2019/2020 SEAT Arona FR Review | Owner's Perspective

2019/2020 SEAT Arona FR Review | Owner's Perspective

2019/2020 SEAT Arona FR Review | Owner's Perspective

I drive the SEAT Arona FR (1 litre 3 cyl turbo)

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0.03 -> hey what's up guys Syed here and today I am in the 2019 / 2020 SEAT Arona FR
7.379 -> and I have the owner right beside me Anthony but he doesn't want to be on
10.86 -> camera okay so if you're not familiar with SEAT. SEAT is a Spanish manufacturer
15.54 -> which is owned by the Volkswagen Group so because it's owned by Volkswagen it
19.98 -> uses the same MQB platform as a lot of other Volkswagen Group cars like your
25.14 -> Audi Q3 Audi A3 your Skoda Karoq you know and your Volkswagen Golf even
31.08 -> so the Arona is a crossover and there are two variants that you can get in
35.309 -> Singapore one is the Arona Style and the other is a Arona FR which is the one
39.27 -> we are in today so the FR is like the higher trim level of the Arona so to
44.16 -> give you some context for this car right now on SEAT according to SEAT's website
48.75 -> the Arona starts at about $85,000 and this Arona FR costs about ninety
54.42 -> five thousand so pricing wise it's right in the Kia Stonic and Honda HRV kinda
59.64 -> category but I think I'm gonna compare it more to the Stonic because the engine is
63.3 -> similar it's a 1-liter 3-cylinder turbo engine and both are crossovers it's also
67.95 -> a bit more expensive than the Toyota Raize I think that's how you pronounce
71.76 -> it the Raize which just came in to Singapore so like the Stonic this car
75.81 -> comes with a 1-liter 3-cylinder turbo engine produces about 115 horsepower and
81.24 -> 200 Nm of torque and it's mated to a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic so you
87.36 -> can tell the difference between the regular Arona and Arona FR by looking
91.829 -> at the exterior of the car that's like an FR badge and you know with this car
96.78 -> you get full LED lights keyless access you get more features as compared to the
101.28 -> standard Arona. Ok so enough talking from me so you
105.09 -> know Anthony share with us you know why you bought this car
109.11 -> actually for this car is my second car it's actually more for my son
116.29 -> all right so yeah so we decided and we were when the COE plunged to below
122.08 -> 30 thousand at that time in probably May or June last year and
127.51 -> then we say telling my wife why not we just you know since COE has come down so much the
133.03 -> depreciation to buy a second car is pretty low you can buy a brand new car and a
138.45 -> secondhand a used car depreciation is comparable and then this one comes with five
144.13 -> years warranty and free services and all those things so it makes more logical
148.3 -> sense to yeah so that is where we start hunting for it and we tried some other
153.79 -> cars as well other continental and try some Japanese car as well and so I mean
161.14 -> I don't want to mention brands but in the end right because by the other car is an Audi
166.03 -> okay so when I hop on on this car I felt that the platform of this SEAT Arona are
174.19 -> pretty similar to what I have in my Audi which I quite like it so that is
180.01 -> where at the end of the day we so many to just get this SEAT Arona. Were you familiar with the SEAT
185.11 -> brand before you got this? Ya prior to that I mean SEAT has been
188.62 -> around for a long time yeah just that it's new to Singapore. yes correct
192.16 -> what happened is that my offices happen to be in Ubi and every morning I would drive
196.39 -> past SEAT showroom, yeah they caught my attention and location and then and what
203.92 -> happened was the SEAT showroom yeah these cars look quite interesting they have the
209.17 -> Leon, Ibiza, Ateca (not a malay girl) and you know and that's where i got to
213.99 -> know SEAT and then actually zoom into this model called Leon. SEAT Leon and my wife said
221.7 -> why you have 2 saloon or sedan. If you wanna buy an SUV then get an SUV
227.55 -> and then we shift up our focus on this so Arona. I can sort of say your
235.14 -> the reason why you chose this car was number one
237.72 -> you drove past the SEAT showroom almost every day yeah number two because you own an
242.07 -> Audi so you feel that it's kind of similar you know you're buying both
245.16 -> owned by both of them owned by VW anyway yeah correct all right okay so I understand that you've
248.52 -> owned the car for about eight months now? this one is coming to a year already. now it's june exactly a year it's also far how's the
256.89 -> ownership experience I know it's quite early to say yeah I mean in terms of drive
262.53 -> experience or I like it because the even though it's only 1 liter 3-cylinder but
267.57 -> it does give you the kick you know. right now we're at the traffic light and I don't really feel the three cylinder
275.13 -> idling vibration much yeah yeah like sometimes at the traffic light
280.41 -> right when you pick up right when you try to accelerate u know the power
284.76 -> just come naturally you just step on the accelerator and it'll just move
288.54 -> mean its raining now so I don't wanna you know go too fast okay I understand and you know how's like the
295.05 -> reliability and everything so far I mean so far this is only 1 year old car
299.16 -> can't really vouch for that but because its under the Volkswagen Group
304.889 -> and it's 5 years warranty that gave me a peace of mind as well true yeah when I
309.659 -> do the purchase when I consider any issue just send back to them yeah I mean yeah I mean minor issue in cars whether
316.319 -> you whether its SEAT Mercedes Lexus all these things
321.449 -> right it does happen here I definitely. Next question what do you like about your car
328.43 -> what do you like it. Even this is I mean everybody says it is a compact SUV looks
333.33 -> more on the outside but when you sit in I'm sure you'd agree with me that is
337.71 -> pretty spacious i mean at the backseat u can have 3 person actually
342.539 -> just from my point of view it looks quite spacious later we're gonna try
347.24 -> yeah yeah get a feel of it but ya definitely I mean I was
353.669 -> surprised when I step in the car and try to see it's something worth considering
