Škoda Kodiaq

Based on Seat, the brand new Cupra SUV will probably be an acceptable substitute for the discontinued Tarraco, which is already being discontinued within the Czech Republic.

Though Seat skilled a considerable enhance in gross sales final 12 months, financially it had the very best 12 months in its 73-year historical past, it’ll now must partially humble itself with the provide in favor of the separate sports activities department Cupra – which, by the way in which, is slowly and absolutely catching as much as the unique mother or father model in gross sales. Seat has introduced that it’s discontinuing manufacturing of its largest SUV, the Tarraco.

The technical sibling of the Škoda Kodiaq, which has been available on the market since 2018, won’t see a second technology, in contrast to the Czech SUV, whose sequel arrived lately. “The Seat Tarraco was a hit. Nevertheless, a successor to the mannequin won’t be created. From mid-2024, we’ll give attention to the brand new Cupra Terramar on this phase, which is able to fill the ensuing area very properly.” it’s within the assertion of the automobile producer, which was introduced by the British Autocar.

The model gave us the primary have a look at the electrified Cupra Terramar two years in the past. The brand new SUV already makes use of the newest design language, which was additionally lately obtained by the Leon and Formentor upgrades. With a size of 4.5 meters, it will likely be a hair extra compact than the outgoing Seat Tarraco (4.7 meters). Along with gentle hybrids, it’ll additionally provide the newest plug-in hybrid expertise beneath the hood (already an concept in Leon and Formentor), enabling a spread of round 100 km in purely electrical mode.

By the way in which, the manufacturing of the Seat Tarraco was already supposed to finish, which can be confirmed by a have a look at the sellers within the particular person markets of Europe. The SUV can be solely accessible on the Czech dealership inside inventory and the model doesn’t enable the configuration of a brand new automobile. In a press release, Seat lastly provides that within the close to future it’ll give attention to modernizing its remaining Ateca, Arona and Ibiza fashions – the usual Leon obtained a lightweight replace already this Might.