BYD ATTO 2 vs Cupra Born

The Cupra Born costs £5,145 more than the BYD ATTO 2. For that premium it adds 87 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Born comes out ahead overall.

The BYD ATTO 2 is £5,145 cheaper to buy. The Cupra Born is cheaper to charge, roughly £128 a year versus £160 for the BYD ATTO 2, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BYD ATTO 2 comes out roughly £4,985 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 178 miles for the BYD ATTO 2 and 250 miles for the Cupra Born - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Cupra Born goes roughly 72 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 21 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Born and about 570 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 2. The Cupra Born also turns in a 0.3 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the BYD ATTO 2 and 84% for the Cupra Born. That gives the BYD ATTO 2 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The BYD ATTO 2's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Cupra Born's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.