22 January 2010, 04:25 PM
For model year 2010, the sporty Spanish car maker Seat has already started to pique the style- and cost-conscious drivers interest with the addition of the 2010 Seat Ibiza FR TDI. Available in both sporty SC and practical 5dr bodystyles, the price for the Seat’s newcomer starts at just £16,465.
The new diesel-powered extension emphasizes the Spanish brand’s commitment to the burgeoning diesel hot hatch class. Its power output estimates the muscular 143hp, a value enough to catapult the vehicl
06 November 2009, 06:51 PM
For JE DESIGN specialists even the FR (Formula Racing) model of Seat Leon is not enough powerful. Their newly developed sports ride will make its debut at the Essen Motorshow exhibition 2009. Refined into a true racer, the JE DESIGN Seat Leon FR is charged with even more power and visual aggression.
The Leon’s 2.0-litre TFSI petrol engine, which normally produces 211 horsepower (155 kW) is boosted by a good quarter to 270 horsepower (199 kW) and 355 Nm of torque. With these performance number
12 October 2009, 11:20 AM
Seat Exeo won the Golden Steering Wheel 2009 award in upper medium category in Switzerland. Among the competitors were Audi A5 Sportsback, BMW 5 Series, Infiniti G37, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Subaru Legacy and Toyota Avensis. Seems like Seat Exeo is better car than Audi A5, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5 Series.
Technical experts, professional drivers and readers ot the “Auto Bild Switzerland” magazine decided to prize Seat Exeo with 1st place in its category. Beside the price for the car we a
06 October 2009, 09:58 AM
SEAT Ibiza ECOMOTIVE set a new extraordinary fuel-saving record by covering the distance of 1,910 km on a single tank of fuel with an average consumption figure of 2.34 l/100 km. Behind the Ibiza ECOMOTIVE’s steering-wheel was the Austrian Gerhard Plattner, a well-known champion of fuel-saving tests, who got the most out of the Ibiza ECOMOTIVE’s qualities.
The new fuel-saving record route started from Cieszyn, Poland, on 23 September and included a total of 12 European states. Plattner drove
07 September 2009, 04:37 PM
Recently, all manufacturers make their cars “greener” and the Seat is not an exception. The new ECOMOTIVE range is fitted with the very latest 105 hp 1.6 TDI CR engine, and boasts both a DPF particulate filter and cutting edge common rail fuelling technology as standard. Together, these features help to considerably lower both fuel consumption figures and emissions levels.
Seat managed to lower the emissions to the amazing 119 g/km of CO2 for Altea and Altea XL and Leon ECOMOTIVE does only 9
01 September 2009, 02:12 PM
JE Design introduce the new renovated Seat Leon Cupra.
The entire new body kit consists – from spoiler, side skirts, rear skirt, centre diffuser and rear wing. The price of the body kit is 1554 Euro, but it worth every single cent.
The car is also equipped with LED-daytime running lights (additional 299 Euro), which complete the aggressive sporty look of the vehicle.
JE Design took care about the performance too. The 2.0 litre TFSI engine is boosted all the way up to 285hp and 385N/m of t
19 August 2009, 09:58 AM
Leon Cupra R is the name of the latest and most powerful model in the SEAT’s range. The new Leon Cupra R is going to be unveiled at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.
The new Leon is offering a power output which matches the title-winning SEAT Leon TDI World Touring Car.
With brutally powerful 265 PS 2.0 TSI turbocharged petrol engine, easy torque transmission and remarkable flexibility, the new Leon range flagship fully obey the strict EU5 emissions standards.
The new SEAT Leon Cupra
15 July 2009, 10:00 AM
Last year’s successful launch of the new SEAT Ibiza was very prominent at the 2009 Premios Eventoplus gala, which took place last week in Madrid. SEAT’s different Ibiza events won three awards out of the four categories they were nominated in -- Best Product Presentation, Best Decoration and Best Promotional Event.
“We are very proud to see that our suppliers get awarded for their involvement in the tremendous activities that we initiated last year”, comments Jörn Hinrichs, SEAT’s Marketing D
30 June 2009, 09:20 AM
Seat turned the Leon a bit sportier by giving him a new facelift. Modest design adjustments give the brawny Spaniard a more dynamic appearance. JE DESIGN follows this line and turns the modified model into a thoroughbred sports car. At the same time as the new Leon is introduced to the market, the refiner also offers his entire Leon facelift programme.
Especially the entire aerodynamics kit is responsible for this metamorphosis. The front spoiler (299 euros including VAT), the side skirts (29
24 June 2009, 11:00 AM
Today SEAT held the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new bodywork workshop at the Martorell plant for assembly of the new Audi Q3 from 2011 onwards. The shed, ready to house the production facilities in February 2010, will be equipped with almost 300 robots, making it one of the most modern workshop of its kind in the world.
The event was presided over by José Montilla, President of the Catalan government (Generalitat), and was also attended by Josep Huguet, councillor of Innovation,
03 June 2009, 09:13 AM
The Spanish brand’s sporty SEAT Exeo sedan range has been extended with the arrival on the market of the estate ST version, a tremendously functional car that combines luxury, comfort and spaciousness with the traditional sporty philosophy that characterises all SEAT models.
The new Exeo ST goes one step further in terms of practicality and interior functionality. With its family size body styling and new rear hatch, load capacity has been greatly increased and loading itself is much easier.
15 May 2009, 12:41 PM
It was back at the 1984 Paris Motor Show that the world caught its first glimpse of a Spanish supermini that would shake up the small car class for good, bringing much-needed style and excitement to the sector and establishing SEAT as a key component of the Volkswagen Group.
The public unveiling 25 years ago of the Ibiza Mk I signalled the start of a motoring success story that has taken the car to worldwide sales of more than four million and, in the process, the title of SEAT's best-selling