
      
      even in auto it down shifts for drag when breaking, isn't it? i always feel the drag and down shift if break is gradually pressed
      - Gwilli on 09/01/2025 - 17:57
        
        @bazingaa: Yes drums are fine on an EV, one of the main aims when braking is to charge the battery, works fine and for close to one pedal driving you can flick it into B mode and it increases the drag on the motor a lot, does not come to a complete stop though.
        
        tp0 on 09/01/2025 - 18:11
        
        @Gwilli: The “drag” effect is less efficient. You’re best driving in normal mode and using the brake pedal to perform regenerative braking.
        
        Gwilli on 09/01/2025 - 18:27
        
        @tp0: In fact that is how we usually drive it!
        It's efficient enough already and has good range.
      - serpserpserp on 09/01/2025 - 22:55
        
        @bazingaa: How do you have down shifts in an EV?
        
        bazingaa on 09/01/2025 - 22:59
        
        @serpserpserp: I don't have an EV
peterc on 09/01/2025 - 15:10

+5

No "one pedal driving" is a deal breaker!
Impossible to go back to griding metal instead or charging the battery every time you want to slow down!!! Nooooo
VW software and interface! YUCK!!!!
Otherwise looks like a hot hatch without the hot hatch EV performance. ;-)
- ChickenAdobo on 09/01/2025 - 15:31
  
  +4
  
  Then the Born VZ is the one you want if you hot hatch like handling with decent speed
  - Alzori on 09/01/2025 - 15:40
    
    (coming early 2025 to Aus. 240kW up from 170W)
  - peterc on 09/01/2025 - 18:44
    
    Looks Nice but but probably still no one pedal driving and the same legacy VW software.
    Maybe when they get some proper software from their investments into Rivian and Xpeng things will improve.
- loksmack on 09/01/2025 - 15:42
  
  +9
  
  One pedal driving and regenerative braking are different things.
  
  Plenty of cars have regenerative braking through the brake pedal.
  
  Though I agree, OPD is definitely a big selling point.
- willyroo on 09/01/2025 - 15:42
  
  I drove an EV ID.4 (in Europe) with the same D/B (Drive/Brake) twist knob. Yes it isn't 1PD, however it's really intuitive and for many (most?) drivers it works very well.
  - tp0 on 09/01/2025 - 16:28
    
    +3
    
    Definitely more intuitive. EVs should just drive like cars. OPD is a gimmick.
    - peterc on 09/01/2025 - 18:52
      
      +2
      
      I am sorry but you have never driven a Tesla with one pedal driving. The control is just incredible, much safer as the car is already braking as you lift the accelerator pedal.
      Probably never having to replace brake pads.
      brake pedal dust free wheels.
      Charging the battery going downhill or slowing down for free.
      etc, etc….
      - Deviner on 09/01/2025 - 23:13
        
        +1
        
        @peterc: I've a Tesla and absolutely hate "one pedal driving".
        I've intentionally set the regen to whatever the setting is to avoid this (I think it's "creep" rather than "hold"), so that the car doesn't grind to a halt the moment I let off the accelerator.
        
        Still regens when slowing down or going down hills, but just doesn't do it nearly as harshly as if "one pedal driving".
        And pushing down the brake pedal fully at red lights engages "brake hold", which allows me to relax my foot.
      - tp0 on 09/01/2025 - 23:28
        
        +1
        
        @peterc: I have driven a Tesla. You clearly haven’t driven anything else because if you did you would know other EVs perform regenerative braking when you press the brake pedal.
- 0 0 0 on 09/01/2025 - 16:01
  
  +5
  
  One pedal driving is overrated. Creates more fatigue. I use highest level regen braking in my car despite having one pedal mode. Most of the time I use cruise control.
- kfcsam on 09/01/2025 - 16:09
  
  There is regen breaking in B mode of this car (I guess different to one pedal, but I like the setup of it). When you hit the breaks the first portion goes to regen too
- cloudy on 09/01/2025 - 16:39
  
  +5
  
  I would only go for a EV with no OPD option. After buying my current EV using brake pedal like the old days is perfectly fine and means when I let others drive my car it ain’t a complete shock to them and they drive with confidence too knowing it’s not some new adjustment for them.
  - Jikx on 09/01/2025 - 17:06
    
    +3
    
    Same.
    
