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People will tell you that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do in your life
all of the stresses associated with moving, a reliable, good-sized and fairly priced vehicle will at least give you a little slice of
with the stresses of moving then it's off to a great start.Space for the whole familyWe droveSeat Ateca XcellenceEngine: 1.4 Eco TSIPower:
of cabin space in the front and back
The seats are comfy, and leg room for the rear seats is good enough for adults to sit comfortably on long journeys.The rear seats fold down
just come out of IKEA and need to flip them down to fit in your latest bookcase purchase.My Ateca was fitted with the optional Xcellence
This meant I was treated to some extra goodies included in the top few spec options, such as a rear-view camera, tinted rear windows, DAB
radio, ambient interior lighting and satellite navigation.There are also Ateca-branded puddle lights that shine from the base of the wing
mirrors when you unlock the car at night, adding a little extra class to proceedings as well as providing additional lighting.Seat Ateca
exterior galleryTech talkAs mentioned, the top couple of spec tiers for the Ateca comes with satellite navigation installed, giving you a
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
Link your smartphone to the car via one of the two USB sockets at the base of the centre console (there are another two USB sockets in the
user-friendly and comprehensive mapping experience than the included software, and you also get support for other key apps such as Waze and
information.You also get a small digital display in the instrument cluster above the steering wheel, providing you with navigation
of a wireless charging pad at the bottom of the center console, so if your smartphone supports the Qi wireless charging standard you can top
it up without having to even think about a cable.Other premium features, such as climate control, cruise control, heated seats and automatic
lights, also grace the Ateca, and with the 360 cameras included as part of the Xcellence pack (plus parking sensors and the aforementioned
rear camera) manoeuvring was a breeze.Surprisingly agileOn paper the 1.4 TSI engine in the Seat Ateca may not set the heart racing, but in
the Ateca can happily cruise at speed as well as handle the stop-start nature of city driving.There are more powerful engines on offer if
in handy, with the Ateca taking trips to a garden centre, a hardware store and, yes, IKEA in its stride.John McCann is getting behind the
From super-fast sports cars to tech-packed hatchbacks, he'll take you through a range of makes, models, power and price tags in his regular
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