Otherwise, though, there is little that’s significantly materially different about the Born, and that’s no huge shame because it remains a supremely comfortable and pleasant car to spend time in and continues to serve as one of the more engaging and dynamically well-rounded EV hatches on the market.
The steering is pleasingly quick and direct but never too twitchy, and enticingly weighty off-centre; the suspension is just stiff enough to add poise and purpose without inviting too much crashiness over crumblier sections; the brake pedal is feelsome and intuitively mapped; and the motor serves up its power generously but considerately even under full throttle, so you can keep stabbing away with your right foot without things getting too tiresomely frenetic.
New for 2026 on the bigger-batteried Borns is a launch control function that liberates the full reserves from rest but, as is usually the case with hot EVs, it’s not a mode you’ll find yourself using often, given the one-dimensionality and nauseating nature of instant electric torque.
Being rear driven has always made the Born feel a bit more lithe and malleable than front-motored alternatives, and that’s particularly true of this most potent variant, which will reward exuberance with a little shuffle-and-flick on corner exit, before hunkering down on its back axle and deploying its generous reserves to slingshot you out towards the next one with amusing immediacy.