    It also won't mess with your muscle memory if you drive another car routinely either.
  - sovereign01 on 09/01/2025 - 18:54
    
    +1
    
    Each to their own but I personally don't like OPD at all. I find it more tiresome to constantly have to touch the accelerator pedal than just using the brake. EVs that allow for both + a regenerative level (The Born does this).
    - serpserpserp on 09/01/2025 - 22:56
      
      I enjoy how the Polestar 2 does it.
- dp1 on 09/01/2025 - 16:43
  
  +3
  
  It's close 'enough' to one pedal driving. At the lights I brake only to slow down at the very end from 3km/h to 0. If cruise control is on, you can gently tap the brake pedal to turn it off then not need the brakes again until down to 3km/h. It's still vastly less braking than an ICE.
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 16:49
  
  To be fair all the reviews point out that the standard Cupra Born listed here is still a decent performing hatch back. Good driving dynamics and decent enough power.
  
  Golf GTI had similar performance credentials not long ago and people absolutely loved them.
  
  The incoming Born VZ dials this up even more.
- sovereign01 on 09/01/2025 - 18:50
  
  +1
  
  I don't think you understand how electric cars work
  
  When you brake in an electric car, they will almost exclusively always use the motor to regenerate electricity rather than the actual brakes
  
  I've driven one of these Borns - When you hit the brake, it charges the battery using regeneration, and it shows you this live on its little dashboard. You can also set it to 'one pedal mode' with aggressive regeneration. Although with that said these won't come to a complete stop without using the brake pedal, which some people seem to have a problem with but I personally much prefer in an EV.
- kfcsam on 09/01/2025 - 16:07
  
  +2
  
  You do use regen breaking allot/most of the time, and drums should last a very long time / be cheaper.
  - cloudy on 09/01/2025 - 16:40
    
    Given regen does most of the work on any new EV any braking method will last a long time. Disc or drum. But disc brakes just look better.
  - camr00 on 09/01/2025 - 17:20
    
    ^^^ Agreed ^^^
    Wash an EV compared to an ICE car and you realise how little brake dust and soot is on the car. They rarely use their brakes! Wash the car and it's amazing how 'clean' it is compared to an ICE car.
- tp0 on 09/01/2025 - 16:29
  
  +3
  
  Rear discs on a RWD EV are a negative. They're completely unnecessary and the lack of use can cause problems.
  - cloudy on 09/01/2025 - 16:41
    
    Lack of use? Brakes are still used, just less. No EV can stop quickly without the use of brakes.
    - tp0 on 09/01/2025 - 16:43
      
      +2
      
      No one said brakes aren't used. You'll note this car has big 340mm discs on the front. The rear drum is enough to supplement the regen braking with the motor and is lower maintenance.
Alzori on 09/01/2025 - 15:41

When I did a search in my area some were $49,690 and came with the performance pack instead. So up to you what you're after.
- Spidey on 09/01/2025 - 16:29
  
  I believe the $49690 models are MY23. Th3 $49990 is MY24
  - Alzori on 09/01/2025 - 18:43
    
    Ah! You're right, I missed that. The performance pack MY24 ones are $52,590… Looks like you pay $2600 more for the performance pack but lose out on the interior pack? That seems like a bit of a raw deal in comparison.
BargainGain on 09/01/2025 - 15:48

+2

I rented one of these a while back. Very fun car!

