Cupra Born 60/63 e-Boost 170 kW electric RWD automatic

Sustainability rating
2025
86%

Cupra Born 60/63 e-Boost 170 kW electric RWD automatic

Sustainability rating
2025
86%

Our verdict

The CUPRA Born is a fully electric car produced by SEAT, part of the Volkswagen Group. Tested here is the 'e-Boost' version with 170 kW. The usable battery capacity is a reasonable 60 kWh and an empty mass of 1.8 tonnes. Supported by good consumption figures, the sustainability assessment comes put at a creditable 4½ stars and an average score of 86%.

  • The CUPRA Born has no tailpipe emissions and excels in mitigating harmful brake dust through regenerative braking and the use of rear drum brakes. Production and energy supply slightly reduce its score.
  • Energy use is typical. Cabin heating in cold winter conditions raises demand temporarily, but it stabilizes to sensible figures when stable in-cabin temperature conditions have been reached. The Highway consumption offers no surprises.
  • Low consumption, a reasonable battery size and Europe's clean electricity mix, together with production in Germany, boost the CUPRA Born's greenhouse gas performance and its environmental rating.
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8.9 10 Clean Air

The electric CUPRA Born naturally doesn't have any tailpipe emissions. It collects about half of the available points for tyre abrasion but receives all of them for brake abrasion. This excellent score is thanks to a high brake energy recuperation share and the use of an enclosed brake system (drums) on the rear axle. The pollutant emissions of the vehicle production and energy supply have a moderately negative impact on the good performance in this part of the assessment.

Exhaust emissions

good
10.0 10

good

10.010
NMHC NOX NH3 CO PN PM Score
Legal test (WLTP) 8.08
Warm weather 10.010
Highway 10.010
Winter cold start 10.010
Winter warm start 10.010

good

10.010
NMHC NOX NH3 CO PN PM Score
Real-world mixed drive 10.010
Short city trip 10.010
Congestion 2.02
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
Non-exhaust emissions

adequate
7.4 10

marginal

2.96
Result Score
Influence of mass 1.43
Wheel alignment 0.51
Accelerator response 1.02

good

6.06
Result Score
Brake dust mitigation 0.04
Brake dust containment 3.06
Recuperative braking - warm test 5.26
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
Additional Life Cycle Assessment information

adequate
7.3 10
Pollutants
*Exhaust emissions are not contributing to the score in Additional Life Cycle Assessment information because they are scored in the Exhaust emissions section above.
7.7 10 Energy Efficiency

The consumption values are as expected for a vehicle of this type and are very close to those recently measured with the VW ID.4. Heating the cabin quickly in cold winter conditions increases the electricity demand considerably, but once the desired comfort level is reached the consumption figures drops significantly. The high speed and power demand Highway Test, performed in the lab, needed 27.1 kWh/100 km – a plausible value and slightly better than VW's small SUV. The real-world test on sunny dry road resulted in 17.9 and the short urban trip in 13.8 kWh/100 km, respectively.

Energy demand

good
7.8 10

good

9.110
Legal test (WLTP)
17.4 kWh/100 km
Warm weather
18.7 kWh/100 km
Highway
27.1 kWh/100 km
Winter cold start
32.5 kWh/100 km
Winter warm start
26.7 kWh/100 km

adequate

8.210
Total LCA energy consumption
*Direct propulsion energy share is not shown, it is included in ‘Fuel/energy supply’
Energy source share in total LCA consumption
Rolling resistance

marginal
5.3 10
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
9.2 10 Greenhouse Gases

The consumption figures and the reasonable battery size help the CUPRA Born score well in this index. The relatively green European average electricity mix benefits the operation phase of the car. Following Green NCAP's life cycle assessment principle, the production of the vehicle and its battery are accounted for. Vehicle production in Europe offers an advantage and the final LCA greenhouse gas emissions value is 125.5 g CO2‑eq./km.

Exhaust GHG emissions

good
10.0 10
In laboratory
Legal test (WLTP)
0 g CO₂-eq./km
Warm weather
0 g CO₂-eq./km
Highway
0 g CO₂-eq./km
Winter cold start
0 g CO₂-eq./km
Winter warm start
0 g CO₂-eq./km
Additional Life Cycle Assessment information

marginal
5.7 10
Total LCA GHG Emissions
*The scoring does not consider the direct exhaust GHG emissions at the tailpipe, because they are scored separately in ‘Exhaust GHG emissions’ above.

