SEAT Ateca pictures

The SEAT Ateca SUV is now available in the sylish FR trim, with painted wheelarches and bumpers

The new SEAT Ateca is the company's first ever SUV...

The SEAT Ateca is closely related to the VW Tiguan and the Skoda Kodiaq...

...But the sharp, angular design is pure SEAT and very reminiscent of the Leon hatch

You need a top-spec Edition 1 version if you want alloy wheels like these

The horizontal lines across the rear emphasise the car's width

The new SEAT Ateca is based on the same mechanical underpinnings as the popular SEAT Leon

Although it's an SUV, the Ateca will spend most of its time on road, rather than off it

It's got a great range of familiar petrol and diesel engines...

As well as a choice between manual and quick-shifting dual-clutch automatic gearboxes

Which it can do, although it's more comfortable on the road

It drives nicely, too

There will be a high-performance Cupra version too, in the fullness of time...

...Which should have at least 296bhp and is almost certain to come with four-wheel drive

The Ateca made its public debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

Where it wowed show-goers with its style and promises of a great drive and efficient engines