Seat’s Skoda Kodiaq alternative, the Tarraco, will finally be revealed in full at an event outside Barcelona tomorrow on 18 September, and the seven-seat SUV will be available to order before the end of 2018.
The Tarraco will be revealed in Tarragona - relevant because the SUV takes that town’s Latin name. The name was selected after 146,000 people took part in a public vote between a number of names, all taken from Spanish towns or provinces.
The model completes Seat’s SUV line-up for the time being, joining the smaller Seat Ateca and Seat Arona.
It shares its underpinnings with the similarly sized Kodiaq and is likely to borrow much of that car’s engine range and technology.
Previously, a digital drawing showing the car’s full styling was leaked online through social media. A promotional video was also posted by Seat, revealing the SUV’s front end.
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— SEAT España (@tuSEAT) May 17, 2018
The car's front end design is largely familiar to the brand's SUV family, although the rear features a light bar that's new to Seat.
Seat’s names from Spain
Ronda: Produced from 1982 to 1986, this was the first Seat named after a town in Spain. Ronda is located in a mountainous area of the Málaga region.
Málaga: This saloon, built from 1985 to 1992, took the name of Spain's sixth-largest city.
Marbella: This was a rebadged Fiat Panda, named after a city on the Costa del Sol.
Seat Ibiza: The long-running supermini shares its name with the party-friendly Balearic island.
Córdoba: A bigger version of the Ibiza, named after the historic city in Andalusia.
Toledo: Small family car has the same name as a historic town that's a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Seat Leon: Seat’s family car is named after a large city in the North-West of Spain.
Alhambra: This large MPV gets its name from a large palace in Granada.
Altea: The name of Seat’s discontinued small MPV was taken from a town on the Costa Blanca.
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How anyone working for SEAT can muster any enthusiasm...
...when all they can truly offer is reheated VWG hand-me-downs is a mystery to me.
We've been here many times before. Remember the Mk1 Leon with it's Audi A3 dashboard? Or the Exeo, which was the old A4? Or the Inca, a rebadged Polo van? And the Alhambra, etc. etc.
What's interesting is they're only starting to do noticeable volumes now they are offering SUVs. And when "sheeple" tire of that particular fad, then what?
I saw the stand-alone "Cupra" brand at Geneva, but I give that 3 years max. as clearly SEAT are misguided as to how much resonance it has outside of their own organisation - and in truth all they are doing is rebadging a SEAT - which is already a rebadged VW/Skoda.
That said I'd certainly pick a new Ibiza over a Polo or A1, though. Better looking, better value.
XLR8 wrote:
What do we reckon will be the post-SUV trend? I reckon people via MPVs and SUVs have gotten used to sitting up high, but I think we are overdue a return to elegance. I think the likes of the Jag iPace or even the Russian Renault Arkana are the future, tallish fastbacks.
I actually considered a Toledo as it was a practical Skoda with a sportier SEAT grille and are tremendous value (used when someone else hit the depreciation).
Though they're rare specced with a DSG box, something I wanted for commuting.
Death of the Estate Car.....?
Why?, why are we being Brainwashed into thinking we need a big 5/7 seater when most are only ever at the most have two People in them?!
Brainwashed?
Who exactly is being brainwashed? So the majority of us who are not driving about in Smart Fortwos have been brainwashed into buying 4/5/7 seater cars we don't actually need? I don't think so!
Brainwashed? Not Me..
I like large cars, I need a large car. I need boot space and seating for minimum of five, mr Cavellini can stick to his Fortwo if that suits his needs, each to his own and all that...
kboothby wrote:
But any SUV I've experienced has been a reverse tardis, with mediocore passenger and luggage space.
You do know you can still buy big non-SUV cars? Something like a Mondeo or a Superb will seat 5 comfortably with cavernous luggage space.
SEAT Tacky
Just another rebranded Skoda. Have Volkswagen Group ever considered changing their name to British Leyland?