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The wait is over for Seat’s third and largest SUV to date, the Tarraco. Sharing the MQB architecture with the Skoda Kodiaq and many other VW Group models, the Tarraco looks very familiar. The front carries Seat’s styling cues, but the side reminds a lot of the VW Tiguan Allspace and the rear has a Skoda Kodiaq vibe to it. Interestingly, Seat says the Tarraco shows the brand’s new design direction for the coming years but we suspect that has to do mostly with the new grille and full-LED lights all-around. Named after the Mediterranean city of Tarragona, the Tarraco slots above the Arona and Ateca in Seat’s range and follows a tried and proven recipe. As with the VW Tiguan Allspace and Skoda Kodiaq, it’s underpinned by the MQB-A long-wheelbase architecture which provides the base for “huge interior space.” No practicality numbers are available yet, but we do know the SUV is 4,735-mm long and 1,658-mm high. The engine lineup is familiar as well and includes two gasoline and...

SEAT has almost completed the development of the Tarraco mid-size SUV, which will celebrate its global premiere on September 18. Before showing its new SUV to the world, Seat invited ten fans to their Martorell facility to give them a sneak peek. Coming from different countries, including Spain, Germany, France, Italy and UK, the fans described the new Tarraco as having “an elegant silhouette“, being “a lot bigger than they expected”, and capable of “suiting their everyday needs”. Subsequent to its premiere in less than two months, the Seat Tarraco will go on sale in different countries across Europe before the end of the year. The new MQB-based SUV will be available with up to seven seats and is bigger than the subcompact Arona and compact Ateca. Needless to say that it’s approximately the same size as the Skoda Kodiaq. Poised to battle it out with the Hyundai Santa Fe, Renault Koleos and Nissan X-Trail, among others, the new Tarraco will be instantly recognizable as a Se...

Announced earlier this week, the Tarraco is a seven-seat crossover that is heavily influenced by the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace. Despite the styling similarities between the two models, the Tarraco has a unique front fascia with a mesh grille featuring a prominent SEAT logo. The crossover also has LED-infused headlights and a sculpted hood. The sides are virtually identical to the Tiguan Allspace and they have plastic body cladding and strong character lines. This particular model has also been equipped with unique five-spoke alloy wheels. The rear of the crossover is exclusive to SEAT as designers installed angular taillights which are connected by a thin strip. Further below, we can see a plastic bumper, a dual exhaust system and a metallic insert. SEAT hasn’t said much about the model but Autobild says the Tarraco will cost approximately €30,000. The report also says we can expect engines options to be sourced from the Tiguan and Skoda Kodiaq. As a result, the model could b...

SEAT has revealed its upcoming crossover will be called the Tarraco. Named after the modern day city of Tarragona, Tarraco is the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula and SEAT says it was “one of the major metropolises of Hispania during the Roman Empire.” The company went on to say the Tarraco name is an ideal fit for the brand as the city has a “legacy of culture, youthfulness, history and architecture.” The name was selected as part of the #SEATseekingName campaign which asked fans to determine what the model should be called. 146,124 people voted in the competition and nearly 36 percent selected Tarraco. It beat out other choices such as Avila (28.74%), Aranda (26.91%) and Alboran (8.83%). In the initial stages of the campaign, SEAT received 133,332 proposals from people in 106 countries. The choices were then whittled down by experts who wanted to ensure the names matched the company’s values and “conveyed the essence of the new model.” The remaining names wer...