The small mini car manufactured by SEAT was on sale from 1997 to 2004.
The Arosa was named after a municipality located in Spain, Vilagarcia de Arousa, and was designed to serve as a city car, easy to handle and easy to park.

The first generation that came to life in 1997 was available as a 3-door hatchback offering seats for 4. While the passengers in the front would enjoy a nice ride, the back seats were suitable for children only.

The Aorsa was the Volkswagen’s Lupo, sharing the same platform - the A00 platform, a smaller version of the platform used for the Polo and the Ibiza bigger sister.

The Arosa was designed by Jozef Kaban, the same man who designed the Bugatti Veyron, and it was manufactured at the VW plant in Germany.

The facelifted Arosa revealed in 2001 had a refreshed exterior design, with a new split grille that emphasised the Seat badge, completely new headlights and redesigned taillights.
The inside of the Arosa was also modified and came with a new dashboard.

The new Arosa came with 3 petrol engines and 3 Diesel engines to choose from, all powerplants mated with a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic optional on the 1.4-Liter petrol engine.