Customers appear to be attracted by the premium levels of equipment and technology that come with the performance models, which also offer powerful engines with enhanced ride comfort and driving dynamics.
The new marque, the 13th in the German automaker’s portfolio, will focus on ride-sharing and other mobility services, using existing vehicles from its other brands.
Under the latest initiative from the Volkswagen Group-owned Spanish brand, Ateca models will be made available through SEAT’s network of business centers in the U.K. until year’s end.
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Shoehorning its 2.0L, 240-hp twin-turbo diesel, so far seen in the Passat and Passat Alltrack, into the souped-up Tiguan allows it to sprint from 0-62 mph in 6.5 seconds, aided by VW’s standard 4MOTION AWD system.
West European buyers are drawn to the technology the most, with 41% of Toyota’s customers and 98% of Lexus buyers in the region opting for hybrid-powered cars.
The engine marries variable-geometry, sequential twin-scroll turbochargers with a third electric supercharger, powered by 48V technology, and which spools up within 30 microseconds to eliminate turbo lag.
The automaker says a host of technology has been applied to reduce energy-sapping friction and other “parasitic” losses within both the gas and diesel new-generation engines.