After its official presentation just a month ago at the Martorell factory, the SEAT León “Twin Drive Ecomotive” project visited Madrid on the occasion of the second edition of the “EDP Eco Challenge 2009” exhibition held in the capital’s El Retiro Park, where the most representative examples of electric vehicles currently available were displayed. (more…)
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SEAT presents the León “Twin Drive Ecomotive” project in Madrid
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SEAT presents the family size version of the Exeo
Having unveiled the SEAT Exeo at the Paris Motor Show last October, the company’s sporty sedan is going on sale in the Spanish market, and is positioned as one of the most technologically advanced models of its category with an extremely competitive price range. (more…) -
SEAT is presenting the new 2009 León and Altea models
Taking place from 5 to 15 March, 2009, the Geneva Motor Show is the backdrop chosen by SEAT to showcase the new 2009 León and Altea models for the first time. With these models, the Spanish brand’s intermediate range has undergone a considerable evolution, with their identity traits visible on the front and rear of all the body styles, and a completely updated engine range including common rail Diesel variants. All these novelties combine with an outstanding level of equipment, with special emphasis on comfort and safety elements. (more…) -
SEAT receives the “ECOBEST 2008” award in Istanbul
As it is about to go on sale in the Spanish market, the new SEAT Ibiza ECOMOTIVE received the “ECOBEST 2008” award in the historic city of Istanbul from the Autobest organisation, which distinguishes it as the most ecological car of the year by countries with emerging markets. (more…) -
The SEAT Leon was chosen as “Best Car of 2009” by popular vote from auto motor und sport readers
The SEAT León came in first place on the imports list within the compact car category during the voting for “The best cars of 2009”, after a selection made by over 92,000 readers of the specialist German motoring magazine auto motor und sport.
In total, the cars were rated in ten different categories, and the León won in the compact car section, where there were 32 contenders. 12.2% of the readers voted for the SEAT León, making it the best import car in its segment.
“We are enormously pleased with the result and would like to thank auto motor und sport readers for their excellent choice” declared SEAT president Erich Schmitt during the award ceremony in Stuttgart. “This victory once more demonstrates how convincing the SEAT León concept is. In both the Ecomotive version, whose fuel consumption has been optimised, and the powerful, athletic Cupra version, this sporty compact combines dynamic driving and fuel economy at the highest level.”
SEAT is offering the León with a complete, attractive range of choices. It features five trim levels – Reference, Style, Sport-up, FR and Cupra, including such standard elements as ABS and TCS, ESP with EBA emergency braking, low tyre pressure warning, twin front airbag, side and head airbags, Isofix anchoring points, air conditioning and MP3 CD radio with aux-in, among others.
The SEAT León is available with a total of eleven engine choices. They all deliver magnificent performance, starting from the 85 hp 1.4 petrol or the extremely fuel efficient 105 hp 1.9 TDI Ecomotive (4.5 l/100 km) all the way up to the 240 hp 2.0 TSI of the Cupra version.
The SEAT León is the undisputed leader in sportiness, having recently made racing history as the first Diesel-powered car to win a World Championship after placing first at the demanding FIA World Touring Car Championship track racing event. Winning the manufacturers’ title has been a tremendous success for SEAT, as well as the victory in the drivers’ category for French born Yvan Muller. The runner-up was Italian born Gabriele Tarquini, and both are official drivers of the Spanish brand.
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Seat Reveals Prices For All-New Exeo Saloon
Pricing and full specification details for SEAT’s all-new Exeo saloon, released today, confirm that the Spanish upper medium segment contender will be a class leader when it arrives in showrooms next spring.Available from £17,740 RRP, the elegant five-seat saloon promises premium quality and exceptional levels of standard equipment, alongside a healthy dose of SEAT’s trademark sporting character. (more…)
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Seat Starts The New Year With A Revolution
Spanish car maker SEAT is revolutionising the new car market with a set of truly stunning offers this January.Forget 1917’s February Revolution, the dynamic Latin motor maker is launching its very own assault on the automotive establishment with a set of stunning offers across its model range. (more…) -
The SEAT Altea is one of the most reliable models on the market
For the second consecutive time, the SEAT Altea has been singled out by the German vehicle certification body DEKRA, which has just published a study on the most reliable models on the market in a total of seven categories. (more…) -
The SEAT Ibiza, “2009 Car of the Year by the Readers”
The new SEAT Ibiza has received its second consecutive prize in Spain by being voted “2009 Car of the Year” by the readers of Publishing Group Prensa Ibérica publications, specialist magazine Autofácil and the La Vanguardia newspaper. This prize follows the one received by the Ibiza SC two weeks ago as “Young Car 2009”, by the readership of Car and Driver magazine.
The SEAT Ibiza was the overall winner, with 22.94% of the readers’ votes, followed by the Citroën C5, with 21.61%, and the Opel Insignia, with 20.95%. The three remaining models on the list of six finalists were the Lancia Delta, Renault Mégane and Ford Fiesta. Voting took place from November until 15 December 2008 by SMS messages, telephone calls.
Created in 2002, the Editorial Prensa Iberica’s “Car of the Year by the Readers” award rates the novelties appearing in the domestic market during the year. The award ceremony will take place in Madrid in February 2009.
This has been a brilliant way to end the year for the new generation SEAT Ibiza, which has also received significant prizes from countries such as Germany – “Golden Steering Wheel” and the Netherlands – “Compact Car of the Year”, as well as the prestigious “Ecobest 2008” to the new Ibiza ECOMOTIVE as most ecological vehicle of the year.
“2009 Car of the Year by the Readers” award results
Finalists Votes (%) SEAT Ibiza 22.94% Citroën C5 21.61% Opel Insignia 20.95% Lancia Delta 16.09% Renault Mégane 11.97% Ford Fiesta 6.44% -
Toyota iQ: Six Degrees Of Innovation – No6
Innovation No6: the Ultra-slim Seat DesignToyota’s guide to the interlinked engineering and design innovations in the remarkable new iQ city car concludes with details of its space-efficient slim seat design.
In its mission to build the world’s first car to measure less than three metres long but with four seats inside, Toyota maximised every last millimetre of space. (more…)
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Seat Leon Linea R- it keeps getting better
The attractive SEAT León range has been extended with the arrival of the highly exclusive Línea R version. With its powerful, seductive image, this new trim level boosts the León’s sporty looks and the result is a unique, spectacular car whose appeal stems from its imposing design, specific detailing and efficient engine range. (more…) -
Seat Ibiza’s Golden Steering Wheel
SEAT is celebrating a brace of impressive European awards for its all-new Ibiza supermini after judges in both Germany and The Netherlands voted it top of its class.Earlier this week executives from the Barcelona-based car maker travelled to Berlin to collect a prestigious ‘Golden Steering Wheel’ awarded by influential German newspaper Bild am Sonntag – one of Europe’s biggest-selling titles. (more…)