359.069 -> in a way you know so so that is where im quite surprised other than the space is there anything else?
367.169 -> I mean the look yeah. The two-tone and they have the X behind where the I
373.289 -> mean it's actually 3 tone it's red and then they had this silver strips
379.289 -> that with the X and then the black top you know with railing. So you like the car because of the looks and the
384.779 -> style and the daytime running lights really yeah it has a very fierce look
390.719 -> it's yeah i think it's a good looking car interior wise okay you can't compare to
397.65 -> the more luxurious models and all those things but by it reminds you a bit of a VW
405.39 -> interior in terms of the buttons and stuff I get reminded of a golf
411.33 -> interior yes correct correct because of the shape of the buttons yes yes yes it does
416.28 -> has the resembles of the VW. i think the shifter also very similar. steering wise you know u have the flat bottom
426.23 -> which catches the my attention and then the driving experience and the pickup is
431.91 -> also quite yeah yes it's not like super responsive but its
435.87 -> responsive yes for 1 litre 3 cylinder it's quite good i have to say and especially sometimes when I drive
443.88 -> past Benjamin Sheares bridge from ECP down to town right and upslope right yeah if
449.25 -> you just step on accelerator and it just go and then you just can overtake any people
453.15 -> the engine doesn't draw back to drop to lower gear and then a bit effortless
457.86 -> yeah yes what's the fuel consumption like for this car? I mean so far on the average say
464.94 -> about 13 to 15 km per litre with a 40 litre tank right yeah I think that's better than
474.9 -> the Stonic because I remember the Stonic the fuel consumption isn't like super good oh
479.27 -> okay
486.35 -> one thing I super like about this is the adaptive cruise control that is excellent
492.81 -> like it tags to the car in front yeah okay so yeah what what do you dislike about the car so far
499.74 -> I think they do not have the auto hold I'm so used to the auto hold you know u call the
507.85 -> electronic brakes. So you have engine start stop parking sensor oh ya this one u have the park assist
512.56 -> means it can parallel park for you. parallel park or vertical park
517.75 -> it's fantastic. I mean initially I
523.57 -> tried I when I got a car I tried I feel like I don't know how to use it and went back
527.89 -> then they taught me then i said woah thereafter but then hardly use lah
535.09 -> quite funny ah they have all these advanced safety features but dont have brake auto hold ya yeah it's not a deal-breaker
545.68 -> but that is nice to have it would be nice to have and let's say people
550.48 -> are looking to get this car or considering this car do u have any like comments or anything
555.78 -> regarding like the ownership of this car I mean give it a try give yourself a
563.29 -> chance to the test drive and compare driving preference is very individual
567.94 -> yeah so I would not know what kind of preference you like and also but do
572.68 -> gives SEAT a chance you know and test it for the past 10 years i've been driving Audi
577.72 -> so if as an Audi driver I previously i owned other
582.7 -> continentals like BM, I mean I have the Mercedes and all those
587.299 -> things i've been driving Audi ten years ago and I can accept
591.559 -> this car right away it shows something yup definitely. coming from an Audi continental car owner
600.41 -> is where I'm coming from so yeah just my thoughts overall i think it's a good looking car
604.79 -> from exterior interior wise you know the it's a mix of some nice
610.309 -> materials agree but you do get some like hard plastics here and there as well so it's like a mix of
617.54 -> both, it's not a cheap looking interior that's what i mean
624.319 -> got some balance here and there I will say slightly above average interior about the steering is I feel it
628.73 -> feels good it feels good even though it's not like leather feels good and it
635.029 -> has a flat-bottom steering as well space wise it looks big you know
640.299 -> from my point of view and just driving wise even though it's a one-litre
647.269 -> three-cylinder the performance is there just now I tried to you know go a bit
651.649 -> faster okay I'm gonna just try to put into sports mode
658.55 -> oh the pull is there and I'm not even flooring the car u know no no no you no
662.24 -> need to floor there's that pull it pushes u back into your seat
667.01 -> yeah I am not kidding it's Wow oh that's from a one-liter 3 cylinder
672.74 -> that's actually quite impressive there is a reason why I say when I share
676.67 -> with you say that this is the first time u hear that a 1.0 three cylinder yeah
682.67 -> they make such comment yeah performance I don't think you're gonna be complaining
686.45 -> especially from a small engine this is really quite good I have to say and also
690.56 -> like I mentioned just now just we were at a traffic light at idle you know
693.74 -> their vibration you know three cylinders there is inherent characteristic where they
698.48 -> vibrate I don't really feel it that much but in my mind I already expected it to
703.97 -> vibrate maybe that's why I'm a bit more sensitive to it oh right yeah but you
708.65 -> know just now I couldn't really feel it so to people who are not
713.54 -> familiar with it I think they probably wouldn't even notice it at all and of
718.4 -> course 1 litre means your road tax is gonna be cheap that is $300+ a year or something yeah yeah there is this is what my wife yeah it's
726.95 -> really cheap I mean I would say it's more reasonable. ya if u divide it per day its only like $1+ a day or smtg i mean its really nothing
733.58 -> I mean I agree with Anthony if you are considering this car I think you
739.07 -> should definitely give it a try because you may be blown away
744.13 -> yeah it is not you know typical 1-liter 3-cylinder small car kind of feel that
751.64 -> you get from this yeah I mean as I said u you know give yourself a chance
755.84 -> I mean anyway test drive is free yeah so yeah thank you guys so much for
760.37 -> watching thanks Anthony for joining us today
762.32 -> yeah I'll see you guys in the next video

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