SEAT has revealed its upcoming crossover will be
called the Tarraco. Named after the modern day city of Tarragona, Tarraco is
the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula and SEAT says it was “one
of the major metropolises of Hispania during the Roman Empire.” The company
went on to say the Tarraco name is an ideal fit for the brand as the city has a
“legacy of culture, youthfulness, history and architecture.”
The Tarraco will be launched late this year and be a
seven-seat crossover that “completes SEAT’s SUV offensive.” The model will be
based on the Skoda Kodiaq and the teaser images show the crossover will have a
prominent grille, plastic body cladding and slender headlights with LED daytime
running lights.
Engine options will likely carryover from the Kodiaq
and this means choices could include a 1.4-liter four-cylinder with outputs of
125 PS and 150 PS. There could also be a 2.0-liter
four-cylinder with 180 PS as well as a 2.0-liter diesel developing 150
PS and 190 PS.
