@@DILINGER0 just search the meaning of SUV. Also, better driving position, practicallity and visual. I'd rather buy a Leon, but I think Ateca also makes sense. A car for everything, including race track.
@@KrusssH visuals are completely subjective and I personally prefer the look of saloons, estates and hatchbacks. Practicality wise the SUVs are not vastly more practical considering their antisocial size. In terms of driving position it is once again subjective as I prefer sitting low and hate the feeling of sitting on top of a car.
Wish he talked a bit more about the ride and general usability here. Nobody is buying one as a drivers car, they're buying it as an SUV, and that's all I'm interested in. Guess I'll have to go try one. Wonder what the leasing deals are like..
Even though this is a Crossover/SUV, wouldn’t a Golf R (5 door/Estate) be a comparable rival to this? I would like to drive these two back to back to see whether getting the Cupra is a better choice than a Golf R.
no matter what you say its a seat, everything is seat switchs lights everything the only thing thats differeant the badges and the tweaking of the engine ? DS tried it with the citroen DS3
Filip Banarescu I no my point is people still associate DS with citron not many people no they think citron make them DS as the same will be for the Ateca it’s just all marketing like I said no matter what they do to the engine and changing the badges it still is a seat, you look at that car and know it’s seat built if they made it look totally different then they would be onto something they don’t fool me
KrusssH obviously it’s not a bad thing but there’s no need for it if there seats power plant anyway it doesn’t make sense to me if your gonna look like the cars your already apart of anyway? Like I said if they made them look totally different then that makes sense
It's smart, stylish and sporty. As you said, shame about the engine note but hopefully Cupra can work on that in the future. Very appealing vehicle though... and overall great value!
Ok, Cupras first car should have been a Leon, it's the car most associated with the brand going for yet ANOTHER SUV to add to the wealth of oversized, car park space hogging, difficult to see round, poorly driven cars was a very big let down, especially given that the new Leon is no doubt due sometime next year what an awesome way that would have been to launch the brand. On side note anyone notice that this 2Ltr, 7spd DSG seemed to be missing the very distinctive DSG farts on the up shift?
It’s very nice but it’s going to fail at the price they are selling it for (37k-40k and that’s without optional extra bucket seats). Badges aside it is still a Seat and you can get a better spec’d Golf R estate or Tiguan R Line for the same price. The first thing that hits me in the face is the infotainment screen which is from the 2016 model VWs and the entire VW range comes with more modern higher res displays now as standard. That alone will sway people away from buying this at the current price.
This was one of the least helpful reviews that I've seen. The fact that it doesn't sound loud and isn't more than 300 hp makes it more appealing to a family man who wants to have fun and use the car for daily commute. And that's why it is bigger than a hatchback. Dude you shouldn't compare this to a hatchback or a Porsh Mccane. BTW seen the price?
So Game about the Dash though?, it’s got the same hard dull plastic as my Wife’s Ibiza, for your £36K you’d expect better, maybe some soft touch surfaces on the top of the Dash.
Why buy this car? If you want a fast SUV, buy a used RS Q3, which has the same engine as the RS3. Which also can be easily tuned to 400bhp etc. The same as a Porsche Macan. The Cupra is incredibly pointless but as with all first new performance brand cars, e.g. Kia with the Stinger GTS and the i30N, They will be future classics after heavy depreciation.
@@altern8tiveYes, your right but that's sort of the limit with these engines/DSG. Funny enough, the owner of that custom Golf R has sold it for a TTRs with the same engine as the Q3Rs. Which produces 900bhp, with plans of 1000bhp in the future.
Badge is like it came straight from gaming PC
Solution to the criticisms mentioned: Buy a hot hatch
Bingo. It's just worse in every measurable way than the hatch brother. I don't understand them
@@fabers92 practicallity?
Off course. If the SUV is a ridiculous concept in most of cases, a sport SUV is the pinnacle of the absurd.
@@DILINGER0 just search the meaning of SUV.
Also, better driving position, practicallity and visual.
I'd rather buy a Leon, but I think Ateca also makes sense. A car for everything, including race track.
@@KrusssH visuals are completely subjective and I personally prefer the look of saloons, estates and hatchbacks. Practicality wise the SUVs are not vastly more practical considering their antisocial size. In terms of driving position it is once again subjective as I prefer sitting low and hate the feeling of sitting on top of a car.
Love it
I like that windscreen option that makes you look 20 years younger from the outside, I could do with one of those.
Wish he talked a bit more about the ride and general usability here. Nobody is buying one as a drivers car, they're buying it as an SUV, and that's all I'm interested in.
Guess I'll have to go try one. Wonder what the leasing deals are like..
Even though this is a Crossover/SUV, wouldn’t a Golf R (5 door/Estate) be a comparable rival to this? I would like to drive these two back to back to see whether getting the Cupra is a better choice than a Golf R.
Or a León cupra st 4drive
Golf and Leon are estate cars not SUVs.
Thank christ they designed the screen into the dash and not lazily just stuck it on as an afterthought as manufacturers are want to do nowadays.
It’s a seat mate golf r running gear The seat ateca was best in class so they had a good start
Why has it got the nose from a 2009 Ford Focus ST?
