What's the news?
The SEAT Ateca has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Autobest 'Best Buy Car of Europe' award. It is the first time that SEAT has won the award, which recognises value for money for consumers as one of its key criteria. The jury, which includes CompleteCar.ie Road Test Editor, Dave Humphreys, represents 31 countries across Europe. It narrowly beat the Peugeot 3008 with the Toyota C-HR coming in third position. The Citroen C3 and Kia Niro followed in the overall rankings.
"This was a very close competition, and voting from 31 Jury members from as many European countries is a first for AUTOBEST. The SEAT Ateca convinced the Jury members in all respects giving it the lead in the overall points in the ranking. The Ateca is a very convincing expression of SEAT's `Created in Barcelona` concept, a new brand philosophy pioneered by the Spanish producer. On behalf of the Jury members and myself, I would like to congratulate all the people involved in the project. It is also my pleasure to welcome SEAT for its first victory in AUTOBEST history." Ilia Seliktar, AUTOBEST Jury President, said.
Anything else?
In addition to the well priced model range, the SEAT Ateca scored highly in the areas of handling, performance and refinement. You can find out more about the SEAT Ateca range by reading our reviews.