… Cupra Born V3 … When I first saw pictures of the Cupra Born I thought it looked a very smart, but very small, city type car. Not so. Once seen in the metal it offers up a rather bigger impression. That’s down to the fact it was sitting on […] Read more »

… Cupra Formentor 1.5 TSI … If SEAT’s Cupra Ateca is outrageous, then the Formentor is just a wee bit more sensible. It has a rather more modest 148 bhp compared to its bigger sibling’s 296 bhp! On the other hand, if that doesn’t do it for you, the Formentor […] Read more »

… SEAT Leon FR e-HYBRID PHEV … There is just one tiny wee problem with the Seat Leon FR PHEV. If Seat were serious about fuel economy, they wouldn’t make this car so much fun to drive. It’s not the quickest warm hatch around, but the petrol electric drivetrain does […] Read more »

Seat Tarraco SE Technology 2.0 TDI 150PS … Surely the hardest part of introducing a new SUV to the market these days is coming up with an appropriate and attractive name. The market for small, compact and large SUVs is booming. There are so many derivatives out there it’s hard […] Read more »

… CUPRA Ateca … SEAT’s Cupra Ateca is nuts. Just thought I would get that out of the way first. Why? How else would you describe a mid size SUV with 296 bhp? Nothing wrong with that really, but the trouble is, it’s awfy quiet, very smooth and is relatively […] Read more »

… SEAT Arona SE … What is a small SUV, you might ask? Take the new SEAT Arona for instance, it looks more like the offspring of shortsighted night out between a hatchback and a proper mid-sized SUV. What you get is something that fits comfortably inside the footprint of […] Read more »

… SEAT Ibiza 1 Litre SE … My enjoyment of SEAT’s 1 litre Ibiza was marred by an act of automotive vandalism committed by an unknown perpetrator. On the way home from Wales Rally GB I stopped at Tebay northbound on the M6 for a wee rest break. OK, truth […] Read more »

… SEAT Ateca … Everybody’s at it these days. If a motor manufacturer doesn’t have an SUV or two, or three, or even a whole model range of the rascals in its line-up these days, then it can’t be classified as a major motor manufacturer. The public appetite is insatiable, […] Read more »

SEAT Leon SC 1.6 TDI Once upon a time, SEAT and Skoda were the ugly sisters of the Cinderellawagon family. No longer. Both have blossomed. And don’t get the idea it was just a makeover with Botox and spray tan. Nope, the engineering is sound, the styling exciting and the […] Read more »