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Is it the driver who brings a sense of adventure to the car, or is it the other way around? At SEAT, we believe that a car should move the driver in more ways than one. The sporty Ibiza is an adventure in power, comfort and technology. Designed to ignite your restless spirit from the very first glance all the way through each journey. Your blood will start pumping before the fuel does. So much tarmac, so little time.

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Bocanegra - Other than the blacked-out grille, some badging and a few trim changes, it’s hard to see how Seat can justify asking a further £700 for the Bocanegra over the standard Ibiza Cupra model. They both sha... read more

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1.6 TDi Sport - Attaching the word Sport to the Seat Ibiza in 1.6-litre turbodiesel form is bound to raise expectations of performance and pace. Group 4 insurance is easy on the wallet for a sporting car, while 65.7m... read more

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Ecomotive 2009 - The Ecomotive versions of the Ibiza add £600 to the price of the standard 1.4 turbodiesel models whether you choose the three- or five-door versions. A revised ECU electronic brain for the engine help... read more

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Hatchback 1.4Tdi Ecomotive - This road test however took place over a four day period, tackling A and B roads along with a few miles of motorway cruising and the Ibiza Ecomotive proved to be a spirited performer with more guts th... read more

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1.4 SE and 1.4 Sport - The all-new 5-door Ibiza supermini was well received by the media when it was launched in July ’08. Two months later comes the 3-door SC model, or SportCoupe. SEAT expects to sell the three of these s... read more

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Number of reviews: 6

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Leon Riley, Cambridgeshire

SEAT Ibiza 1.6 tdi sc sport 2009

I just got this SEAT and am first time owner of the SEAT Ibiza. I had a Renault Megan 120 diesel prior to this. The Ibiza is a nice drive and the brakes are superb. The inside finish is excellent, if a little plastic, but hey its a cheap car. I’ve only done 50 miles so far but it cruised down the duel carriageway at 70-80 at 2k rpm. It’s rather deceptive and you really do need to keep an eye on your speed. My only moan is a serious lack of cabin storage, in fact it has not got much at all! The driver visibility at the front is obscured with the door pillars (just like the new fiesta), you need to take extra care for motorcycles and pedestrians as the blind spot is quite large, suppose its the 5star ncap thing but I think these new designs are dangerous being a biker too.

