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CUPRA Born receives a £2,350 pricing reduction across the range

Pricing for CUPRA Born will now start at £34,125 (for V1 58kWh 204PS) Trim and battery line-up also becomes simpler.

CUPRA has increased the accessibility of its first fully electric model, CUPRA Born, by reducing prices by £2,350 across the range coupled with a suite of electric vehicle (EV) purchasing incentives.

As well as this, CUPRA will be simplifying the CUPRA Born by closing for new factory order the 58kWh 204PS across all trims, the 77kWh 230PS on the V2 trim, and both the V2 Edition and V3 Edition trims. This means that the CUPRA Born line-up will reduce for new factory order to V1 58kWh 230PS, V2 58kWh 230PS, V3 58kWh 230PS, and V3 77kWh 230PS, with the recently announced CUPRA Born VZ also opening for order soon.

And, due to the price reduction, the entry price for a factory order CUPRA Born will reduce to £35,085 for a V1 58kWh 230PS – which is less than the previous price for a V1 58kWh 204PS – and the entry price for the larger battery will reduce to £41,385 for a V3 77kWh 230PS – which is less than the previous entry price for a V2 77kWh 230PS.

The £2,350 price reduction will be available for both new factory orders and orders from stock, including the trims and batteries that are now closed for new factory orders. Pricing for CUPRA Born VZ to be announced shortly.

To make EVs even more accessible, the brand is also currently offering a suite of incentives including 0% APR for 36 months­­­ or £4,000 deposit contribution on 3.9% APR for 48 months (for orders placed before 2 April 2024) 1, plus a complimentary Ohme home charger and a £750 pre-paid Mastercard for every Retail purchase (for orders placed and handed over by 31 March 2024) 2.

Finally, those who place an order before 2 April 2024 will receive a complimentary CUPRA eCare plan, which covers the first two years of servicing at an authorised CUPRA Retailer.

Updates to CUPRA Born pricing:

Trim levelModelWLTP CO2 (g/km)BiK 2023/24*MDP (Manufacturer’s Direct Price) (inc. VAT)Available for Order
V158kWh 204PS02%£34,125Orders from stock only
58kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£35,085New factory orders and orders from stock
V258kWh 204PS02%£36,045Orders from stock only
58kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£36,855New factory orders and orders from stock
V2 Edition 58kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£37,765Orders from stock only
77kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£39,625Orders from stock only
V358kWh 204PS02%£37,800Orders from stock only
58kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£38,605New factory orders and orders from stock
V3 Edition 58kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£39,500Orders from stock only
77kWh 230PS e-Boost02%£41,385New factory orders and orders from stock

CUPRA Born’s lively performance and versatile city driving capabilities were recently recognised at the WhatCar? Car of the Year Awards 2024, where it topped the Best Small Electric Car to Drive category for the second year running.

*BiK value is based on WLTP CO2 and applicable from 1 December 2023
1 – 0% APR for 36 months or £4,000 deposit contribution on 3.9% APR for 48 months available on Retail if ordered before 2nd April 2024
2 – UK retail customers, 18+ who order a new CUPRA Born between 01/02 – 31/03 & take delivery by 31/03/24. Can claim Ohme Home Charger and £750 prepaid card at point of order.

SRGTD

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I sympathise with anyone who may have just bought one with their ‘hard earned’ at the pre-reduced prices, as they’ll take a bigger depreciation hit than they might have anticipated. Hopefully not too many people in that position as I dare say most Cupra Born EV’s will either a) be on PCP with a contractually agreed GFV, or b) leased, so the monthly lease payments will be known up front at the start of the lease.

For anyone considering a nearly new Cupra EV, in light of the new car price drop, I wonder if the price of used Born EV’s on dealership forecourts will be adjusted downwards to reflect the new car price reduction? 🤔 (probably not IMHO).
 
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Electric cars aren't selling as well as expected and have been overproduced by manufacturers. It looks like CUPRA is trying to get these shifted.
0% finance and reduced prices will still not tempt me, but it shows how the manufacturers will act to meet the government targets. What next, increased costs for all ICE cars?, instead of a better charging network and range of these so called future cars.
 

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It could just be Vag in distress. I'm not getting a home charger till 2030 😉. Give it another six years. For local use I can see the merit of these. I keep an eye on the electrics round here. The Tesla is a second car but doesn't go out much, never see it on home charging, must be a local Tesla charging station tucked up somewhere. Belongs to an ex traffic police head who obviously is interested in cars. The sister VW to the Born is used on shopping runs, belongs to a farmer, home charging. Then the electric VW van for the school run, another farmer, home charging. Three households got a bob or two. Two as second cars.

Tavascan on the roads later this year, if I havent missed something, will be interesting to see how Cupra folk take to it. That's going to be the dream motor and sign post for big Cupras of the future or not. On more prosaic things what's going to happen to my local Seat dealer 😐. Feels like Seat dealers will have to get other franchises if the Cupra models can't support the business. We'll see.
 
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Looking on autotrader - there are some big price drops for all EV's. I-pace and E-tron are now under 20k so have lost 40-60k+ in 4 years! :eek:
I would imagine the vast majority of new EV sales are business tax write offs or on finance - who on earth would buy a new one with cash!

Not going to help EV's with the government removing the free VED incentive - so from 2025 all EV's will be paying standard VED rate of £180-£190! or more if over the 40k threshold.

An EV could suit me well for 90% of the time - I have a small drive so can easily charge from home - and work round trip is less than 60 miles. Where it doesn't work is my car is also the family wagon - for trips on family holidays to Devon & Cornwall.
 
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That is indeed the issue planning long coffee breaks on holiday. Then at your destination finding a charging point. When I use to do 120 miles a day I'd be charging it up every 3 days on that basis. Fighting with charging points on service stations, do-able but long coffee breaks. Charging points are getting there. Why I'm giving it another six years. As a second car they are OK now, you'd select the car for where you are going. Mine is used for long journeys why I reckon I'll hold off. For local run around and home charging fine. Reckon there will be a lot of old bangers on the road in 10+ years.... eventually you'll have to go to EV. City driving will thin out since people living in towns probably won't have charging points on street parking. The infrastructure won't be able to support it for practical reasons for city folk for example London. Exciting times ;).
 
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Looking on autotrader - there are some big price drops for all EV's. I-pace and E-tron are now under 20k so have lost 40-60k+ in 4 years! :eek:
I would imagine the vast majority of new EV sales are business tax write offs or on finance - who on earth would buy a new one with cash!

Not going to help EV's with the government removing the free VED incentive - so from 2025 all EV's will be paying standard VED rate of £180-£190! or more if over the 40k threshold.

An EV could suit me well for 90% of the time - I have a small drive so can easily charge from home - and work round trip is less than 60 miles. Where it doesn't work is my car is also the family wagon - for trips on family holidays to Devon & Cornwall.
Yeah, it's all well and good getting a big discount from new, or a dealer contribution of £4k (Peugeot), but if the P11D is high HMRC will be laughing as they collect their luxury car tax from on EVs from 2025