PS - the best automotive write up I've seen on OZB. Well done!
- tor on 09/01/2025 - 17:45
  
  +1
  
  Where can you rent one of these?
PVA on 09/01/2025 - 15:55

So it seems like the price reduction has stopped but, really, all theyve done is added a pack to the cheaper price and charged full price for it.
dukeGR4 on 09/01/2025 - 15:57

+3

RHD cars UK/Australia receive apparently don't have the windscreen wipers swapped over to the other side, so in heavy rain, water can be pushed into your line of sight

that's cooked
- Weshouldgetsushi on 09/01/2025 - 16:04
  
  -1
  
  That's primitive.
  Unnecessarily penny pinching.
  - Corgsta on 09/01/2025 - 20:18
    
    In my old Audi A3 from 2005, it had the indicator/wiper controls backwards to other Australian cars. I never saw it as primitive or penny pinching. It’s just what all European cars have. I guess this is the same.
    - Weshouldgetsushi on 09/01/2025 - 20:40
      
      Window wipers wipe toward the left of the windscreen.
      Different to the control stalk - a minor issue I've experienced with rental cars etc.
    - Naigrabzo on 09/01/2025 - 23:17
      
      Who is volunteering to tell Cupra about this issue? Put ya hands up yo!
- kfcsam on 09/01/2025 - 16:04
  
  +2
  
  Fwiw I have this car and have never noticed this as an issue, and I drive in the rain allot.
  - codaroma on 09/01/2025 - 16:16
    
    +10
    
    how much rain were you allotted?
juser10 on 09/01/2025 - 16:01

+1

Competitors
MG 4 77kWh
$55,000 drive away (+$8000 over the Cupra)

Isn't the MG4 $35K drive away?
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 16:24
  
  +2
  
  The MG4 55kwh base model is.
  That's not compatible to the Born which comes with the 80kWh battery.
  
  Trying to compare apples to apples.
- Pcoder on 09/01/2025 - 16:27
  
  That's the smaller battery version with 51kwh and 350km WLTP range. Long range with similar battery size (77kwh/530km WLTP) costs from $52,704, excluding onroad charges.
kfcsam on 09/01/2025 - 16:03

+5

Cracker bargain, especially if in WA.
-Novate Lease for 5 years: reduces salary by ~$300fn
-Sell old car, park in offset and use that as in incentive: minus $77pf*
-Claim 4.2c per km travelled: minus $7pf**
-Claim WA EV rebate: minus $27pf
=$189 per fortnight, inclusive of rego, insurance and tyres.

Assuming tyres, rego and insurance cost $2200pa, you are getting the car for ~$85pf, and charge off solar to compound savings

*assuming old car value $8k, and you earn 5.5% interest on those funds
**assuming 15,000km p.a. and 30% tax rate

Note this is napkin math
- Bobbus on 09/01/2025 - 16:27
  
  If you're interested in more detailed figures, give this a go: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CtpBXmuhRW3HrBjqJqnP…
- fivespice on 09/01/2025 - 17:14
  
  +1
  
  So the car costs $11,000 over five years? Surely there's a balloon payment?
  
  What's the math look like if you just do the novated lease for a year and pay the balloon?
  - Alzori on 09/01/2025 - 18:35
    
    +1
    
    Shorter lease means less tax benefits (due to lower proportion paid off via lease payments, higher weekly deductions leading to lower tax bracket benefits from those deductions, and/or less time reaping tax benefits paying for running costs).
    
    Give the calculator linked above a go.
DTA on 09/01/2025 - 16:04

-3

Used Model 3 or Y better option and cheaper
xtommyk on 09/01/2025 - 16:05

+2

Depreciation will kill these in 3 years time
Jamiea on 09/01/2025 - 16:09

Some of those "minor negatives" are deal breakers
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 16:26
  
  +1
  
  Depends on the person buying. Some of them might be non-issues, or something they specifically want.
  
