SEAT Ibiza
Running costs
41.6mpg (on test)
£57 fill-up/£155 or 28% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
355/1,165 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
10.8 seconds/116mph
MODEL TESTED: SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSI 95 FR
PRICE: £19,580
ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl turbo, 94bhp
WHILE the Ibiza name doesn’t quite hold the status of the Polo in the supermini segment, it remains a big-selling car, and indeed SEAT’s most successful nameplate ever. We’re testing the latest version in FR spec here, which costs £19,580 with the 1.0 TSI 95 engine. There are no extras added to that cost either; even metallic paint is included.
Design & engineering
FLICK through the Ibiza’s vital stats, and all of the numbers look remarkably similar to the Polo’s. The pair come within
