IS A CUPRA-PORSCHE TIE-UP ON THE CARDS?

Cupra intends to distance itself within the Volkswagen Group through daring styling and sporty performance, but its first EV, the Born, is only subtly different from the Volkswagen ID 3. So we had to ask CEO Wayne Griffiths: could you ever imagine a Cupra EV that uses a Porsche-developed platform, like the PPE?

“We’re a very sporty brand, so sporty solutions are good for us,” he acknowledged, adding that Cupra must go a “step further” than rebadging other Volkswagen Group products. A Cupra-porsche tie-up, though? Unlikely. “I have to admit I like the Porsche idea,” he chuckled, “but it was your idea, not mine. Don’t say it was mine.”