2018 Seat Ibiza

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Ahead of the 2017 Geneva motor show world debut, SEAT has unveiled the All New SEAT Ibiza in Barcelona. The fifth-generation of the Spanish brand's high-selling supermini comes loaded with the latest technology features, outstanding dynamics, and impressive improvements in interior space and comfort.

Destined for UK showrooms in July 2017, the latest Ibiza ushers in all-new styling while preserving the same youthful, functional, sporty and comfortable spirit as always. And it does so with a fresh design that reflects the latest SEAT distinctive character by continuing the brand's DNA, but, with an edgier, sportier design, featuring more sculpted, accentuated and streamlined surfaces.

The All New SEAT Ibiza is a completely fresh model that was created with several very ambitious goals in mind: to move major steps forward in safety, design, performance and comfort. This huge advance in quality was achieved thanks to the new MQB A0 modular platform. The new SEAT Ibiza is the first Volkswagen Group model to use it, highlighting SEAT's importance within the Group and offering countless advantages.

Launched in 1984 for the first time, the Ibiza has become a SEAT icon. This car has been around the longest in the history of the brand and is its top-selling model, with over 5.4 million units sold. The Ibiza is one of the brand's three pillars, together with the Leon and Ateca, upon which SEAT will continue building its future success.

https://www.netcarshow.com/seat/2018-ibiza/

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I had the Seat Ibiza when they launched here. One of the best cars I've ever driven. It just felt so connected and handled amazing. Was bumbed when VW pulled them out.
 
2017 Seat Ibiza supermini revealed: first images and details

The sleeker, more technically advanced Ibiza ushers in a new platform for the next generation of small models from the Volkswagen Group

The latest Seat Ibiza is the first car to be built on a new platform that’s crucial to the success of future Volkswagen Group superminis and small SUVs.

For its fifth generation, the Ibiza gains a new design, a roomier interior and more kit to take the fight to tough supermini rivals such as the Volkswagen Polo, Vauxhall Corsa and recently revealed new Ford Fiesta.

The all-new Ibiza is likely to be priced from around £13,000, which would narrowly undercut the Fiesta’s expected starting price, and UK sales will start in May, with showroom arrivals slated for July.

The Ibiza was the best-seller in Seat’s range until very recently, when it was overtaken by the new Leon. It has shifted more than 5.4 million units worldwide, with an average of 18,000 a year in the UK since 2008. Those sales figures include three bodystyles — three-door, five-door and ST estate. However, the new Ibiza will be sold as a five-door only.

Traditionally, the three-door model has accounted for as much as 40% of the Ibiza’s sales, but a downturn in sales in recent years has prompted Seat to offer the fifth-gen model as a five-door only, just as Renault has done with the Clio, Nissan with the Micra and Skoda with the Fabia.

Also, there won’t be estate version; that gap will be plugged by the Arona, the forthcoming Ibiza-based small SUV.

The Arona will share the Ibiza’s VW Group MQB A0 platform, which is also expected to underpin the future Polo and Fabia. The architecture is said to be lightweight and capable of supporting different bodystyles within the same segment.

The new Ibiza is 87mm wider, 2mm shorter and 1mm lower than the model it replaces. The wheelbase is 95mm longer, which, Seat says, has enabled it to create a more spacious cabin. The boot volume has increased by 63 litres, giving it a total capacity of 355 litres.

Most engines will be carried over from the current line-up but there will be a new fourcylinder 148bhp 1.5 TSI petrol unit. The range will also include a three-cylinder 1.0-litre petrol engine and a 1.6-litre diesel.

A five-speed manual gearbox will be available with the lower-powered engines and a six-speed gearbox for the more powerful. A seven-speed dual-clutch DSG gearbox will be available as an option.

The new Ibiza will be offered with four trim levels — S, SE, FR and range-topping Xcellence — but the exact specification for each trim is still to be decided. Entry-level kit will include a 5.0in infotainment screen and autonomous emergency braking. A bigger 8.0in screen will be standard on FR and above and an option on SE.

Adaptive cruise control will also be available, along with front and rear cameras. FR and Xcellence Ibizas will have LED headlights and LED interior lights as standard. Further options will include a wireless smartphone charger, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and MirrorLink.

Seat has also partnered with Beats on an upgraded audio sound system, but it’s undecided if it will be used in a stand-alone special-edition model or offered as a trim.

FR-spec cars get stiffer suspension, twin exhausts and four drive modes. Although the outgoing Ibiza has a flagship performance-focused Cupra model, it is yet to be decided whether or not the fifth-gen car will get the Cupra treatment.

Hot superminis are popular in the UK but not globally, so Seat wants to see if there is an appropriate business case to create a Cupra version. If it does, Cupra models usually follow six to 12 months after the base model is launched.

The Ibiza will get its full global debut at the Geneva motor show in March.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...a-supermini-revealed-first-images-and-details
 
What new Seat Ibiza tells us about next VW Polo…

The Ibiza is Seat’s most popular model, accounting for a large chunk of the Spanish manufacturer’s sales. And now a new, fifth-generation model has been unveiled.

Why do we care down here in South Africa, seeing that the brand no longer has a local presence? Well, the Seat Ibiza shares its platform with the Volkswagen Polo.

And, since the new Ibiza – which comes loaded with new technology – is built on the MQB A0 platform, the next-generation Polo will all but certainly employ the same underpinnings.

Interestingly, the new Ibiza is overall a little larger than before. Both the track and wheelbase have been increased (the latter by as much as 95 mm), which should result in increased interior space. Boot space, too, has also been boosted to a claimed 355 dm3, with the luggage compartment furthermore gaining a lower load height.

In terms of engine options, the turbocharged 1,0-litre three-cylinder and 1,6-litre turbodiesel plants remain, while the turbocharged 1,4-litre has been replaced by the new 110 kW EVO 1,5 TSI (found in the facelifted Golf as well). The turbocharged 1,2-litre engine, found in the outgoing Ibiza range, has not been mentioned.

The 1,0-litre engine will come fitted with a five-speed manual transmission. All other mills will feature a six-speed ‘box or an optional seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Other items from the Ibiza that could well make their way into the next Polo (depending on the trim level, of course) include LED interior lighting, numerous safety features, a new infotainment system and an eight-channel Beats audio system.

The Ibiza and Polo have shared a platform since the former’s second-generation model was launched in 1993 (with the first generation being based on the Fiat Ritmo). And this unveiling may just give us an early look at what to expect from the next Polo…

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/what-new-seat-ibiza-tells-us-about-next-vw-polo/
 
Now they start making nicer cars we no longer can get them................
 
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