CUPRA Ateca 2.0 TSI 300HP 4Drive POV Review on AUTOBAHN & ROAD by AutoTopNL

**A Refreshing Take on the Crossover Segment: The Cupra SEAT Ateca Review**

Well, there's loads of grip with that Haldex four-wheel drive system it does feel slightly front-wheel drive but that's always the case with these systems so getting back to that GLC we just saw the the GL c63 s by AMG that's sort of the same segment this car is in the small power SUVs but this car sort of has this part of this segment all to itself because it is the only one that is you know relatively affordable it also has just 300 horsepower instead of the 510 of the AMG but there are no real competitors in this class which is amazing to be honest because you know these days every niche is getting filled like there's no tomorrow so it's quite strange that we had to wait so long for sort of an affordable both crossover a hot cross that's the new segment I've just created that hot cross all right so we'll go for sport gearbox and floor it so the suspension in Cupra mode is still nice and comfortable it's not like super hard it's actually quite fast as well I mean you could go for an individual load and select everything in sport and go for the comfort suspension or damping but I actually like it this way you have a little bit more of putting control if the dampers are a little bit stiffer.

**A Great Package with Room to Spare**

300 horsepower that brings it sort of in the neighborhood of a BMW x2 and 35 that we are getting sued I think that's the only guard and sort of comparable to this although this is a whole bigger prediction it is a very very good package this it's a very good proposition and on the automotive sort of marketing Venn diagram this car sort of hits all the sports because you have that powerful engine you have that 300 horsepower you have a lot of space in here I mean you could carry low stuff in the trunk you can seat four adults quite easily in this car you've got nice leather steering wheel you've got nice seats go for the bucket seats you've got an automatic gearbox and it is relatively affordable so it's sort of the bullseye if you think about it how much box is this car checks I do still really really struggle with the fact that I don't see anything that's different on this car compared to a regular sale Cupra this is the first car as I said that they've brought out so there are war coming they are also developing some separates Cupra models that are only for Cupra so sale has nothing to do with that so I think if they start doing that they can differentiate the brand more from the sale brand.

**Comparisons and Verdict**

The new Audi S Q2 is also sort of comparable but it's a little bit smaller it is going to be more expensive than this car so that is more comparable to the BMW x2 M35 hi I think so again I sort of struggle to find cars that are really comparable to this one and that is also the thing that sticks with me you know even though I don't really get why they separated Cupra from sayeth I do get why this is the first car that they did with Cupra because these crossovers are so popular and they saw a gap they saw a space in the market too come witness across our SUV I really really like it I like this car it's a very popular but I really have a weakness for tickle and false cars so the fact that it's now price like this makes me happy and I think that you know there are some more cool cars coming in this segment author this one will be successful because I really do think that this will be a successful car.

**Performance and Handling**

so unfortunately it's a little bit too busy today to really try the top speed I think we got like 245 or something but you see that it's quite easy the engine is actually relatively quiet still the exhaust has a nice burble it's a very very good car to drive every day that still has you know a very sporty edge so I really like that so if you look at comparable cars that are a little bit higher in price that are sort of a segment up you're looking at an Audi S Q5 or Porsche Macan S and well we found out today with our tests with the GPS performance device that this car's performance from 100 to 200 kilometers an hour is exactly the same as a Porsche Macan S so even though it's like two thirds of the price probably so that is also very impressive so it really scores very high on all levels and well that it has been a while since I ever encountered the car that does that in this way so that's it for this review guys I hope you enjoyed it you can subscribe by clicking the big button in the middle you can also check out this beauty review of a Porsche Macan GTS or you can check out if this POV reviews playlists thanks for watching and I'll see you at the next one bye