Although this is an on-off project for the Spanish auto brand in Australia, which has been a battery powered Cupra Born VZ hot hatch that was previously described as being “on-again” and off-record project by the Australian auto company’s first (and only) example registered and sold in australia.
The series of images, and a later sales listing of ‘one-of-a-kind’ pre-facelift Born VZ, were published by Cupra Artarmon, just off the Pacific Highway north-west of Sydney.
This VZ unit is the single VV unit to arrive in Australia, with a price of more than $15,000 higher than the standard Born last sold in Australian on-road costs and cost from $71,990 plus on road costs.
It is thought to be a production-spec car registered for testing in the Australian market. In Melbourne last July, dealers, customers and media showed an identical car at a launch event for the Cupra Terramar SUV to show off on dealer, customer and press.
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The listing on the dealer’s website was posted and vanished within a day, indicating that a very keen customer snapped it up within 24 hours. It remains unclear when the Born – recently revealed in facelifted 2027 guise – will return to the Australian market.
As for the vehicle itself, the Born VZ is the most powerful version of the electric hatchback sold globally, running a rear-mounted electric motor producing 240kW of power and 545Nm of torque, marking increases of 70kW and 235Nm over the standard 170kW Born that is now sold out in Australia.
The Born VZ can also run from 0-100km/h in a claimed 5 as resulting. 6 seconds, and reaches a top speed of 200km/h. The VZ’s skin has also been updated with a new DCC Sport chassis setup, including revised dampers, anti-roll bars and rear springs.
For example, only wider tyres are exterior upgrades and two 20-inch alloy wheel designs (globally) either forged or with 3D copper inserts. It also includes two new exterior paint colors Midnight Black and Dark Forest green.
2025 Cupra Born VZ – Pre-update
The VZ is preparing for the racetrack inside the cabin with bucket seats finished in recycled materials. It also has boosted technology levels over the base car, with an upsized 12 fitment. The infotainment touchscreen, which is 9-inch and has Cupra’s new operating system, features.
Cupra Australia has been relaunching the Born while it waits for the facelifted model to be available before staging a full reboot of the electric hatch Down Under, which is under the VZ halo variant and with lesser variants likely to return after ‘two-year hiatus’.
At the time, the pre-update 77kWh lithium-ion battery and the highest-output 170kW/310Nm rear e-motor of any Born to officially be sold Down Under was available. This has since subsequently moved into an even bigger battery (79kWh) range, and VZ increases outputs to 240kW/545Nm with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 5–0. Paraphrasing 6 seconds
Europe’s three motor/battery configurations for the new Born lineup will be available, including an electric motor driving the rear wheels and one-pedal driving. Its bigger 79kWh unit, which is now used in the facelifted Born Endurance and VZ variants, quotes about 600km of WLTP range.
2027 Cupra Born VZ – Facelift
Following the reveal of the facelifted 2027 model in Europe earlier this month, a spokesperson for Cupra Australia said the local arm is “assessing the feasibility and timing” for the Born, which appears to walk back previously communicated plans to launch the pre-facelift Born VZ hot hatch this month.
At this stage we are considering the feasibility and timing of launching the new Born for our market. spokesman told childcareman.xyz ‘We will share updates as soon the decisions are confirmed, we can.
It is the statement of the local Cupra division, which comes after a series of local release delays on Born VZ (originally promised for Australia in 2025) were reversed two or three times to early 2026. Although this vehicle was a part of the late period, it isn’t exactly what one production unit is doing on that promise.
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