SEAT Arona FR Limited Edition 1.0 TSI 115PS DSG Review

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What is it?



The FR Limited Edition is the only SEAT Arona available in Graphene Grey, which is perfectly complimented by 18” machined alloy wheels in Cosmos Grey (the Ibiza 40th Anniversary Edition also comes with both these things). As the Ibiza was coming out with something special, I think they got the Arona on the parts bandwagon and tried to catch people in both models. Which one comes out on top, taking the trim spec, cost and styling choices? Read on to find out.




Verdict
When I first saw the Arona back in the day I wasn’t a fan, it felt like it was taking something away from the Ibiza, which I’d always been a fan of, but now it seems it may have the upper hand bar some of the looks that a taller Arona struggles with. This car has a great spec, better than the Ibiza 40th Anniversary Edition in my opinion, with the Ford Fiesta no longer in production I feel that cars like the Arona are going to be taking over.


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What do you think of the car? let us know in the comments! Thanks to @Jimbobcook for the review.

Scott

 

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The seats look more comfortable than in our 2019 Xcellence 1.0 TSI DSG. That's the only complaint we have on the car. Not enough lumber support. Bought some lumber support for the driver and height support on the passenger side. Those bucket seats may be what's missing in our . Engines perky enough and the DSG is fine for the Welsh hills. Run around. I'm told my Xcellence Ateca 2.0 DSG TDI has the edge for motorway over taking. Not too many motorways in Wales so it suits its purpose within the rolling hills of Wales. Manual gear change was getting a bit tricky and crawling up hills at 20mph with a manual gear box isn't something you want to do... just let the people do it behind.

So yes if they have given the car the seating it needs that's excellent. You don't get the SUV upright seating in the Arona this may help.

Edit... hmm those seats are said to look like the 2019 Xcellence ones 🫣. Depends a lot on what you are use to and how is your back.