Sound and power issues will be solve by ABT for sure......... :)
no matter what you say its a seat, everything is seat switchs lights everything the only thing thats differeant the badges and the tweaking of the engine ? DS tried it with the citroen DS3
It's just the transition. Wait until they release their own SUV coupé.
And it's a SEAT, as SEAT is VW, and VW is Audi, as Skoda is VW...
And it worked, as they now make ds4,ds5,ds5Ls,ds6 and ds7.They are the luxury brand of PSA.
Filip Banarescu I no my point is people still associate DS with citron not many people no they think citron make them DS as the same will be for the Ateca it’s just all marketing like I said no matter what they do to the engine and changing the badges it still is a seat, you look at that car and know it’s seat built if they made it look totally different then they would be onto something they don’t fool me
@@biggabutdalltheway2175 yeh, it's still a Seat, but I dont think it is a bad thing at all.
KrusssH obviously it’s not a bad thing but there’s no need for it if there seats power plant anyway it doesn’t make sense to me if your gonna look like the cars your already apart of anyway? Like I said if they made them look totally different then that makes sense
Very similar to my 22 plate seat fr sport dsg 4 drive just has more hp
It's smart, stylish and sporty. As you said, shame about the engine note but hopefully Cupra can work on that in the future. Very appealing vehicle though... and overall great value!
Not a Seat? Looks like one to me. Nice looking dash though.
Ok, Cupras first car should have been a Leon, it's the car most associated with the brand going for yet ANOTHER SUV to add to the wealth of oversized, car park space hogging, difficult to see round, poorly driven cars was a very big let down, especially given that the new Leon is no doubt due sometime next year what an awesome way that would have been to launch the brand.
On side note anyone notice that this 2Ltr, 7spd DSG seemed to be missing the very distinctive DSG farts on the up shift?
Precioso en rojo España.
It’s very nice but it’s going to fail at the price they are selling it for (37k-40k and that’s without optional extra bucket seats). Badges aside it is still a Seat and you can get a better spec’d Golf R estate or Tiguan R Line for the same price. The first thing that hits me in the face is the infotainment screen which is from the 2016 model VWs and the entire VW range comes with more modern higher res displays now as standard. That alone will sway people away from buying this at the current price.
Remove the muffler and get a tune, there you have what cupra should have done
It's not supposed to be just sporty brand. They don't want to build a radical car.
Yet...
I m still need the gla 45 ⭐
@Foto4Max i prefer a used gla its much more sporty, fast. 30% !! more powerfull. The Cupra in Spain is 50.000€ in two years try to sell It.
@@gabrielalonso4619 my 265 hp leon cupra is as fast as amg gla, I was racing with one on autobahn last week, and it costs 1/3 of price loooool
GLA😂😂😂 no thanks. Drives like it's got no shock absorbers and course engine. Cost a non too and they are all over the place
@@gaaazaguly sorry, the suspensión is so confort, was the think my wife like it, test the gtr 530 we sold it because the no suspensión
Sq2 vs t-roc r vs cupra ateca
But actually the same company is facing it self 😂😂😂😂
Same engine
As they usually do... They should let some room to their own little brands..
Nice looks. Call it what you want, it’s Seat. Physical buttons are a plus. Too much snake oil will convince you otherwise.
£500 buys a Stage1 by dealer to 350 bhp.
It's a Seat
This was one of the least helpful reviews that I've seen. The fact that it doesn't sound loud and isn't more than 300 hp makes it more appealing to a family man who wants to have fun and use the car for daily commute. And that's why it is bigger than a hatchback.
Dude you shouldn't compare this to a hatchback or a Porsh Mccane. BTW seen the price?
It’s a SEAT.
do u want a chocolate medal m8
No Its a Cupra Ateca
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope. It’s a VW...
It's just the transition. Wait until they release their own suv coupe.
And Cupra is SEAT, as SEAT is VW, VW is Audi, Skoda is VW...
@J W just talking about components of the car, obviously. Not ownership.
Just explaining that they share a lot of things between mamy brsnds.
So
Game about the Dash though?, it’s got the same hard dull plastic as my Wife’s Ibiza, for your £36K you’d expect better, maybe some soft touch surfaces on the top of the Dash.
Dash is not hard plastic but soft...
There are soft plastics on top of the dash and the door panels.
👍
Had to pause at 10 seconds in.........£36000 no way 😂.....oh and it’s a SEAT.
Find another SUV wich is performance and equipment.
Oh wait, £50.000... no way 😂
Wrong.
¡A 300 hp turbocharged Seat! 😉
Why buy this car? If you want a fast SUV, buy a used RS Q3, which has the same engine as the RS3. Which also can be easily tuned to 400bhp etc. The same as a Porsche Macan. The Cupra is incredibly pointless but as with all first new performance brand cars, e.g. Kia with the Stinger GTS and the i30N, They will be future classics after heavy depreciation.
Ever heard of price?
@@liamfinnerty3143 £25,000 for RS Q3. Stage 1 400bhp.
@@altern8tiveYes, your right but that's sort of the limit with these engines/DSG. Funny enough, the owner of that custom Golf R has sold it for a TTRs with the same engine as the Q3Rs. Which produces 900bhp, with plans of 1000bhp in the future.
Prefer the dash in this to the Audi