Four wheel drive version of Altea XL, creating an SUV MPV. Surprisingly good both on and off road.
Steel sumpguard is a £180 extra and you need it. Didn't last long on the market.
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FUEL ECONOMY
30.1–41.5
OFFICIAL MPG
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REAL MPG
94%
OF OFFICIAL MPG
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INSURANCE
11–13
GROUPS
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ROAD TAX
I–K
VED BANDS
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MOT RESULTS
88.5%
AVG. PASS RATE
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| CARS FOR SALE | USED ALTEA FREETRACK 4 PRICES |
Introduction
Latest Update 27-3-2012: 2.0TDCI Freetrack needed new ABS module at just over 3 years old at cost of £1,649 (SEAT contributed 70%). Has suffered repeated DPF problems after repeated short runs from cold starts.
Introduction:
When I first drove the SEAT Altea I didn't like it.
And that was not because the launch was in Watford rather then Altea.
I couldn't get on with the way the tall body handled, the 140 diesel that bogged down then catapulted the car forward, and the coalface of a dashboard.
But since then it's been allowed to grow 13" into the XL. And now SEAT is offering a version of the XL with four-wheel drive, that they call the Freetrack 4.
Renault tried this sort of thing before, not very successfully, with the facelift Scenic RX4 that had a spare wheel on the back and used a lot of fuel.
But SEAT, being part of VAG and availing itself of VAG's parts bin, has taken a different route and fitted the Altea Freetrack 4 with the same Audi quattro-derived running gear as the Skoda Octavia Scout. And either the 170PS version of the 2.0TDI or the 200PS 2.0TSI petrol engine.
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