SEAT Altea Freetrack 4 - Pictures

New Freetrack is sporty to drive.

Cabin is set apart by what SEAT calls a bark-coloured finish on the dash. It’s solidly built, and there’s plenty of kit, but large A-pillars hamper the view out

Despite its shorter wheelbase, the Altea has greater rear legroom.

With the back seats in place, the Altea’s load area is 60 litres bigger than its rival’s.

Multimedia Screen Roof-mounted display is standard, and links to a DVD player, games console, laptop or MP3 device.

To accommodate the Haldex 4WD, the boot floor has been raised, and the spacesaver spare now takes up valuable stowage.

SEAT’s 2.0-litre TDI offers great mid-range torque, but it’s quite noisy and unrefined.