Cupra Born

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zayn

Original Poster:

551 posts

119 months

Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Prefer this over the ID3

https://youtu.be/4SNTbuPK-EA

dibblecorse

6,885 posts

193 months

Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Looks great, been waiting for these as a replacement for the i3 ....

ZesPak

24,435 posts

197 months

Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Always liked the look of that size Seat. Maybe a bit "boy racer" but I always thought they looked good.

This... I like it but... there's something about that front end. It's just a sleek bumper stacked on top of a grill.


It just has too much going on for my liking. The need for a grill underneath there is questionable, but considering the height it would otherwise probably end up looking like a Model Y front end?

raspy

1,502 posts

95 months

Tuesday 25th May 2021
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That seems way better than the ID3, apart from having to use the phrase Hola, Hola to wake up the voice control system

aestetix1

868 posts

52 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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Shame they didn't improve the interior though. That's the major let-down with both of them.

Frimley111R

15,683 posts

235 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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To me that looks 1000 times cooler than an ID3! I wouldn't buy and ID3 but this, I would

DaveGrohl

894 posts

98 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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Yep, far better looking that the Godawful ID3. Nice interior but completely let down by the controls being the same as the abomination that has happened to VWs.

Daaaveee

910 posts

224 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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Looks great, much better than ID3. Hope it comes in a little cheaper too

Downward

3,618 posts

104 months

Sunday 6th March 2022
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Bump for the release.
Anyone seen any at the dealers for test drives or is it not out ?

MrB.

570 posts

187 months

Sunday 6th March 2022
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Downward said:
Bump for the release.
Anyone seen any at the dealers for test drives or is it not out ?
I’m being told press cars in the UK are possibly April/May. I’d have thought dealers will get cars at a similar time for demos.

skinnyman

1,641 posts

94 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Our local Seat dealer claimed demo cars would be available end of March, I can see that slipping though.

He also said that they're getting an initial batch of stock cars, and his feeling is if you don't get the initial batch you could well end up not getting one at all, due to the ongoing global issues.

plfrench

2,387 posts

269 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Just placed an order via salary sacrifice for a Born for my wife to replace her e-golf. It'll be fascinating to see if hers arrives before my Q4 which I put an order in for in early Jan (current delivery estimate Oct 22 but I'll be amazed if it turns up that quick!).

No idea how VAG are going to allocate production slots for the MEB cars at Zwickau cross-brand when they're all massively over subscribed - I suspect they'll make a bit of room for some Borns by pushing back some ID3s, Q4s, Enyaqs to give the newer brand a chance but they're very much stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Lease prices have gone up through the roof due to a serious imbalance in supply and demand though. Oh well, I guess it will all settle down eventually.

skinnyman

1,641 posts

94 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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Dealers on the FB group now stating there will be no launch cars available, all orders will be factory only.

So end of March they're launching a car that we're unlikely to see on the roads for 18-24mths

HTP99

22,600 posts

141 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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skinnyman said:
Dealers on the FB group now stating there will be no launch cars available, all orders will be factory only.

So end of March they're launching a car that we're unlikely to see on the roads for 18-24mths
I read that as no dealer launch cars, just spoken to our SEAT branch, there will be dealer cars for demo and viewing but no actual launch stock for orders.

AJB88

12,460 posts

172 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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I fancied one of these, I had been a SEAT owner/Enthusiast for last 14 years but bought a stop gap car last year and ended up buying a bigger house..


Just looked how much these are going to be / lease and cant see me moving into one soon, shame really as I like the look of them and would suit my needs.

plfrench

2,387 posts

269 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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skinnyman said:
Dealers on the FB group now stating there will be no launch cars available, all orders will be factory only.

So end of March they're launching a car that we're unlikely to see on the roads for 18-24mths
Is 18-24 mths what the dealers are saying?!!

HTP99

22,600 posts

141 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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plfrench said:
skinnyman said:
Dealers on the FB group now stating there will be no launch cars available, all orders will be factory only.

So end of March they're launching a car that we're unlikely to see on the roads for 18-24mths
Is 18-24 mths what the dealers are saying?!!
The wiring looms are manufactured in Ukraine, I spoke to my SEAT manager, ref lead times his answer was "not a clue".

Puzzles

1,848 posts

112 months

Thursday 10th March 2022
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looks far better than the id3 imo

skinnyman

1,641 posts

94 months

Friday 11th March 2022
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plfrench said:
skinnyman said:
Dealers on the FB group now stating there will be no launch cars available, all orders will be factory only.

So end of March they're launching a car that we're unlikely to see on the roads for 18-24mths
Is 18-24 mths what the dealers are saying?!!
Yes.

Basically the factory has already sold all their 2022 build capacity, which has now been pushed back into 2023 due to the invasion, and they haven't sorted a replacement supplier for parts that were previously manufactured in Ukraine. So most VW group EVs don't have a current scheduled build date

CraigV6

348 posts

132 months

Saturday 12th March 2022
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Does it have the horrendous infotainment / operating system from the Formentor?
If so, no amount of good looks makes this worthy of interest.