SEAT Ateca

Ateca is agile and fun to drive. I have been driving Ateca for about 15,000km now, it is swift and easy to manoeuvre around.

The engine is responsive and all the electronic are fun. It's a pleasure to drive Ateca always with everything so reliable and intuitive .

Ateca is great to drive on long road trip to Malaysia on highway or off road. Ateca is steadily built and with five stars safety rated.

From Toyota Premio to the Ateca Excellence. Drove for 2 weeks, still impressed with the quiet interior, the solid build feel, fast throttle response. A joy to drive, look forward to my 35 to 45mins daily commute every morning.

Smooth dashboard lines, unlike other brands with big protruding screen in the centre of the dash.... Like an Ipad mounted on an after thought.

I collected the Ateca Excellence model in Jul 2020 with some minor defects (e.G. Paint hairline scratches) and have to go back to Vertex to rectify the faults. They were so far willing to rectify those faults without any fee as car was under warranty.

It's a practical and safe family car for those who are NOT looking at posh settings like the other German brands, and good for daily usage with minimal wear and tear to the 'posh' settings. The space is just right for a young family of 4.

I chose this car also due to the lower maintenance fees compared to other reliable German brands. The other reason is the size of the car is just right, not so big, and not so small - great for parking everywhere. Doesn't all of us realise that the bigger the dimension of the car, the harder it is to park and open the car door - more dents and scratches in the end?

It's comparable to Skoda Karoq premium version, but for the price, the Seat Excellence model makes a more value for money buy based on features (still negotiable at Vertex compared to online published price).

Test drove this car with no expectations, since it's SEAT. Was driving a Japanese SUV prior to this, and fell in love with the quiet, comfort and engine performance. Owned it for 3 weeks already, and it performs extremely well for it's size

Coming from a 1.2T CVT, Ateca 1.4T DSG feels like such a big improvement in responsiveness and drivability. Always feel planted and in control even at high speed cornering or rain, thanks to the on demand 4WD.

The TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) is really useful, once the tyre got a small nail and I was still able to drive normally without feeling puncture but the TMPS was able to detect leakage and able to point out exactly which tyre is leaking air. The adaptive auto cruise is a joy for long distance drive, I even use it on ECP or AYE. Auto hold is also useful at stop and also ensure you do not "Creep" Which is bad for DCT transmission. The one problem I have initially is the car tend to veer to the left, but was solved after a few trips to the workshop, they were nice and helpful.

I feel the best thing about the car is the 1.4T DSG engine/transmission which is the same as the more expansive VW Tiguan. There is plenty of torque from 1500 RPM, most time the RPM stays around 1.5K-2K RPM for light footed drives.

I have been driving Ateca for 8 months now, granted that the car is still new, so far there isnt any issues yet and I have driven into Msia for 4 times so far and stuck in immigration jams plenty, it has perform satisfactory.

Every day I look forward to driving coz it is a car that is really a joy to drive.

Buying a car from SEAT SG has been a Breeze. No frills, no hidden costs. Non guaranteed COE but they are sincere to get the bid almost guaranteed. (I had a bad experience with another German make, under PSA group, they either bid low or didn't even bid!)

I'd recommend my SE Eamon, very patient and shares his views openly. Cheers.

I started my hunt for my next car 3 months ago and finally settled on the Xcellence model. Have seen and test driven most of the SUVs (Japs and Conti) within the $120K to $130K+ bracket and decided that this model offers the best features to price ratio. I do not find the ride to be overly firm as read from many overseas reviews , maybe due to the version we getting here uses multi-link rear setup instead of torsion beam for the 2WD version. Overall i feel the ride quality is well balanced.

I have driven the Ateca Xcellence for 6 months, logging close to 10K km.

This car is superb in many aspects. The design is clean and sharp.. Nice tail lights, DRLs, LED flashers, 18" Rims..

Handling feels sedan-like a despite its raised profile. The DSG is smooth and feels connected.The steering is a joy to hold, accurate and very responsive with preferential weightiness depending on drive mode. It grips the road well around corners with very minimal body roll. It's very quick off the start. At cruising, the car is really quiet and comfortable. I have driven other makes and the Ateca feels like one of the best in terms of drive and handling. Driving light-footed with 60% Highway/40% Urban, I have consistently achieved an FC of about 14-15 km/L.

The adaptive cruise control with AEB assist is a marvelous piece of technology.. Got used to it after several times and it's really a boon for a more enjoyable cruise.. Just keep the eyes on the road and the car behaves itself and alerts you even if you're not paying attention. However, one must adjust the sensitivity of the AEB to suit your drive style. My car once auto-braked when I approached a high road hump at a slightly higher speed.

The infotainment is great. Menus/buttons are clustered for ease of use. The model I drove has no integrated navigation, but the Android Auto and Apple Car play more than make up for it. The infotainment system integrates google maps, music, and even apps like WhatsApp with your voice control. It's really great! As for the interior built quality, I must say it feels better than some of the Japanese makes, but not up to par with the German sedan I had before. However, it feels generally comfortable with the Alcantra leather.

This car has loads of space for the family.. The foot-waving electric boot also never fails to impress every time I need to use it to open/close the boot. Other small bytes that I love include 3-blinks flashers, brake auto hold, electric park brake, 3D cameras and park assist, auto dim rear-view mirror, auto folding side mirrors, adjustable interior night ambient lightings (super cool!)

Generally, I am enjoying my ride daily!

Friend wants to purchase a SUV so I accompanied him as a passenger. This is a very decent, high spec-ed car but ride is on the firm side. At 130k, it is facing very harsh competition from its sister brand Skoda, and the bigger Kodiaq is also at 130k.

Saw this at motor show 2018.

1st impression is sportier looking than its cousin, Tiguan. Sharing same engine of 1.4L TSI.

Exterior looks of full LED front and back lights and a nice design but not as high as it’S cousin or a SUV, more like a crossover.

Interior seems up to date features but has no premium feel which look and feel of cheap plastic and seats are fabric by factory. Headroom is not that high too.

Asked sales if there is factory leather but was given 3 different answers, so which is correct then ?

1. Yes can be arranged, not sure how long the wait and if need top up.

2. No all comes in factory fabric and locally fitted leather.

3. No all comes in factory fabric and local wrapped leather.

Asked if there are factory options available, was told to see international website and they are not sure it can be available to fit, what a strange reply as an agent.

The drive was ok in the pick up. But seems to feel,like a down tuned engine to its Tiguan cousin when revved. Drive profile selection mode was great to use where can only see in Tiguan 2.0L and feels it almost immediate when change modes.

Comes good to have is the lane departure and blind spot assist but no sun or moon roof despite being sportier design.

There is suppose to have waiver lock or walk away lock according to sales but somehow it did not kick in when done. Also on once lock suppose to auto fold mirror too but ends up have to press and hold lock button to do so as well.

Considering an more affordable than the Tiguan (Xcellence vs Highline) in price but perhaps you may want to consider going through the international website to add up almost to all the features that highline has to be on apple to apple before you decide which 1.4L brand you want to put your signature on.

I've always been impressed with Seat's line up of more affordable, albeit stripped down versions of VW models. They give a more 'bare essentials' feel and are 'no nonsense' cars, something that is few and far between these days.

Everyone knows the Ateca is the stripped down version of the Tiguan. But I honestly prefer it over the German. It's got sportier looks, handles better, doesn't have as many electronic nannies, and the best thing is it's a whole lot cheaper. Well, that depends on what variant you choose.

All in all, a great SUV that gives plenty of bang for the buck.