The Tarraco is Seat’s third SUV after the Arona and Ateca, and represents the company’s entry into the large-SUV segment, offering greater flexibility for customers with both five- and seven-seater options when it goes on sale in 2019 January.
Named after the Mediterranean city of Tarragona, a historic, cultural centre with awe-inspiring architecture and a spirit that is young and adventurous. Tarraco was chosen by popular vote by the more than 140,000 enthusiasts who participated in the final phase of the #SEATseekingName competition.
The latest vehicle designed and developed at the facilities of Seat in Martorell (Barcelona) and produced in Wolfsburg (Germany), marks the third instalment in the Spanish company’s SUV product offensive and shows a glimpse of the future design language of upcoming Seat models. The Tarraco will bring new customers, boost brand image and have an important effect on profits, as this is a model with high financial contribution. And it will be the new flagship model of the brand.
The new Tarraco sits at the top of Seat’s SUV family, as the bigger brother to both the Ateca and Arona, and mixes state-of-the-art technology, dynamic, agile handling, practicality and functionality with elegant, progressive design. The Tarraco combines the many advantages of its larger dimensions to offer a vehicle that can take on all elements of modern life.
The new SUV blends the key attributes of every vehicle in the Seat range – design and functionality, sportiness and comfort, accessibility and quality, technology and emotion, but in a form factor that suits a wider variety of lifestyles. The new Tarraco is designed for drivers who need the usefulness of a five- or seven-seater, the practicality of a higher driving position but are conscious of a vehicle’s aesthetics and appreciate the Tarraco’s balance between self-confidence and elegance.
The Tarraco has been engineered for drivers looking for excitement and functionality in a single vehicle. People who need the practicality of up to seven seats and the space to transport family and friends, but appreciate a vehicle that reacts to the driver’s inputs and offers dynamic performance.
Two petrol variants will be available for the Tarraco – a 4-cylinder 1.5-litre TSI unit that produces 150hp and is linked to a 6-speed manual transmission powering the front wheels, and a 2-litre 190hp 4-cylinder mated to a 7-speed DSG gearbox and 4Drive total traction system.
