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by projix
Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Main CUPRA Born chat
Topic: Some tips for choosing additional equipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2874

Re: Some tips for choosing additional equipment

The OP mentions increased weight of EVs multiple times, but the manufacturer gets around this by using springs and shocks with greater resistance - they don't just fit the shocks and springs from a £1350kg Golf to an 1800kg Born/ID3 and alliw them to bottom out and hit the bump stops at tge end of ...
by projix
Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: Main CUPRA Born chat
Topic: Some tips for choosing additional equipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2874

Re: Some tips for choosing additional equipment

Ride comfort is personal preference - being used to driving hot hatches, I prefer firm ride and direct steering to squidgy ride and vague steering - on that basis, DCC isn't essential or a no brainer. If you have a chronic back problem or drive granny to church every Sunday then maybe the DCC makes...
by projix
Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: Main CUPRA Born chat
Topic: Some tips for choosing additional equipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2874

Re: Some tips for choosing additional equipment

I'd disagree with your last point, dependent on tyre choice. I've had an ID3 on 18" wheels, test driven a Born on 18" and 19" wheels and bought a Born on 19" wheels. Our ID3 and the V1 Born on 18" wheels had a terrible ride vs the Born on19" wheels. This is likely to b...
by projix
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: Main CUPRA Born chat
Topic: Some tips for choosing additional equipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2874

Some tips for choosing additional equipment

Here are a few tips and descriptions about choosing the additional equipment for the Born. In some countries these are all grouped into packages, in others (like mine) you can select every single option individually. I have driven a few configurations as it happens, and I also have a very strong pro...