Enlarge / The Cupra Born is a sporty alternative to the Volkswagen ID.3. (credit: Cupra) Recently, we reviewed Audi's RS e-tron GT, a handsome four-door electric vehicle that, while closely related to the Porsche Taycan, still manages to feel quite distinctive to drive. As I detailed in that article, the practice of sharing common platforms or architectures has been a fact of life in the automotive industry for decades. That's particularly true at Volkswagen Group, which uses a handful of platforms as the starting point for its collection of 10 brands.