Seat has pulled the wraps on the hottest Ibiza in existence at the Auto Salon Barcelona. Better still, the production version you see here is largely unchanged from the concept version we brought you last month.

Sure, the ‘Motor Show specific’ alloys and headlights are MIA but it’s not like the overall look of the car [...]

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Fuel economy is the big ticket item for volume sellers at the moment, and Ford North America’s recent efforts in a Ford Fusion Hybrid have shown what can be achieved with modern systems.

Not to be outdone by its American opponent, Spanish brand SEAT – a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG – has set out to achieve [...]

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Lovers of cute little A-to-B commuters rejoice: Volkswagen has confirmed it is working on a new range of small cars, dubbed “New Small Family”. To make the most of the platform’s potential, VW also plans to sell the little blighters with Seat and Skoda badges applied. A production version of the Volkswagen Up! [...]

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Seat will be taking the covers off its angry-faced Ibiza Bocanegra at the Barcelona Motor Show next month, giving us a tantalising look at a hot hatch that we most definitely won’t be seeing on Australian roads.

Styled after the Bocanegra concept (pictured) that graced the halls at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, the Ibiza Bocanegra [...]

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The upcoming Geneva Motor Show has been selected as venue for the debut of SEAT’s updated Leon and Altea but, as is all too common these days, Seat just couldn’t wait.

Thanks to these preliminary images, we can see that both models get a minor visual facelift including revised grilles, head lights, and a new tailgate [...]

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Spanish automaker SEAT has announced the release of the sporty Linea R variant of its popular Leon hatchback. The VW Golf-based Linea R gets an updated range of diesel and petrol motors, a bold new design and a smattering of other cosmetic enhancements to take it into 2009.

For starters there’s a new front bumper that [...]

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SEAT have unveiled their new five-door Ibiza, an evolution of their three-door Bocanegra concept, displayed at this years Geneva Motor Show. The first thing that struck us about the new Ibiza is its uncanny resemblance to the current Mazda2 in side profile.

Unlike previous generations of the Ibiza, this one is attractive and well proportioned and [...]

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