I reviewed an electric car like it was a phone, and I came to a shocking conclusion

The Cupra Born VZ is not a smartphone — it’s an electric car.

The car has a 326PS hatchback with a compact, yet aggressive style, low ride height, sporty seats.

The seats are electrically adjustable, but the steering column only has a rake adjustment, making it slightly less easy to get the right driving position.

The Born VZ has never felt like a car that wants to be hustled along like a sharp hot hatch, and is far more at home being driven like a torquey big-engined sedan.

Performance mode was perfectly suited to my environment of twisty country roads and open main roads.

It sharpens the throttle response to the point where it accelerates instantly when you brush the pedal and increases the brake regeneration effect too, resulting in a bucking bronco-style roller coaster ride.

Cupra Born VZ has an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors enabling a selection of safety and assistance modes and features.

Adaptive Cruise Control and Travel Assist system works with all the sensors and cameras.

The car has a 79 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, making it just a little beefier than the one in my phone.