| SEAT at the Paris Motor Show - SEAT IBIZA
New look and new engines
- New 1.2 and 1.4 16v engines developing 70 hp and 85 hp respectively to replace the previous 64 hp 1.2 and 75 hp 1.4 units
- New auxiliary connections for audio devices
- Range now stretches to 18 model versions, combining five trim lines and eleven different engines. Also available in a commercial version
Following up on the SEAT Ibiza's recent image makeover, reinforcing the sportiness and innovative design that all SEAT models are renowned for, as well as the entry-level engines in the range, the 1.2 12v and 1.4 16v engines, developing 70 and 85 hp, are now taking the place of the previous 64 hp and 75 hp units.
The improvements are without doubt most apparent in the 85 hp 1.4 engine, in comparison with the previous 75 hp version. Power has been increased by incorporating a new intake manifold, a new throttle valve body with a wider diameter as well as a series of enhancements to the exhaust camshaft. In addition, a new-generation engine management unit is featured. As a result, whereas the 75 hp version it replaces required 13.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 - 100 km/h, the new 85 hp 1.4 engine completes the sprint in just 11.9 seconds. When it comes to in-gear acceleration, the 75 hp engine's 60 - 100 km/h acceleration time of 17.3 seconds has been cut by a whole two seconds to 15.3 seconds with the 85 hp model.
Even with this superior performance, fuel consumption is a now a fraction lower, with official figures of 8.5 l/100 km for the urban cycle, 5.2 litres for the extra-urban cycle and 6.4 litres on combined (compared with figures of 8.9, 5.3 and 6.5 l/100 km for the 75 hp engine). The 75 hp 1.4 engine will, incidentally, continue to be fitted in conjunction with the automatic transmission.
The new 1.2 with 70 hp, meanwhile, also improves the performance of the 64 hp unit it replaces thanks to the engine's optimised electronic management: the 0-100 km/h acceleration time has now been trimmed from the previous 14.9 seconds to 14.7 seconds, while fuel consumption figures now read 7.8 (urban), 5.1 (extra-urban) and 5.9 (combined) litres per 100 kilometres (7.7, 5.1 and 6.0 l/100 km for the 64 hp 1.2).
Wide choice of engines available
In addition to the two engines described above, the petrol range comprises the 1.4 16v unit developing 75 hp with automatic transmission, the 100 hp 1.4 16v as well as the 1.8 20v turbo engines with outputs of 150 hp and 180 hp reserved for the Ibiza FR and Ibiza Cupra respectively. All of these engines are partnered by five-speed manual gearboxes.
The diesel range offers a choice of five different direct-injection TDI engines, including two 1.4 litre and three 1.9 litre units. The 70 hp 1.4 is the entry-level model with the second 1.4 litre engine developing 80 horsepower. The 100-horsepower 1.9 engine is the mid-range model, whilst the range is headed by the 130 hp 1.9 fitted in the Ibiza FR and the 160 hp 1.9, which is the most powerful diesel engine in this segment and exclusive to the Ibiza Cupra. These last two power units are coupled to six-speed manual gearboxes, while the three remaining engines come with five-speed manual gearshifts. All comply with EU4 emissions standards.
All of these engines combined with the five different trim lines on offer (Reference, Stylance, Sport, FR and Cupra), plus the new commercial version, produce a total of 18 different versions in the Ibiza line-up.
It is also worth highlighting a new optional extra that has become available for the Ibiza range and is designed to cater for the growing number of customers who wish to listen to music on their MP3 players while they are out on the road: a port for an iPod or any other MP3 player with a USB connection that is housed inside the glove compartment.
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