The SEAT Arona is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) manufactured by SEAT since 2017. It is the smallest crossover SUV offered by the Spanish brand.[3] It slots in below the Ateca compact model and Tarraco seven-seater.[4]
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Manufacturer | SEAT |
Production | 2017–present |
Assembly | Spain: Martorell, Catalonia[1] |
Designer | Julio Lozano under Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos[2] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact crossover SUV (B) |
Body style | 5-door SUV |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Volkswagen Group MQB A0 |
Related | SEAT Ibiza Mk5 Volkswagen T-Cross Volkswagen Polo Mk6 Škoda Kamiq |
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Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 7-speed DSG |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,566 mm (101.0 in) |
Length | 4,138 mm (162.9 in) |
Width | 1,780 mm (70.1 in) |
Height | 1,552 mm (61.1 in) |
Between 2015 and the launch of the Arona, sales of high built cars like crossovers and SUVs quadrupled. The Arona was the third novelty of the marque after the upgraded León, and the new generation of the Ibiza.
SEAT launched three new utility vehicles between 2016 and 2019, due to the growing popularity of them.[5] First was the middle one in size, the Ateca in 2016, next is the Arona, and the mid-size SUV is the Tarraco in 2018.
Before its reveal, SEAT's deputy chairman Ramón Paredes met with mayor of Arona, Tenerife, Spain. The Ibiza-based crossover was first presented in Barcelona on 26 June 2017.[6] The car was shown to the public audience in the Frankfurt Motor Show for the first time in September 2017.[7]
The Arona is based on the same platform as the current Ibiza, while the said platform also underpin various vehicles in manufactured by Volkswagen Group including the Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen T-Cross, and Škoda Kamiq.[8]
The Arona is available with three engines: the petrol engines consists of a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder unit with 95 PS (94 hp; 70 kW) or 115 PS (113 hp; 85 kW) turbocharged engine or a 1.5-litre TSI Evo 4-cylinder with 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW) with cylinder deactivation. The sole diesel engine is a 1.6-litre TDI with 95 PS (94 hp; 70 kW).[9][10]
In September 2018, a CNG version was introduced with a 1.0-litre TGI engine.[11]
Model | Displacement | Power | Torque | Transmission |
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1.0 TSI 95 | 999 cc I3 | 95 PS (70 kW; 94 hp) | 175 N⋅m (129 lb⋅ft) | 5-speed manual |
1.0 TSI 115 | 999 cc I3 | 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) | 200 N⋅m (148 lb⋅ft) | 6-speed manual or 7-speed DSG |
1.5 TSI 150 Evo | 1,498 cc I4 | 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) | 250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) | 6-speed manual or 7-speed DSG |
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1.6 TDI 95 | 1,598 cc I4 | 95 PS (70 kW; 94 hp) | 250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) | 5-speed manual or 7-speed DSG |
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1.0 TGI 90 | 999 cc I3 | 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) | 160 N⋅m (118 lb⋅ft) | 6-speed manual |
The Arona was awarded 5 stars by Euro NCAP in 2017.[12]
The updated Spanish-made Arona in its most basic Latin American version received 5 stars for adults occupants and 5 for toddlers from Latin NCAP in 2018.[13]
Year | Sales | Production |
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2017 | 6,070 | 17,527[15] |
2018 | 88,730 | 110,926[16] |
2019 | 110,648 | 134,611[17] |
2020 | 80,765 |
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