Having introduced a new 2.0-liter petrol engine for the Tarraco last month, Seat has now launched it in the United Kingdom. Available in the FR, FR Sport, Xcellence and XCellence Lux trim levels, it delivers 245 PS (242 HP / 180 kW) and 370 (273 lb-ft) of torque and comes coupled to a seven-speed DSG […]
Read More
Seat first entered the subcompact segment for crossovers four years ago with the Arona, and now the small crossover model is due for a refresh. The facelifted iteration was spied testing ever since last year, and more recently, it was taken to northern Europe for one of its first encounters with extremely cold temperatures. The […]
Read More
Seat has introduced a new 2.0-liter petrol unit for the Tarraco mid-size SUV, which joins the model’s powertrain family that counts a number of TSI petrol and TDI diesel engines as well as a plug-in hybrid. The TSI mill pumps out 245 PS (242 HP / 180 kW), which is identical to that of the […]
Read More
Cupra is a few months away from officially launching the el-Born. Seat’s performance brand has announced that the electric compact EV will make its premiere after mid-2021. A slightly hotter variant of the Volkswagen ID.3 and the first zero-emission sporty hatchback made by the Group, the el-Born will be part of the Cupra lineup exclusively. […]
Read More
ABT Sportsline has launched a new power upgrade for the VW Group’s 1.5-liter TSI petrol engine. Powering a wide range of vehicles, from the Volkswagen Polo to the Tiguan, and from the Audi A1 to the Seat Tarraco and Skoda Superb, it pushes out 150 PS (148 HP / 110 kW) and 250 Nm (184 […]
Read More
The finalists for the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards were recently announced but, across the Atlantic, the candidates for European Car of the Year have been revealed. 29 models will be competing for the honor this time around and all of them are new vehicles, which are either now […]
Read More
With research indicating that nearly 9 out of 10 people in Britain see driving as a way to improve their mental wellbeing, SEAT has decided to test out an in-car mental health ‘SOS’ assistance feature. The Spanish carmaker teamed up with suicide prevention charity CALM, (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and came up with a QR […]
Read More
Euro NCAP has released the results of its latest batch of tests, which saw seven new vehicles being crashed, including the Land Rover Defender, Honda e, Audi A3 Sportback, Seat Leon, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Sorento and Hyundai i10. Evaluated in RHD 110 body style, the Defender secured a maximum five-star safety rating, recording 85 percent […]
Read More
It took Seat more than the earth’s trip around the sun to kick off the production of the Tarraco e-Hybrid, but the crossover will finally roll off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany, this week. Joining the new Leon e-Hybrid and the Mii Electric, the brand’s third electrified vehicle uses a plug-in hybrid powertrain that […]
Read More
Seat has entered the electric scooter market with its first dedicated product, the MO eScooter 125, which will launch in Spain in November and in other main European countries before early next year. Pricing in the brand’s home market will start at €6,250 (equal to $7,318), or almost half the cost of the Ibiza subcompact […]
Read More