  There are people out there that apparently don't like the idea of their car being hooked up to connected services as an example.
hugerig1972 on 09/01/2025 - 16:36

-3

50k for a shitty little hatch is hilarious
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 16:46
  
  Golf GTI was asking similar coin not long ago.
  This has similar sort of performance and driving dynamics to the GTI
  
  A MK8 110TSI Golf R-Line costs the same as this but has performance performance today.
- 11112007 on 09/01/2025 - 18:20
  
  People have been buying "shitty little hatch" vehicles for years now around the $50k mark……
  - hugerig1972 on 09/01/2025 - 18:59
    
    -6
    
    And it's always been hilarious
freedomofspeech on 09/01/2025 - 16:43 Comment score below threshold.
Spacexyz on 09/01/2025 - 16:45

-1

Depreciated to $10k after 2 years usage.
- dp1 on 09/01/2025 - 16:48
  
  +7
  
  The first Australian-delivered Borns will be 2 years old in April. Report back when you buy one for $10k then.
- Naigrabzo on 09/01/2025 - 23:18
  
  To be fair it will lose 10k per year so not that fast.
laser on 09/01/2025 - 16:53

+1

0-100km/h = 7s, slug.
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 16:54
  
  +1
  
  0-50km/h in 2.8s should help with the traffic light GP in built up areas.
bazingaa on 09/01/2025 - 17:11

170kW/310Nm

why torque is low with this much power? my more than decade old car has 392Nm @ 135kW
- overlook on 09/01/2025 - 18:01
  
  Maybe weight?
- E5TOQUE on 09/01/2025 - 18:32
  
  +2
  
  Need to remember that power is available from 0RPM.
  It's not like a ICE car.
  
  0-50km/h in 2.8s
  0-80km/h in 4.7s - 5.0s
  0-100km/h in 6.8 - 7.0s
  
  So for the traffic light GP - its got plenty of punch.
  If you need more the Born VZ is coming soon with more power.
  - bazingaa on 09/01/2025 - 22:57
    
    traffic light GP
    
    lol, is that a real thing, Mine got below figures and can't complain at all for the price I paid, like 1/4 of this hehe
    
    0-50 kph 3.3 s
    0-80 kph 6.0 s
    0-100 kph 8.8 s
- TRRR on 09/01/2025 - 20:24
  
  +1
  
  Gas cars quote peak torque which spikes when the pistons fire and changes with rpm. Electric cars are more like continuous torque so lower number but better acceleration in reality
- Spets on 09/01/2025 - 22:17
  
  Your old car is a diesel that revs to about 4500rpm before running out of steam, that's why.
overlook on 09/01/2025 - 17:34

Great post, great insights, will buy 5
axlfan on 09/01/2025 - 17:36

Great write-up OP. Will be good to add the ancap testing details too.
Dack Smith on 09/01/2025 - 18:08

Chinese EVs are now the future, and Tesla can’t compete in terms of quality or price.

Victory for the CCP
- Corgsta on 09/01/2025 - 20:26
  
  Disagree. The only way the CCP victors is by massively jacking up the car industry to flood foreign markets with Chinese cars. How is that a victory? It’s a victory for the Chinese car manufacturers, which is different to CCP.
  
  People will choose their cars, not everyone will want to buy a Chinese car for one reason or another. And this deal is about VW, not Tesla. Tesla will compete, they just haven’t had to until now. They make (some of) their cars in China too.
- FXx on 09/01/2025 - 20:37
  
  Our Teslas come out of China, the ones we get now are great quality.
  
  What Chinese EVs are better quality? None are as good in terms of efficiency, performance and software as a package.
R4 on 09/01/2025 - 18:18

+4

Made by free people in Germany and not by serfs of the CCP in China.

The most important factor for me.
sovereign01 on 09/01/2025 - 18:58

Have driven one of these a fair bit - Definitely the best 'steering' EV I've driven yet, actually drives like it has some sporting pretensions - Golf GTI-ish, rather than a bland missile like most EVs.
tommypickles on 09/01/2025 - 19:10

Are they playing shenanigans?

When I click on Order Now for Richmond VIC it shows MY23 models alongside one MY24 at same price.

I'd be pretty miffed if I got an earlier year's version than what I expected.
ruprectaus on 09/01/2025 - 20:02

+2

I'm waiting for the Cupra Tavascan.
Wiadro on 09/01/2025 - 20:13

-1

these absolute meh