Great looking car, would’ve ordered it over the GTE.
That said, chances that we get it? Zero. It’s not a SEAT. It’s a Cupra. Cupra, much like any other sports car manufacturer, has no interest in joining the scheme – for somewhat understandable reasons.
As was pointed out, the more “practical” Cupra, the Formentor, isn’t on the scheme either. And that’s been out for a while now. The reason for that is of course the fact that Cupras are marketed as performance cars (even a 1.5 TSI Formentor). It’s not a good look for Motability to offer “sports cars” to people who need quality seats, space etc pp.
We all remember where it ends when the media thinks we’re driving cars that we shouldn’t. Regardless of the fact that the Golf GTE for example is more comfortable than our current “luxury version” Ateca. It’s idiotic, but i definitely can see why they won’t come to the scheme. Because in the end, if you want a quick electric car, you can get the “less flashy one”, ID3. Which, as a sidenote, i’d agree with btw, at least to some degree. The Born doesn’t really offer anything over the ID3, other than slight power increase (temporarily, boost function), and sportier (imho, better) design. And potentially a stiffer suspension, but haven’t looked into the changes in that regard. Not necessarily a good sales argument for disabled people though.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.