Ready for the Next Few Years
The Seat Arona has been around for over eight years, but it’s not yet time for a new generation. The compact crossover is getting a second facelift. This brings a completely new front end and little else to the alternative for cars like the Volkswagen T-Cross and Ford Puma.
Highlights of the Updated Seat Arona
The Seat Arona is now quite mature. The compact crossover was introduced to the world in 2017, just half a year after the current generation Ibiza, and was Seat’s answer to competitors like the Renault Captur. Together with the Ibiza with which it shares its technology, the Arona underwent a facelift in 2021. Part of the facelift implemented that year is now being reversed.
During the 2021 facelift, Seat introduced a new front end for the higher-positioned Arona models. Versions with fog lights received their fog lights in the form of separate, round units placed relatively high in the front. The Spanish manufacturer is now moving away from this design. The fog lights are being relocated to a new, more traditional position low in the front bumper. This front bumper is completely new and can be recognized by the black plastic decorative elements on both sides. Like the Ibiza, the Seat Arona also gets new headlights with a cut-out section at the bottom. The LED daytime running light signature now features a significantly flatter triangle than before. Also new: the grille between the headlights. Like the Ibiza’s, it now has a hexagonal instead of quadrangular shape.
Seat Arona: hardly any changes at the rear.
At the rear, there is little to no visual news for the Arona either. The silver-colored decorative element on the rear bumper is executed in a darker shade on the updated version. Seat is not making changes to the design of the tailgate or the shape and layout of the rear lights. No facelift is complete without a handful of new alloy wheels and new paint colors. Like the Ibiza, the Arona is now also available in Liminal Red, Oniric Gray, and Hypnotic Yellow. These are joined by two additional ‘colors’ for the roof: Midnight Black and Manhattan Gray. In plain language: black and gray.
Seat Arona Engines
As before, the Seat Arona will continue to be available with a 95 hp 1.0 EcoTSI gasoline engine paired with a manual five-speed gearbox. Additionally, it will again be available with the 115 hp 1.0 TSI engine that is coupled to a seven-speed DSG automatic. So nothing changes here. The 1.0 MPI engine that Seat removed from the Ibiza’s delivery range in the Netherlands was not available for the Arona.
Seat Arona and the Netherlands
The Seat Arona with the 95 hp 1.0 TSI engine will again be available as Reference, Style, Style Business Connect, and FR Business Connect. The variant with the 115 hp 1.0 TSI and automatic transmission is available starting from the Style Business Connect version.
From mid-December, the updated Seat Ibiza will be available at dealerships. Prices are not yet available. The 95 hp Arona was previously available starting from €26,990, while the variant with 115 hp started from €33,490.