CUPRA’s first all-electric model the CUPRA el-Born unveiled

[UnrepentantN00b]

Does it not get to 60mph

So at 2.9 sec it's 0.4 sec slower than a Leon Cupra 280 to 31 mph.

The M3P is 1.4 sec and the M3 is 2.0 sec for comparison 0-31 mph

My wallet cries at the price of the Standard Range M3, never mind the performance!

It is worrying how many electric cars top speed is ~80 mph. Obviously that *should* be fast enough but if you've ever driven an underpowered car close to its limits...

I'm going to go and give this car a try, when it is available, electric is coming if you like it or not!

 

[knoted]

I like it!
Perhaps a different set of rims, but overall a cool looking car.

 

[Terry99]

An article in today’s Daily Telegraph says it does 0 - 62 in sub 3 seconds!

 

[Syphon]

Typo surely? There has been nothing released by CUPRA other than this article at the moment.

 

[Terry99]

Typo surely? There has been nothing released by CUPRA other than this article at the moment.

Yeah, just rechecked and that’s what it says, but as you say, they must have mixed it up with something else. (if only......................? )

 

[Fishbowlhead]

the CUPRA el-Born will take the energy needed for at least 260km in 30 minutes.

Thats impressive.

 

['Little' John]

Thats impressive.

My CUPRA takes on the energy required for 700km in less than 5 minutes....

 

[Chester]

An article in today’s Daily Telegraph says it does 0 - 62 in sub 3 seconds!

Think I might write to them and ask them to source the car!

 

[AndrewJB]

Pretty sure it was 0-30 in sub 3 seconds.

 

[Syphon]

Yup from the article top of this thread "The car accelerates from 0-31mph in 2.9s". They've misread it as 0-62.

 

[AndrewJB]

el-Born is going to be a cool city car

 

[BigJase88]

My CUPRA takes on the energy required for 700km in less than 5 minutes....

Thats amazing!

So there is a fuel out there that can recharge your car almost instantly?

WOW, that sounds like the future!! Impressive, sooner we leave behind these long charge time milk floats the better!

 

[johnd]

Thats amazing!

So there is a fuel out there that can recharge your car almost instantly?

WOW, that sounds like the future!! Impressive, sooner we leave behind these long charge time milk floats the better!

Yes, agreed. Now, if only we could arrange to get that fuel dispensed at home while the car was sitting around doing nothing (overnight, for example) then that really would be the ultimate solution. This way the dispensing time - within reason - is almost irrelevant.