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Great Review , as always.

Beautiful scenery!

Thomas, regarding your question about the 3rd seating row. I have the Kodiaq which has an identical third row. It is perfect all for children older than 5-6 years. They can sit on a booster seat (Kindersitzerhöhung). They are usually without isofix anyways. Their role is to ensure that the safety belt goes over the shoulder of the kid and not across the throat. The role of the isofix tethering is to actually ensure that in an accident the seat itself doesn't turn into a hazard because it is heavy. No such risk with the booster seat as it is really light.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Yes good point with the boosters!

@zorik4

5 жыл бұрын

bavorec In Europe there is no much choise for 7 seater suv with 3rd row that will be suitable for normal adults ,outside premium xc90 and q7 ,may be it is only vw sharan 4motion or seat alhgambra 4drive

Your reviews are great mate , keep it going -:)

nice vehicle thank you Thomas for your review.

I convinced my cousin to buy one of these, partially so I could joke with him about it being a Spanish vehicle, and that the name script on the tailgate looks like it says "TAAAACO" if you're not carefully reading it. This Tarraco has been a very good vehicle for his family. Have a good day, and thank you for another great review. Cheers.

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

What engine? Is Skoda better?

Great control Mr. Thomas. Looks smart. Great location. Hope you flew comfortably.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

👌

Thank you for the great review! I don’t see the point of having so many similar cars under different brand names! They are all VW exterior and interior wise!

Good review as always. Shame that the local roads weren’t a little more challenging. Based on a physical look around the Škoda and this televisual feast, I’d go for the SEAT.

@Autogefuhl, completely agree regarding the 3rd row ISOFIX point you make, that 3rd row is perfect for a forward facing car seat say for a 4yr old which would free up the 2nd row for a teen or adult.

Great job Thomas from Romania and nice car

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

thanks m8 !

I love wood trim. My Ateca has piano black trim everywhere, this 'wood' looks so much nicer.

Good review guys. Think the Skoda’s interior package in terms of storage cubbies and maybe space looks better. For example two glove box. But like you said you will come down to price of the two model and specification features on model.

2:17 car horn...Thomas keeps his cool, 100% focus on the review. 👏

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

😎

you're always welcome to Morocco guys! You have one big fan in Casablanca!

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦👍

@ob4485

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪👍

Excellent review 👍 If you buy a car first of all you should watch Autogefühl, definitely.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

thanks my friend!

Very interesting, i would recommend mentioning all the VW parts ie. key fob, shifter and surroundings, climate controls, obviously most of the exterior and door panels and stereo control knobs. This is not a bad thing as i love the new 2019 VW models. I am going to say that i hope SEAT brings this SUV into the US it is basically a VW Tiguan with a more stylish exterior.

Bonus points for pants that match exterior color of car Thomas :)

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

😎

Thanks for the nice video. Have you heard any chatter about a Cupra version of this vehicle? I very much like the Cupra Ateca, and thought Cupra could apply their upgrades to the Tarraco.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Not yet

I was not sure in which country this video is made, but when I saw the two water bottles, I knew it was in Morocco. Great review as usual.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

😎

The new Skoda Kodiaq is finally here!

Brilliant review as always Thomas. I currently have a Samoa Orange Ateca bought when they first came out but need something bigger. I was very interested in the back seats layout as now have a couple of grand kids to fit in. I don't understand why most manufacturers don't offer an isofix on the back middle seat? This would make far more sense to me so you could fit two child seats next to each other and still have an outside seat free for extra adult. I was really hoping the Tarraco would have this option :(

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Agree

Such a nice car !! When it comes in hybrid I will by it. Still think that the rear light should have continued all the way across though. 😊

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

Not only 1.4

Excellent Review. Typical thorough Autogefuhl detail about the 'wood' trim. I can't find DCC on UK configurator or price list. Interesting comment about possible overheating of a 'Haldex-type' clutch if driven continuously in sand (and snow)! You asked: Kodiaq, this or Tiguan? Think I prefer the short wheelbase Tiguan SEL with every extra and its light coloured interior! Many thanks for your great work Thomas & Team.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Agree :)

good looking Seat

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

Seat is for someone who doesn't want a VW

Thomas i believe the reason for the little vague steering that you mentioned is because they are targeting a more relaxed type of family driving and i think it perfectly suits this car. Not every car needs very direct steering. Cheers

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

yeah that can be

Welcome bro in my country Morocco ☺

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

👌

There must be serious meetings at VW Gruppe HQ over each division's exact grill surround geometry down to the microradian...

