Seat Ibiza - Seat's supermini gets a new platform and a new styling direction

摘要

The new Seat Ibiza's arrival comes at a not inconvenient time for Seat, dropping as it does into a slight lull in the supermini launch schedule. The Renault Clio and Fiat Punto are approaching mid-life, and the Vauxhall Corsa, Mazda 2 and Skoda Fabia are all a year or two old. So the Ibiza - at least until the Ford Fiesta arrives this autumn - enjoys some clear air to make an impression. It arrives at an interesting time for Seat, too; the Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen intends to double its range of models to 16 by 2012 and sales volume to 800,000 cars by 2015. The Ibiza will have be an important role to play in that drive. Currently it is Seat's strongest-selling car - both overall and in the British market-with a respectable total sales of 180,000 models ayear.