SEAT Arosa

Infobox Automobile


name = SEAT Arosa
manufacturer = SEAT
parent_company = Volkswagen Group
platform = A00
production = 1997–2005
predecessor = SEAT Marbella
class = city car
engine = 1.0L I4
1.4L I4
1.4L I4 16 valve
1.4L I3 TDI
1.7L I4 SDI
body_style = 3-door hatchback
wheelbase = Auto mm|2323
length = Auto mm|3551
width = Auto mm|1639
height = Auto mm|1460
related = Volkswagen LupoThe SEAT Arosa is a city car from the Spanish SEAT, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, built between 1997 and 2005. Named after the municipality of Vilagarcía de Arousa in Galicia (Spain), it was only available as a three-door, four-seater hatchback. The Arosa was to a large extent identical to Volkswagen's own city car, the Volkswagen Lupo, and both cars were based on the Volkswagen Group A00 platform, a shortened version of the A03 platform used by the larger Volkswagen Polo and SEAT Ibiza.

The Arosa was initially manufactured at a Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, and only in May 1998 was the production moved to SEAT facilities in Martorell in Spain. The model later received a facelift in 2001. The Arosa replaced the SEAT Marbella in the Spanish brand's lineup, but was not itself replaced by any SEAT model when production ceased in 2005.

Powertrain

The Arosa was available with the following units:cite web | title=Global Autoindex | url=http://www.globalautoindex.org/ | accessdate=2007-02-17 "(also the source for technical data in the infobox)"]

Petrol engines
* 1.0 L (999 ccm) I4, 8v OHC, 37 kW (50 PS), 86 N·m (63.4 ft·lbf)
* 1.4 L (1390 ccm) I4, 8v OHC, 44 kW (60 PS), 116 N·m (85.6 ft·lbf)
* 1.4 L (1390 ccm) I4, 16v DOHC, 74 kW (100 PS), 128 N·m (94.4 ft·lbf)

Diesel engines
* 1.7 L (1716 ccm) SDI I4, 8v OHC, 44 kW (60 PS), 115 N·m (84.8 ft·lbf)
* 1.4 L (1422 ccm) TDI I3, 6v OHC, 55 kW (75 PS), 195 N·m (143.8 ft·lbf)

All engines came with a 5-speed manual transmission, with a 4-speed automatic optional on the 1.4 (44 kW).

References

External links

* [http://www.spiegel.de/auto/fahrberichte/0,1518,47067,00.html "Der Spiegel" article on the SEAT Arosa 3L] De icon
* [http://www.infocoches.com/fotos/seat/2000-Arosa SEAT Arosa image gallery]