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World debut of Seat Ibiza ST Bocanegra at Worthersee 2010
Few people know that Worthersee is an alpine lake in Austria. Only a few people know that yearly, since 1981, Worthersee is the host of the largest Audi and Volkswagen car show in Europe. As Seat is a member of the Volkswagen Group, it was only natural that they participated at the 2010 Worthersee event. In the center of attention at the Seat stand were two Seat Ibiza ST (Sports Tourer) models. The first one was a Seat Ibiza ST with an aggressive package of accessories. But the one model that really caught attention was a Seat Ibiza ST with an aggressive black fascia first ...
Tags: ibiza, ibiza-st, sports, tourer, sports-tourer, 2010, worthersee, austria, bocanegra, austria
SEAT IBE Concept production
At the Geneva Auto Show 2010 you'll see the electric coupe SEAT IBE concept, model reaching production like part of the scheme made by the government in Spain for encouraging local drivers to go towards more "green" transportation means. Autocar.co.uk cited SEAT insiders that said the Spanish carmaker is pondering now a few green units, the IBE concept included.SEAT will be introducing also (besides this concept) a hybrid petrol-electric model that's based on the VW Golf platform, with a few changes of course. A hybrid SEAT Leon will be produced by 2014 too, probably.IBE concept is 1.80 meters wide, 3.78 meters long and 1.22 meters, ...
Tags: ibe-concept, seat-ibe, production, seat, concept, volkswagen-golf, golf, geneva
Official revealing of Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer
Even if the world debut is expected to take place next month at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer has finally been revealed. It was expected that the revealing to not take place until next month, but looks like the guys over at Seat were too excited to wait any longer. The Seat Ibiza ST is a subcompact estate, being the third member of the Ibiza range, after the three door and five door models. The Seat Ibiza ST has lost practically all of the bold styling elements that made the concept version Seat IBZ (displayed at ...
Tags: ibiza, ibiza-st, sport, tourer, official, revealing, revealed, geneva, seat
The Hot Hatch Citroen DS3 will soon be here
Get ready to enjoy the hot hatch variant of Citroen DS3, more powerful than ever. PistonHeads said, a source confirmed a DS3 stronger model will arrive soon.It seems Citroen is looking seriously to make a meaner DS3 unit. The source says this new DS3 will be made beginning from that 1.6l model (created with BMW plus the same that was used for MINI) making 150 bhp. The engine tweaked in between 170 bhp - 200 bhp. DS3 will have the same numbers as Clio Renaultsport, MINI Cooper S or Seat Ibiza Cupra.This new addition will not come sooner than 2011. But, until that time, the ...
Tags: hot-hatch, ds3, citroen
Turbodiesel SEAT Ibiza FR is debuting in the United Kingdom
SEAT achieved an unique market share record of 1.5 % in the United Kingdom past year. Now, is debuted new cars for the market in Britain. Their first new model is for the Ibiza range, so here it comes Ibiza FR TDI, unit having price tags beginning at £16,465 RRP.Both variants will have climate control, ESP having the all-new XDS electronic SEAT ‘virtual’ differential limited slip plus FR detailing exclusively inside-out as basic. These new vehicles are available already for ordering, but the deliveries will start in March.The unit comes with a turbocharged diesel 143 PS engine, enough for boosting it from 0 to 62 ...
Tags: turbodiesel, ibiza-fr, u.k., seat, turbocharged-diesel-engine
Record in sales for SEAT in UK
The recession affected carmakers in 2009, but the builders who played on the right path are celebrating now that the year changes. SEAT is one of those lucky ones. The automaker from Spain, owned by VW had a great year in UK, getting its best market share ever: 1.5 percent – SMMT confirmed it. SEAT sales were fabulous on the whole range, reaching a 29,987 total of new auto sales in 2009. The overall 2009 United Kingdom of car market is at the moment down with 6.4 percent at just 1.99 million brand new vehicles sold, the 1st sub-2 million all-new auto market ever since ...
Tags: record, sales, seat, u.k., increase, decrease, market-share, uk-car-sales
Seat IBZ concept previews Ibiza ST
The Spanish automaker Seat has decided to show to the public a concept called Seat IBZ. The Seat IBZ is meant to preview the production version of the Seat Ibiza ST (Sport Tourer) that will hit the market sometime next year. The main features of the Seat IBZ concept include a futuristic instrument panel, LED tail and head lamps, a flat bottomed steering wheel, 19 inch alloy wheels with 235/35 tires, a sporty interior made out of high quality materials and interesting styled front and rear bumpers. I noticed that the front end of the Seat IBZ shows an evolution of the latest ...
Tags: ibz, concept, preview, seat, st, ibiza
Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer concept coming to Frankfurt
The Spanish automaker Seat will be bringing in Germany at the 2009 edition of the Frankfurt Auto Show the Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer (ST) concept. Now, they have released a sketch showing the basic design lines of their new concept. The Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer is expected to hit the market in the second quarter of 2010 after having its public debut either in May 2010 at the Barcelona Auto Show either in March 2010 at the Geneva Auto Show. From what it seems the Seat Ibiza Sport Tourer (ST) will get its power from a couple of engines ...
Tags: ibiza, sport tourer, sport, tourer, st, frankfurt
JE DESIGN presents SEAT Exeo ST
The tuners from Germany debuted an aftermarket wrap for the Exeo - the first limousine of SEAT, soon after this, JE DESIGN presents now a facelift tuning set for the estate variant. It was created to make the exterior appear sportier, the interior having a luxury air. The 2 engine settings were changed also by JE DESIGN. The TDI 2-litre renders at the moment 215 hp (158 kW) presenting 410 Nm (€1,179) as maximum torque; the TSFI-engine has 245 hp (180 kW) plus 355 Nm (€1,379) top torque.The Multispoke wheels are also included presenting a matt silver edges and a graphite matte surface, 8x19", ...
Tags: exeo, exeo-st, je-design, seat, facelift, aftermarket, tuning, tdi
Volkswagen sells more cars in China than in Germany
Volkswagen Group sold more cars in China than they did in their very own home market of Germany, for the first time in history. Volkswagen sold 652.000 cars in China, a number that is bigger in comparison to the 631.900 cars sold in Germany in the same period, more precisely the first six months of this year. Still, Volkswagen isn`t very concerned because both performances represent an increase in demand for their own products. The German automaker has marked an increase of 22.7% in China in the first six months of 2008, while the sales in Germany raised by 18.3%. Still, things aren`t ...
Tags: volkswagen, sells, china, germany, audi, seat, skoda
- may 2008
Seat Alhambra
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 242 km/h- may 2006
Seat Altea XL Stationwagon
2-doors, cabriolet
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 250 km/h- august 2008
Seat Altea FreeTrack
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 158 km/h- january 2008
Seat Altea
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 171 km/h- september 2008
Seat Cordoba
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 180 km/h- october 2008
Seat Exeo
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 177 km/h- june 2007
Seat Ibiza
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 184 km/h- february 2007
Seat Ibiza SC
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 180 km/h- february 2007
Seat Leon
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 174 km/h- february 2007
Seat Toledo
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 207 km/h- november 2000
Seat Arosa
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 205 km/h- may 2005
Seat Cordoba Vario
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 225 km/h- may 1993
Seat Cordoba SX
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 175 km/h- may 1993
Seat Cordoba 2-drs
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 174 km/h- march 1994
Seat Fura
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 190 km/h- september 2003
Seat Malaga
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 210 km/h- march 2004
Seat Marbella
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 195 km/h- march 2004
Seat Ronda
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 197 km/h
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