With a punchy drivetrain and refreshed cabin, the Seat Ateca has clinched our title for 2021's Crossover of the Year.

New for this year is the car's Aisin-derived automatic gearbox. With eight-speeds on offer, the new gearbox makes good use of the car's 148bhp and 250Nm of torque from its 1.4-litre engine, making it effortless to drive both in heavy traffic and on the open highway.

The gearbox also charms with its smooth operation and willingness to crawl at low speeds compared to the previous dual-clutch equipped car, which will no doubt be a great boon to Singaporean drivers when it comes to driving through narrow multistorey carparks as well as congested inner-city traffic.

In the cabin, the Seat Ateca also now comes with a new 9.2-inch infotainment system that utilises a new and colourful tile layout, with wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto coming in as standard across all variants. It pairs with a new steering wheel and a fully digital instrument cluster in the Xperience trim, so you can get information on your music, navigation, or the workings of the adaptive cruise control up front and centre when driving. Four USB-C ports here ensure power aplenty for all smartphones aboard.

Pairing this new cabin are new LED head lights and a new grille and bumper design on the outside, rounding off the Ateca compared to the angular design it has before.

If its modern styling inside and out paired to a pleasing and punchy drivetrain that you're after in your crossover, look no further than the Seat Ateca.