

In front-wheel drive form, the Ateca will swallow a whole 510-litres of luggage with the rear seats in place, increasing to 1,604 with them folded down.

Move around to the back and boot space is equally impressive.

The panoramic sunroof (a £950 option on our test car) really helps to heighten the sense of space, and is well worth the investment if you’ll be frequently carrying rear seat passengers. There are generous levels of space on offer all around the cabin, whether you’re sitting up front or out back in the second row.Īverage-height passengers will have no problem stretching out in all but the middle seat – and even then the centre pew is still capable of taking an adult in relative comfort on short journeys. We’ve got no complaints in this department. We’ve packed it over Christmas, had a fight with the foglights and compared it with the all-conquering Nissan Qashqai.Ī varied few months, then, but after all is said and done, what do we really think of the Ateca? Has SEAT hit the nail on the head first time around, and would we really recommend one? Time to find out… Is the Ateca a proper family car? Our time with SEAT’s first ever SUV has come to an end.
