A wide range available
 
The new SEAT Ibiza range will comprise a total of 18 versions from launch, the result of combining the five available trim levels with a choice of 11 engines.
 
The engine range for the new Ibiza line will be one of the most complete and wide-ranging on the market, and has not undergone any variation with respect to the current line-up.
 
It features power units that are well-known and of proven efficiency. The petrol range starts with the 1.2 12V developing 64 hp, and also includes the 1.4 16V generating 75 hp - with manual or automatic gearbox - the 1.4 16V with 100 hp and the 1.8 20V turbo, with two versions developing 150 and 180 hp, which are exclusive to the Ibiza FR and the Ibiza Cupra respectively. All of these engines come with five-speed manual gearboxes (apart from the automatic gearbox).
 
For diesel buyers there are five options, all with direct-injection TDI technology - two 1.4 litre and three 1.9 litre engines. The 1.4 with 70 hp is the entry-level engine. The other 1.4 version offers an extra 10 hp. The third engine in the range is the 1.9 litre developing 100 hp, while the top end of the range features the 1.9 with 130 hp (for the Ibiza FR) and the Cupra's 1.9 160 hp, the most powerful diesel in the Ibiza's segment. These last two power units come with six-speed manual gearboxes, and the other three engines with five-speed manual gearboxes. All five engines fulfil the Euro IV emissions standard.
 



A top-class chassis
 
The general structure of the car has not been modified in the new SEAT Ibiza. The chassis is the same as for the current model, incorporating the "Agile Chassis" developed at the Technical Centre in Martorell. There are four different versions: the standard chassis featured in the Reference and Stylance, a chassis specific to the Sport, a further version for the FR, and last but not least, the Cupra, which also comes with its own specific version. 
 
Fundamentally, the suspension is the same for all Ibiza models, with independent front suspension and semi-independent rear suspension with a torsion beam. The spring and shock-absorber settings, the diameter of the anti-roll bars and the elastocinematik characteristics of the silent-blocks of the anchorage to the suspension are what distinguishes the lines from each other, as all four versions have different settings.
 
The steering rack with electro-hydraulic assistance is common to all trim levels, although there are three different settings – one for the Reference and Stylance, another for the Sport and FR, and a third for the Cupra.
 
The brake system, which features ABS as standard, consists of brake discs at the front and rear for all versions with engines generating more than 80 hp. Versions featuring engines with more than 100 hp come with TCS traction control as standard, while the Cupra includes ESP (Electronic Stability Programme). ESP and TCS are also available as options for all engine versions.

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