SEAT Arona (KJ7) | |
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Overview | |
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 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
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) |
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]
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. There are two diesel engine both 1.6-litre TDI with either 95 PS (94 hp; 70 kW) or 115 PS (113 hp; 85kW). [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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Petrol engines | ||||
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 |
Diesel engine | ||||
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 |
1.6 TDI 115 | 1,598 cc I4 | 115 PS (85kW; 113 hp) | 250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) | 6-speed manual |
Petrol/CNG engine | ||||
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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Europe [lower-roman 1] [14] | Turkey | Mexico | ||
2017 | 6,070 | 17,527 [15] | ||
2018 | 88,730 | 2,341 [16] | 110,926 [17] | |
2019 | 110,648 | 4,075 [18] | 134,611 [19] | |
2020 | 80,765 | 2,791 [20] | ||
2021 | 84,984 | 4,358 [21] | 5,264 [22] | |
2022 | 3,288 [23] | 2,738 [24] | ||
2023 | 4,296 [25] |
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