Another excellent review Thomas! As a parent, I would never put a child in the 3rd row seat area. Too dangerous in a rear impact situation, and I believe that's why there are no 3rd row child seat harnesses there.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thomas the type of guy that strokes trim to compare.

I decided to buy the 7 seater because I find my self carrying more than 5 people from time to time. Due to big family and many siblings etc with smaller kids. I also think that the loading area is big enough for me with 7-seats. So there was no real trade off to go for the 7-seats.

Please do a review of new PHEV version

Autogefühl was in Morocco ?? You should've organized a meet & greet ! Hope you had a great time 👍🏼

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

🇲🇦🇲🇦🙏

Great job as always Thomas but please, STOP scaring SEAT test companions seated on the right seat!! 🤣 they always spend the ride telling you to slow down!! My home city is Tarragona (100 km south of Barcelona), Tarraco is the roman era name of it 👍🏻. That being said, I’m finding difficult to desire a Tarraco... For a 4 member family the Ateca is perfectly OK, good trunk and lots of room inside but measuring 40cm less on the outside... its a totally unrealistic 7-seater as you point out (with a useless little trunk then) so why go for the extra 40cm longer “Ateca”? If you have a 5+ family you MUST go for a bigger REAL 7-seater. I’ve had a 4,86m Opel Insignia for 8 years and in todays european city centers its really difficult to find a large enough gap to park in the street... currently with my 4,32m Ateca is way much easier and the “shorter” trunk has not been a problem yet for my family escapes.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

=)

Great review as always Thomas. Liked the exterior view of the Tarraco, but the interior looked a bit odd with the brown in the seats and the wood effect strips, and the angle it protruded along the dash. Not a lover of the infotainment screen plonked on top, like it was an after thought. Definitely a nice looking SUV, but not seen anything that would make my change my Kodiaq. How do you think they compare? Keep up the great work.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers! They indeed do not differ that much

Hi Thomas, can I please ask the name of the background music track or who is the track by ? starting at 0:31 to 1:20 Many Thanks 🙏

Rear end comes from kia as the front from hyundai, it is an hybrid car at least designwise :D

Seat also comes with a coupe version ?

Carwow must be one of the three that disliked your video. 😂

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

lol =)

@qurshot

5 жыл бұрын

So true. He is car-illiterate :)

@deadkemper

5 жыл бұрын

I just imagined Matt appearing as Thomas was sitting in the rear and PUNCHING him ! ..............off to take my meds now bye

@ranjansahu11

5 жыл бұрын

Didn’t get the reference . Can someone explain ?

@deadkemper

5 жыл бұрын

@@ranjansahu11 means that he is good..really good and the other car reviewers want him dead

Welcome to Morocco Tomas

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

😎😎

I like current Seats design, but this one disappoints a bit both exterior and interior: that new front grille and attached infotainment system...

When can we expect new KIA Proceed GT review? :)

👍👍👍👍

Karramba, Tarraco, ein Visky!

A big welcome Thomas and Autogefühl team, I hope you have a nice stay in Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 try our vegan moroccan foods 😉😉 مرحبا واهلا وسهلا بكم في المغرب 🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

was awesome! We had some very nice Tajine and great Dates :)

seat = volkswagen spanish..LOVE ...FIRE

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

Skoda!

❤🚘

Exterior looks like blockbuster Infiniti but interior is better at least the infotainment

Hy Thomas you have news for Arteon shooting ? Thank you

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

hey, we have a lot of Arteon content already here: kzread.info?search_query=vw+arteon+autogefuehl

Alternative drivetrain? So that’s a PHEV with 30 miles then.... The dune driving looks really fun though.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

yeah Passat GTE drivetrain that ll be

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

It's i ly 1.4

Mention that one of the TSI options is the 1.5 manual. Does Autogefühl have any comment on the engine issues for this unit that are only recently being reported by motoring journalists?

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Which? I have a Volkswagen expert here at the moment so I could ask him

@stephenwakeman3074

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl Oh no can't believe I missed this! It's the 1.5l engine issue that causes the vehicle to "kangaroo" when setting off in 1st. Worse when cold but affecting lots of owners at any temp. No fix available at present. www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/owning-1/2019-01/volkswagen-acknowledges-problem-with-15-tsi-evo-engine/

I'm negatively surprised by the digital speed in the middle of the virtual cockpit with its reflection design.. Who wants a reflection! One has to be able to read it quickly and easily... This is not good.

