The best things about Seat Altea are its eye-catching exterior that is not common for this class of hatchback vehicles, an array of efficient engines, spacious interior that has been designed to offer enough room to riders to remain at ease, driving this vehicle would certainly be a fun and finally it is friendly to environment as carbon emission is low due to Ecomotive version. With all these splendid features, people rightly think of purchasing this small family car. List of cons is rather suggestions to improve the very few areas like rear seat, visibility for the person on driving seat and suspension for some of its models. The sporty look of the car right from its first launch has been the benchmark and it is missed by other car manufacturers. But it would be an injustice to keep this praise to interior alone as a range of engines has modernity and fuel efficiency without any reduction of power to pull.
The cabin has five seats in total and a good number of equipment’s but the rear row seat can not be folded flat so they lack versatility. Legroom for both row passengers is good and boot offer you to carry a home refrigerator so you can imagine the space. Controls of features are laid down well and they are quite simple to use. Seat adjustment is possible to make them ideally comfortable for the riders. Steering wheel also has the adjustment options and this adds to ease in driving this automobile. Handling is great and it is surprising with that much height of body. There is no real body sway feeling on bends and turns.
Petrol and three diesel engines are present in the range. Entry level Seat Altea has petrol machine and power of 84bhp that reaches from zero to 62m/h in 15 seconds. TSI and TSI turbocharged petrol engines are variants of the same engine. The diesel engines are efficient unlike the earlier described. Pick of them is 1.6Litre because it is quicker, smooth to run and very economical. The best among the three is 2.0 TDI capable of 138bhp and produce more speed due to the powerful engine. A reasonable choice is available for the buyers to get the car with an engine of their demand.
When you look at Seat Altea safety features, they are still great and receive enviable ratings. It has been built strongly to win that much praise even today. Airbags are offered to front, side and are also curtain airbags for
both rows. Mounting traction system let you control the ascending movement of the car while anti-locks brakes are also there for safety of the riders. Apart from these safety features, emergency brakes and electronic stability control are also present to make it a safer driving option. Standard offers are quite enough but buyers can go for the extra upgrades in order to personalise the car.
