The Ateca, the first SUV from SEAT, and its Cupra equivalent, the crossover that started the Cupra brand by itself, have received their slightly big facelifts for the 2021 model year. What changed for the first of their kinds?
Starting with the Ateca's minor change, which starts at around 21,160 Euros plus additional costs, you will notice the new front lamps, the new Tarraco-style front grille, slightly refreshed rear lamps, and then there's the creepy new logo of the Ateca which dons the creepy new font first seen on the new Leon. The Cupra Ateca facelift (priced at 43,471 euros), meanwhile, dons the similar looking cosmetic updates but with even more muscle to make it more macho than when it was born.
While the exterior refresh is anything but dramatic, the refreshed interior still works like the pre-facelifted one, although the new model now boasts an updated SEAT Digital Cockpit with an even bigger sat-nav, smartphone connectivity, voice recognition, and other gadgets to toy with. Same goes to the Cupra version, too. Despite some subtle changes, it still fits up to five people and still fits up to 510-litres of boot space, making it perfect for all drives of life for drivers of all kinds.
Under the hood, the normal Seat Cupra offers a wide range of petrol and diesel engines (the one to avoid), with the range-topper 2.0L petrol bears 190PS of power and mated to a DSG gearbox and 4Drive. Yes, most variants can be fitted to either a manual gearbox (thank SEAT for that) or a DSG. The Cupra Ateca, meanwhile, is still armed with the 2.0L TSi engine producing 300PS of power and 400Nm of torque. Mated to a 7-speed DSG, it's capable of 0-100kph sprint in 4.9 seconds and onwards to 247kph.
Yes, despite their new looks, they still behave on and slightly off the road just like the previous models, but to scare speedo boys straight behind the wheel, they've added the most sophisticated advanced driver assistance systems ranging from Pre-Crash Assist, Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control, Travel Assist, Emergency Assist and Side and Exit Assist, among many others.
Would you give those refreshed crossovers a try?
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