Vehicle Life Cycle Average Emissions 30 (+/-)
(Best 27 | Worst 34)

  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.

Specifications

  • Vehicle class Small Family Car
  • System power/torque 170 kW/310 Nm
  • Engine size n.a.
  • Declared consumption 17.4 kWh/100 km
  • Declared driving range Overall 384 km City 491 km
  • Declared CO2 n.a.
  • Declared battery capacity Usable (net) 60.0 kWh Installed (gross) 63.0 kWh
  • Mass 1,839 kg
  • Heating concept Waste heat & PTC heater & heat pump
  • Tyres 235/40 R20 96Y XL
  • Emissions class AX
  • Tested car VSSZZZK14SP00XXXX
  • Publication date 12 2025
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Driving Experience

Consumption & Range

adequate
Estimated actual consumption What consumption can be expected in real world conditions?

adequate
Conditions Urban Rural Highway Mixed
Warm weather
19.2
19.8
22.2
20.0
kWh/100 km
Cold winter
32.2
26.2
30.0
29.6
kWh/100 km
Driving range What driving range can be expected in real world conditions?

adequate
Conditions Urban Rural Highway Mixed
Warm weather 342 331 294 328
km
Cold winter 204 250 218 221
km
Accuracy of display Is the consumption figure on the display correct?

good
  • good
  • adequate
  • poor
  • n.a.
Cold Winter Performance

adequate
Driving range benefit of pre-warming How much further can you drive in winter, if the car is pre-warmed?

poor
Type Driving Range Benefit Result
Urban trip + 79km
Mixed trip + 44km
Cabin heating Does the vehicle get warm quickly in winter?

adequate
Type Front Rear
Head area
550s
521s
Footwell
465s
The rear footwell area left reached the temperature in 737 seconds and in the right in 450 seconds.
  • good
  • adequate
  • poor
  • n.a.
Additional heating functions What functions can be used to improve heating comfort?
Y/N Fitment
Heat pump Optional
Seat heating front Optional
Seat heating rear
Steering wheel heating Standard
Scheduled pre-heating of seats Optional
Scheduled steering wheel pre-heating Standard
Scheduled cabin air pre-heating Standard
Smart cabin heating management Standard
Cabin thermal insulation How well does the cabin maintain its temperature?

adequate
Good Adequate Poor
Charging Capability

adequate
Battery pre-conditioning Does the vehicle have the ability to optimize the battery temperature for fast charging?
Manual Automatic
Battery pre-conditioning
Fast charging

adequate
Charging time How quickly can the battery charge?
Recharged range gain per charging time How long do you need to fast charge to drive a certain distance?
Charging power How quickly does energy flow into the battery, depending on its charge level?
Home charging efficiency Is charging at home efficiently utilizing the energy withdrawn from the grid?

adequate
Home charging efficiency
89%
Maximum home charging power 11 kW
Bidirectional charging How capable is the vehicle of supplying energy from its battery to other devices or systems?

poor
Power output
Not available
Compatibility
Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) The inlet or the interior socket can provide AC power through an electrical domestic socket.
Vehicle-to-Household (V2H) The vehicle can provide power to a household through a charger.
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) The vehicle can return power to the grid.
Grid Integration
Basic No integration (just a socket for a stand-alone load). No scheduling option. Very basic visualisation.
Limited Energy management system through the vehicle app (timers availability and power monitoring). Dedicated interface in the car, with mobile app monitoring.
Advanced Advanced: Advanced settings available such as tariff and consumption control, linked to distributor energy prices. Advanced real time energy flow visualization. AI powered suggestions for optimal usage.

Green NCAP comments

The estimated real-world consumption values of the CUPRA Born are in the 'adequate' range for all warm weather scenarios – urban, rural, highway and mixed driving. The predicted performance in cold winter conditions remains adequate as well, although the rural consumption just crosses the threshold to a ‘poor' assessment. The sensible consumption figures in combination with the reasonable battery size deliver driving ranges that are mostly seen as adequate. The consumption readings on the board computer display are very accurate.

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