Hi Thomas, great review as always! One question: it seems that during your off-road driving sometimes your co-driver was shifting the automatic gear lever for you!? Why didn‘t you use the shift pedals behind the steering wheel or why had your co-driver had to do it for you? Were you not allowed to shift by yourself? Would it have been to challenging? Would the automatic shifting be to imprecise? Just curiuos. 😬 Greetings from Vienna, Austria.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he was doing that without my consent. Had quite a hard time with that instructor :D

I always wonder what happens to all the cars they use on these test afterwards, do they get used as press cars or are the sold, I hope they don’t scrape them

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

they are sold at dealer's after some preparing

@tipazas

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl And the one which was driven by Thomas is sold im auction :)

@RobertCraven70

5 жыл бұрын

@@tipazas Only at Sotheby's.

Great car, but I can not see how it can replace Alhambra, a true 7 seater.

This is the European version it has 5 or you can buy a 7 seater. In the UK 🇬🇧 you can only have the 7 seat version

About the 3rd seat row, I would never put my children back there. Not only because of possible rear collisions, but also because of the enlarged effect on my children's stomach contents when driving on more winding roads. Do not underestimate that. If you need a 3rd seat row, opt for a van like the Merc V class or something less expensive....but definitely a van, not an SUV. The van will offer way more comfort when more than 4 people are in the vehicle.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting point! So you would see when they sit in the back of the van, it is more comfortable?

@Mastermindthreethousand

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2FlxcywYpirZ6Q.html This is a 2015 Volvo XC90 rear collision test with dummy kids in the 3rd row. Now tell me if you would put your children back there, despite the proof that this Volvo did a very good job of distributing the energy over the entire car after impact resulting in pretty good composure and preserving the children from fatal injuries. That is also thanks to the single comfortable seats with full headrest. But still, at only 56kph, it was already a very close call for those children.

@Mastermindthreethousand

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl kzread.info/dash/bejne/fGGIk6Oviau0nLg.html Here's a test why you should never consider 3rd rows in a "monovolume" or minivan. To be clear, a van in my definition is something like the Mercedes Vclass, a full size van.

@Mastermindthreethousand

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYmEp5qAgrGap9I.html To rest my case, a collision and manœuvre test with a 2015 Mercedes Vclass. Unfortunately not showing a rear collision, but one can deduct from the overall test, how much safer a true people van actually is for carrying over 4 people. This video is actually from your channel 😊

I like every SEAT, more than their VW's cousins. Btw, two suppliers for the same wood? Mmmm...

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

not wood :)

What are the differences in trunk volume between the 5 and 7 seat versions?

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

700 - 1.775 l vs 760 l - 1.920 l

@kotfast

5 жыл бұрын

700L in 7 seat mode?

Hello. Great video. If you compare the stilying of Skoda Kodiak with Seat Tarraco, I think that the Kodiak looks better. The Seat Tarraco uses less angular lines, the lines of the car ar typically spanish. But it is a nice looking car. Thank You!

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for following!

Why every reviewer of car tries to sit in third row and critisizes space there if manufacturer has officially notified that third row is for persons not taller than 1.60 metres.

@autogefuehl

4 жыл бұрын

Not criticizing just showing

The vids used to be an hour or more long

So its rebranded vw tiguan

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

But better!

Wil be a flop in the UK. Cannot get 2.0TSi DSG AWD not available, top of teh range model is more expensive that the Skoda L&K and lower spec, no leather. This car looks like a Taxi Specification. Ano hydraulic strut for the bonnet/hood WOW how 1980s and cheap.

The review in morrocco i think

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

indeed

I was considering one of these as my next car but this so called range topping Seat SUV lacks quite a lot of features my Ateca has. It has no ambient colour choice, just boring white, no blind spot warning. no inductive phone charging to name a few. This is very disappointing for what should be a flagship vehicle, in my opinion.

@autogefuehl

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure blind spot detection is optional

We don't have this in the USA but i'm guessing its a VW brand? I see tons of VW parts. Gear shifter, door panel, lock controller, LCD gauges, AC controls.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah i also explained why

@jbnc6200

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl thanks for the reply love you videos!

This one or the Kodiaq?

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

Compare our review, it is also linked in the video description

@klapewollerus4484

5 жыл бұрын

@@autogefuehl I've seen both, but what is your personal opinion?

This ain't, AT ALL, a budget Tiguan Allspace. No no no... ;)

Front grill looks like Datsun go's widened grill . Rear is better than tiguan and kodiaq . Interior is good .

