Seat Ateca X-Perience Concept (2016)

Seat Ateca X-Perience Concept

The objective of the SEAT Ateca X-Perience is precisely to underline the all-terrain characteristics of the Ateca. It considers those people that, for either their pastimes, their lifestyles or simply for their needs, they would like to get the best off-road qualities from the car. We know that the normal Ateca user is going to drive for 95% of their time on asphalt (in cities, on roads and motorways) and the remaining 5% on off-road or snow. However, with the X-Perience, that proportion will be 75% normal use and 25% off-road. It aims for the customer that, above all, is going to use the Ateca off-road, for those demanding SUV drivers that need excellent all-terrain qualities. The SEAT Ateca X-Perience lends itself to the most adventurous and off-road situations. In short, it is a car with which it is possible to go the furthest destined for those that consider asphalt a formality and for those to whom tracks and lanes remain small and insignificant. The interesting thing, the attractive thing and the challenge are further than the conventional limits.

An Inspired 4x4 Design

SEAT brings a piece of Barcelona to Paris inspired by innovation, modernity, technology and design, all values shared by the French capital and of course, with the Ateca X-Perience, that allows you to tackle those last kilometres in the mountains that a conventional SUV wouldn't. Wherever you have to stop, the SEAT Ateca X-Perience can continue because of its high profile tyres and exclusively designed 18-inch rims, its black wheel arch mouldings, its marked side-steps, non-scratch paint, excellent ground clearance and finally, because it doesn't fear even the largest of obstacles.

Evidently, as well as superior practical 4x4 capabilities, the Ateca X-Perience also makes a solid, emotional and pure impact. "That's why we've chosen a typical 4x4 design style, starting with the wheel diameter and including high profile tyres, going for a 4x4 look with the front bumpers, sump guard and fog light protectors," explained SEAT Design Director, Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos. "The colour has ended up being very important too. We've chosen olive green matt, a natural colour that's a little camouflaged, underlined with orange tones in the details that give it a more technical look."

The exterior is completed with details such as chromed roof rails, a rear spoiler mounted above the boot that brings out the car's sporty character and mud flaps mounted to the rear bumper with the 4Drive and X-Perience logos placed on the boot. Additionally, a front diffuser defines and protects the lower grill which is beautifully repeated to the rear of the Ateca X-Perience.

Tones linked with those used on the exterior have been used in the interior too, which is illuminated by ambient-light LEDs for darker conditions. Earthy colours of coffee and green have been utilised but also orange stitching on the steering wheel, seats and the gear knob to reinforce those technological nuances. The sport seats are, upholstered in suede leather and the X-Perience logo appears on aluminium plaques on the front doorsteps. The XP abbreviation is also present on the steering wheel, and upon opening the boot, there is a chrome strip on the boot floor just as the current Leon X-perience has.

Ultimately, all X-Perience models are to have similar design language. A robust and off-road gearstick reveals its most adventurous side further and additionally, the protective rubber floor mats prevent the carpets from mud and dirt.

4Drive - Total Traction from a Powerful Engine

The X-Perience uses a 4Drive traction system that is present in the SEAT Ateca range. Thanks to the Haldex clutch system, the torque distribution between both axles is done in the most efficient way to ensure exceptional power delivery on terrain at any moment, even in tricky conditions. Furthermore, the advanced traction control system XDS ensures each wheel receives the necessary power to keep going without any trouble. The wheels that provide the best mobility at any moment will transfer power to the ground to keep the vehicle moving.