Cupra Ateca Pros

Cupra Ateca Cons

You're looking at the oldest model in Cupra's Australian lineup, and it won't be long before you can no longer buy a new one.

The Ateca first entered production in 2016, before the small SUV received a facelift in 2020, but the vehicle you see here is effectively almost a decade old. As with many other Cupra models, the Ateca is a sportier, lightly restyled version of the Seat Ateca, which probably doesn't mean much to Australian buyers.

If you need an abridged history, the Cupra name emerged in the late 1990s as the performance/motorsport division of Spanish manufacturer Seat. It has since established its own identity under the Volkswagen Group umbrella and was launched in Australia in 2022 as a standalone brand.

It's been expanded locally with

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