Seat Altea information: everything you need to know if you own a Seat Altea, are thinking of buying one or just want to find out more about the Altea and Altea XL. Click on the links below for all of CAR Magazine’s news, reviews, videos, scoops and spy photos of the Altea range. We list the top 10 stories for ...
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- 02 December 2009
4.5
Richard Aucock,
28 June 2007 11:59
Oh lord, not another modern-day Matra Rancho. Ah – immediately, you’ve spotted Seat’s biggest problem with the Altea Freetrack. This is a crossover – part MPV, part 4x4. And, with its ‘family car sporting stick-on muscles’ looks, set for a bit-part in our lives? Don’t dismiss it so fast, though. The SUV element stretches further than just black plastic body ...
3.5
Tim Pollard,
08 June 2007 10:56
Seat Altea Freetrack: the lowdown Bandwagon alert! Seat is the latest manufacturer to join the soft-roader club, with the Freetrack version of the Altea XL, unveiled at this week's Barcelona Motor Show. It joins a growing list of Skoda Scouts, Volkswagen Dunes and Renault Conquests as mass-market makers toughen up their regular models with the 4x4 look. Seat took centre ...
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Jack Carfrae,
22 May 2007 10:19
Seat Altea Freetrack: the lowdown Seat has given the Altea some wellington boots to join the burgeoning ranks of wannabe soft-roader 4x4s. First seen in concept guise at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, the Altea Freetrack is Seat's first-ever attempt at an off-roader. However, an extra 40mm of ground clearance, some chunky tyres and aesthetically challenging grey cladding ...
4.5
Mike Roberts,
16 October 2006 10:18
Altea XL. Sounds like a car for the larger person. What’s it about? Not to be too technical it’s basically an Altea with a bigger boot. And that’s it? Well, it’s the same as the Altea up to the B-pillars but you also get roof rails as standard and split tail lights. The main difference is the extra boot length ...
2.5
Phil McNamara,
22 August 2006 00:01
The lowdown Seat has altered the Altea, with a redesigned rear end that boosts practicality. The Altea XL is similar in concept to Volkswagen's enlarged Golf, the Plus, but the Seat is an even better load-lugger. It goes on UK sale in February 2007. Despite the stretch, Seat has not taken its chance to create a seven seat Altea: the ...