Submitted: 21/12/2009 14:47:55 | ID: 4112

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Syd Taylor, Staffordshire

SEAT Ibiza SC Ecomotive 2009

In this eco-conscious era where it’s ’all for one and one for all’, the new Ibiza 1.4 Diesel Ecodrive couldn’t have come at a better time. The ’Three Musketeers’ of little cylinders combine to produce cardinal performance, high in the carbon sensitive arena, while reassuring the lucky driver that he has more than sufficient horsepower to gallop into the sunshine with a dash of style and a splash of chic sophistication. This Catalonian carbon buster has more ’Goya’ in the tank than you’d give it credit for. You may be forgiven for wondering at the surreal level of economy. Seat claim a combined mpg figure of 76.4mpg but I only achieved 67.4mpg. Readers must remember, however, that the car encourages enthusiastic use - and I have to tell you that my enthusiasm knew no bounds. Economy is so good that the Chancellor ought to check it out rightaway and make it a model for the dictum that you don’t have to be threadbare to be thrifty. In these penny pinching days you might question the need for a new car, but a turn behind the wheel of this endearing and exciting package will reassure you that the answer is - Yes! Three times: one for each of the little pumping cylinders. Built to the usual high standards of the Volkswagen Group, it feels solid and robust with not a squeak or rattle as you drive over the roughest surfaces. It’s a comfotable interior with plenty of room in the front, but rear accommodation is not that generous. Seat is the sporty arm of the VW Group, but the new Ibiza proves beyond doubt that a sporty heart and a sensible head do go together. Granny will adore its sense of security and its comforts (You put her in the front seat, of course.) and little Billy and Bettina (or the Spanish equivalent) will nod their heads with the enthusiasm of a thousand parcel shelf novelty dogs at the swiftness, nimbleness and altogether prowess of this car. And that’s without mentioning the stylish appearance of this well integrated package that, in the jargon of youth is `as cool as a brace of Barcelona organic cucumbers`. As for the driving - at low revs the little diesel pulls reassuringly. It’s not too much of a stretch of the imagination to compare the high gear torque with classic performance cars of the past - such, even, as the E Type Jaguar. In that supreme sporting machine one could pootle along at 15mph in top gear; apply pressure to the throttle and carry on all the way to 150mph. While the little Seat will achieve not more than 110mph, its robust engine imparts something of the high gear/low rev. torque sensation. Leaving the restricted confines of narrow streets and their customary proliferation of anti motoring ’street furniture’ , and welcoming, at long last the open road, a touch on the throttle induces instant alacrity - and all the feters of over concerned nambypambyism fall away in one burst of exhultation. On a dappled, twisty country lane, the surefooted nimbleness and peppery endeavour of the Ibiza makes one reflect on the very real progress made by automotive engineers. Those long of tooth tend to take as a yardstick, the cars they enthused about in their youth. Had a car such as this existed at that time, there would have been such a run on superlatives as to empty every dictionary in every library and family home up and down the land. To technically minded readers who want facts and figures and not purple prose, I say to you ’go read a workshop manual’ - for when discussing the actual driving experience, it is ’sensation’, not ’slide rule’ that rules. OK. The clutch is light with a positive take up, the gearbox is precise, solid feeling and altogether hassle free in operation, the throttle is light when you want it to be, but with an encouraging resistance to pressure that suggests more is to come. In the words of the song - ’The Best is Yet to Come’. Steering is direct, precise - just right: not over light and not over heavy. Goldilocks herself would find little to complain about. More than anything though, it’s the combined package that delivers the goods. This is a car compact enough to be nimble, large enough to be comfortable, light on its feet, solid in its protection, sensible in its ergonomics, appealing both to driver and passenger and economical enough for the most parsimonious parson. And, as if this is not enough, it’s actually stylish, exciting, stimulating - did I say sensational? Seat, drive it, like it, buy it. At Â£11,805 it’s not overly expensive.

Submitted: 08/10/2009 16:02:34 | ID: 3680

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Andy Bailey, Yorkshire

SEAT Ibiza FR TDi 130 2005

It’s a smart looking little car, with not too many on the road. It has loads of torque- 229lb/ft so it’s easy to drive around town but is still capable of returning 65-75mpg on a long run, if driven right! Best not to use the 130mph top speed then! Inside it’s reasonably well equipped, though the trim feels a little cheap in places, but show me a car that doesn’t these days. The ride is a bit hard, but it handles well enough despite the inert steering- not a patch on my old Peugot 306 XSi in this respect! A few minor niggles have sent it back to the dealer, but it has been cheap to run and insure and everyone is jealous of the fuel economy, even at todays stupid prices £50 will get you 600 miles per tank on a run. I will be sorry to see it go!

Submitted: 17/09/2008 16:59:00 | ID: 1908

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Jim Sharman, Warwickshire

SEAT Ibiza FR 130 tdi 2006

Owned from new and as yet no problems after 15 months. Great Car - excellent performance and economy which do not normally go hand in hand. The downside is that it needs servicing every year.

Submitted: 04/03/2008 17:26:45 | ID: 1102

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David Hamma, County Down

SEAT Ibiza 2007

Really Really Really Really unimpressed with this car! Had this car now for almost 1 Month and have driven it 5 times, nearly caused me a fatal car accident and twice the back lights have failed to come on and i may add this is a brand new car which was sitting in the very showroom when i bought it!! The engine has failed twice and the electrics have gone and still SEAT has denied me a new one!

Submitted: 03/03/2008 12:08:09 | ID: 1099

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Annie Bullock, Kincardineshire

SEAT Ibiza 1.4 16v Stylance petrol 2007

I bought this car because I wanted space and affordability and I got both with this car. Pratical and versatile.

Submitted: 20/11/2007 16:32:15 | ID: 674

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