SEAT Takes Two at the Tow Car Awards

12 Posted: 12th Jun 2019
SEAT Takes Two at the Tow Car Awards
    • SEAT Ateca wins best tow car in 1,400-1,549kg category
    • Arona SUV scoops ‘Ultralight’ tow car prize
    • Annual awards event running for 12 consecutive years

    SEAT has scooped a pair of accolades at the annual Tow Car Awards event for two of its popular SUV models.

    Taking the 1,400-1,549kg category award, the SEAT Ateca was commended for its stability, punchy performance and overall practicality.

    The Arona SUV – the smaller sibling of the Ateca – won the Ultralight category where despite its compact size, it was praised for its ability to keep a caravan or trailer under control at high speeds.

    The annual Tow Car Awards has been running since 2007 and has rigorously tested over 500 vehicles across four key competencies: Towing, Everyday Driving, Practicality and Buying & Owning.

    SEAT UK Head of Marketing, Andy McGregor, said: “Seeing our products win plaudits for their breadth of abilities is very satisfying. SUVs should be multifunctional, but it is no mean feat to achieve this while also receiving praise for handling, performance and value for money. The Ateca and Arona are ideal companions for those who want to tow caravans or trailers, or anyone who wants an extremely capable and stylish SUV.”

    Seen as the most thorough assessment of the best tow cars available, the Tow Car Awards is a combined venture between Practical Caravan, What Car? and Camping & Caravanning magazines.

    David Motton, Tow Car Editor, Practical Caravan, said: “Stability is the cornerstone of any good tow car, and the Ateca is reassuringly secure at all speeds. The petrol engine provides punchy performance, and four-wheel drive helps put the car's power to the road.

    "In our lane-change test the SEAT Arona was exceptional for such a light car. It is great fun to drive, with a firm but well-judged ride and lively handling. It will be economical to run and should hold its value well too."

    Click here for more information on the SEAT Ateca or Arona

Notes to Editor:

SEAT is the only company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets cars in Spain. A member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona), exporting 81% of its vehicles, and is present in over 80 countries through a network of 1,700 dealerships. In 2016, SEAT obtained an operating profit of 143 million euros, the highest in the history of the brand, and achieved worldwide sales of nearly 410,000 vehicles.

SEAT Group employs more than 14,500 professionals at its three production centres – Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat and Martorell, where it manufactures the highly successful Ibiza, Leon and Arona. Additionally, the company produces the Ateca and the Toledo in the Czech Republic, the Alhambra in Portugal and the Mii in Slovakia. 

The multinational has a Technical Centre, which operates as a knowledge hub that brings together 1,000 engineers who are focussed on developing innovation for Spain’s largest industrial investor in R&D. SEAT already features the latest connectivity technology in its vehicle range and is currently engaged in the company’s global digitalisation process to promote the mobility of the future.

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