I am sorry SEAT, but if you have not managed to integrate the info system into the dashboard in today's age and simply plonk it nilly-willy, like an afterthought - in the middle of it, then I am not parting with my money - no matter how good the offer is --- and by the way - when are manufacturers doing away with these outdated air-vents and introduce Air-Curtains ...

Technically speaking, leather is a sustainable resource whereas leatherette made from olefins (petrochemicals) is not.

@autogefuehl

5 жыл бұрын

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In Summer 2017, Tesla motors has decided to be the first manufacturer to go all the way with sustainable seat materials, only offering fabric/cloth seats or leatherette seats in different colours. They have banned all real leather from the seating surface and at the steering wheel in the white trim or on demand. So Tesla shows where the industry will and must be heading, just like they went forward with electrification first. Check out our special video addressing car CEOs as a first summary and also see conditions of animal skin production: kzread.info/dash/bejne/foKHt9yTiN3WlMY.html List of practical reasons against animal skin seats: 1. animal skin seats are often sold as an expensive option, by going for base trim level seats you can save a lot of money and get a better price-performance-deal (often the manufacturers claim that animal leather is top of luxury because they can earn the best money with it) 2. animal skin seats get hot in summer and you stick to the seat, probably you need seat cooling 3. they get very cold in winter and you need seat heating 4. on cloth or microfibre surfaces, you basically don’t need seat heating nor cooling 5. animal skin seats wear out very fast and look like an old sofa 6. if you want leather look or need seats that can be wiped clean easier, the leatherette (faux leather) surfaces are meanwhile highly evolved and it is possible that it feels even softer and better than anything else (See our Tesla Model X review kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2arsKl_e8SafZM.html) So Tesla shows a good example for that and as described, non-leather materials are now standard for ALL Tesla 7. 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If you look at the whole production process, the leatherette is way more sustainable than the leather produce. Even if you leave the ethical aspect aside, here is the official calculation of the CO2-Output animal skin vs leatherette (different kinds of leatherette): Leather 17 kg CO2/m² PVC leatherette 10 kg CO2/m² Acella Eco natural leatherette 8,5 kg CO2/m² Benova (PUR leatherette): 8 kg CO2/m² So by using the latest high-tech leatherette, you even the CO2-emissions are cut in half! 3. The best to-come solution are indeed plant-based materials like Pinatex (based on pineapple leaves) or new materials based on mycelia (roots of mushrooms) or other innovative natural products. That’s the future. More special video episodes: 1. A initial special video from Autogefühl considering the use of leather can be found here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/apptk62gkrnIerQ.html 2. And another one right here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/poGCycWFdZOydLg.html 3. 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Manufacturers reactions: We started the very first inquiry years ago, with the result that car manufacturers do not reveal their sources of animal skin AT ALL. If it all would be clean and happening without harm, why don’t they show it to us whereas they are showing us every other detail of their products? They have good reason not to, because there is no such thing as a clean animal skin production without harming cows, humans and the environment. The only thing a manufacturer can do is increase their effort for a better future, and we are helping with in-depth talks and interviews by presenting the increasing customer demand for sustainable luxury. Tesla was the first one to react in a major way now. So meanwhile, we more often also get feedback that a lot of manufacturers are working on leather-free interiors and are aware of the situation. E.g. Bentley, Mini and Kia have started vegan car interior programmes. Besides Tesla, Mercedes already shows major choices for sustainable interiors, you always have to pay attention to the details when ordering, of course - and we are happy to give advice. However, much has to be done still and the Autogefuehl community is massively helping in boosting the positive change! Help to raise awareness on this subject. Thanks!

If I had no idea about German engines ,I would say it sounds weak

there is no benefit of me changing my Alhambra for this. My alhmabra is much better

@kehletten

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha Alhambra compared to the beautiful Tarraco 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣

It looks like a hyundai... it feels hollow

@dragospahontu

3 жыл бұрын

Vag is much better than Hyundai, believe me, only Mazda is better

It looks like a copy of the Hyundai Santa Fe.

I have a 2019 Ateca and it looks much better than this. This is really bland. The interior is really nice though.

Those seats look like T-roc's seats... Can't they just not copy paste things like that? Is Seat VW 2? That's too lazy

Seat makes ugly cars nowadays. The older models were prettier.

@Lerppunen

5 жыл бұрын

The old ones were pretty. The new ones are handsome.