Small SEAT Arona SUV is rewarded for having a big heart

 

By Nigel Wigmore

IT was timely when I got behind the wheel of this week’s drive, because the Seat Arona had a good start to 2020 by winning a top award.
The Arona celebrated its first full year of sales by picking up What Car? magazine’s Small SUV of the Year.
I would add to that accolade that above all this car strikes you as, yes, small — but it is an SUV (sport utility vehicle) with a big heart.
Indeed, the panel of judges praised the Arona for its “interior practicality, pricing, smooth ride and handling”.
Which is fundamentally what the Arona is all about. Continue reading

Design and technology are what drivers are looking for the most

By Nigel Wigmore

MOTORISTS now look to carmakers to come up with the kind of high-tech specification they would expect to find on a smartphone.
“Design and technology are what drivers are looking for the most,” says Nissan.
In response, it was announced in Paris recently that Nissan has come up with the new Qashqai N-TEC edition.
The Qashqai has enjoyed unprecedented success as far as the Japanese carmaker is concerned.
It has an exemplary history as a production model. Having first gone on sale in February 2007, it proved a hit straight out of the blocks. Continue reading