SEAT Product Manager Steve Mirfin says: “With the Altea I TECH models we’re giving the customer great value and a simplified choice. We’re also reflecting buyer preference – over the last year, more than nine of ten Altea models sold were specified in SE Copa trim, on which the enhanced I TECH is based.”
Basically, SEAT has taken their Copa, looked at it, buffed it up, and come out with a brand new and shiny Altea: the I TECH edition.
Added to this fine list of equipment you can add in; dark tinted rear windows, roof rails, dual zone climate control, automatic wipers and headlights, rear parking sensors, SEAT Media System 2.2 (including satellite navigation and Bluetooth), a double floor boot, and overhead interior storage: so much so, in fact, you don’t even have to glance at what’s available as an extra because it’s probably all in here anyway!
With even the simplified engine availabilities, the fuel economy on the Altea and Altea XL I TECH trim models is pretty close to excellent, with the manual 1.6 TDI Ecomotive versions giving a combined mpg of 62.8 mpg and both the 1.6 TDI DSG and 2.0 TDI 140 PS manual returning 57.6 mpg. How many cars with that much stuff and that size boot (Altea 409 litres and Altea XL 532 litres) can return those figures?
With these two ‘additions’ to the SEAT family, SEAT UK are pretty much nailed-on to increase both their 2012 sales figures of 38,798 cars and their 1.9% market share.