CUPRA Ateca

Had been driving it for the last 5 months, and decided to write a short review about the car.

This is not a usual family car with 300bhp & 400Nm under the bonnet, you can reach the highway speed and cruise leisurely in about 5.2sec. My average fuel consumption is around 10km/l with 80% Highway driving. And with Dynamic Chassis Control, you can select COMFORT when ferrying the family or CUPRA mode when want more stability and "G-force" During acceleration.

Interior is ok, not as fanciful as compared to the Benz, but it still packs with most of the modern features like Dual Zone climate control, Apple Carplay / Andriod Auto, Audi-like Virtual Cockpit, Navigation (which I hardly use, as prefer Waze), Leather seats, rear aircon vent. Only complaint is the use of too many hard plastic in the cockpit, don't have felt lining in door pockets, like in the VWs, ratteling of my IU device after 3 months of ownership.

I like the Emergency Auto Braking, and Reverse E-brake assist. Save me in a few near misses. The Adaptive Crusie Control is something I always use in a slow moving traffic during peak hours in the morning commute to work. What is missing is a lane departure warning, and steering assist.

Cabin size is spacious, windows are big, and rear windows can wind down fully if needed. A/C able to cool down the car in no time even after parking under the hot sun for many hours. Boot space is a bit lacking compare to my station wagon I was driving previously, If you need boot space, wait for the Cupra Leon ST.

Overall, my family likes the comfort of the car over my previous Japanese Wagon, and I love the acceleration as well as the stable platform that gives me confident in navigating the Singapore roads and traffic. And the best part is, many people will ask you "What car is this? Never see this car on Singapore Road before..."

Low profile sleeper with exceptional performance! Love the design, it got all the power you need when driving alone, and provides comfortable ride when ferry family. Perfect all rounder!

Test drove recently and basically the main (and maybe only) highlight of this car is the engine performance (special mention for the nice exhaust note). But rather pricey for a not exactly premium conti brand. Handling, ride, etc all no problem, what you would expect for this price.

What i do not expect for this price is the interior which is rather plain with too many hard plastics. At this kind of price, hard to justify. Electric seats also only for driver, again, for almost $200k is not acceptable. So I will only recommend this if you want an SUV with the 300hp and 400nm torque below $200k. Otherwise, you would do better with something like a Q3 or save yourself some money with a Peugeot 3008 or save yourself a ton of money with MG HS. All 3 will give you sufficient performance for SG traffic.