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Seat gave a clear indication that the hot hatch Cupra version of its Ibiza supermini isn't far away, with the Ibiza Cupra Concept at the 2012 Beijing auto show. The Spanish have a long history of producing go-faster versions of its supermini; the first Ibiza Cupra launched in 1996 and the next one, based heavily on this concept car, lands ...

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Seat Ibiza Cupra Concept at 2012 Beijing motor show

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Tim Pollard, 22 April 2012 13:00

Seat IBE electric concept (2010) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 29 September 2010 18:30

Look familiar? This Seat IBE concept car should. Why? Because although this red Seat IBE concept car has just been unveiled at the Volkswagen Group’s huge pre-Paris motor show party, a silver version was shown at the Geneva motor earlier in 2010. So this new Seat IBE concept is much like the old Seat IBE concept car? Yes, but if you look closely ...

Seat Leon Cupra R (2009) first official pictures

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Gareth Evans, 20 August 2009 10:59

Seat has unveiled its most powerful production car ever, the new Leon Cupra R, with an S3- and Scirocco R-matching 261bhp. Just how fast is this new Seat Leon Cupra R? Performance figures for the front-wheel drive hot hatch look good: 62mph is dispatched in 6.1 seconds, the top speed is 155mph, and yet the Cupra R returns 34.9mpg. Thank ...

Seat Ibiza Cupra and Ecomotive (2008): first photos

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Tim Pollard, 29 August 2008 15:45

Seat has unveiled the hot hatch and green eco warrior of the Ibiza range. The sinner is the Ibiza Cupra, the saint the Ibiza Ecomotive – and they arrive less than six months since the range was launched.Seat Ibiza Cupra: the lowdownThe Ibiza Cupra has a 176bhp 1.4 TSI twin-compressor engine; it's the same turbo- and supercharged engine as in ...

Fuel protests halt Spanish car production

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Dimitri Pesin, 16 June 2008 10:25

Fuel protests in Europe triggered by the soaring cost of fuel have drastically reduced car production in Spain this month. Last week's truck blockades and fuel depot pickets in Madrid caused car plants around the country to cut production. Seat, Citroen Peugeot, Ford, Nissan, Renault and Mercedes-Benz all have factories in Spain and most said they were affected.Seat production slashed ...

Seat's super Cupra gets 237bhp

Angus Fitton, 30 July 2006 02:56

The lowdown Seat has pulled the wraps off its ultimate Leon, the 237bhp Cupra, which hits the UK in January 2007. Just one snag – it looks almost identical to the 200bhp Leon FR. Here's our 60-second guide to playing spot the difference with an FR and a Cupra. Up front, there's only one clue: a black strip around the ...

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