Ibiza is the smallest and most affordable car in the SEAT line. However, according to the hierarchy of the title concern, the Spanish brand stands between VW and “Audi”. For the first time, ultracompact saw the light in 1985. It was planned that this would be the first car independent of the Italian ancestor, but it did not work out full origin – the small -leaf received the chassis from Fiat. The engine was its own, Porsche engineers helped in these Spaniards, but the Italian master Giorgetto Jujaro was conjured over the appearance of the “baby”. The current generation Ibiza received the platform of the Bocanegra concept in Geneva. Another maestro worked on it – Luke Donkerolk. We do not know if the Belgian warmed up in the southern Spanish sun and whether Ibiza wandered through the ports, but he greatly redrawn the appearance of the car of the same name, cherished by an expressive Valter and Silvoy. The car received a processed bumper and rear optics. Outwardly, large “tonsils” of the front headlights are visible through camouflage. The radiator “butterfly” has disappeared instead of it a large U-shaped lobby shield of a little girl. The new bumper and hood of cars became noticeably wider. Along the upper faces of the wings passes a stiffener crossing into the front rack. The car has increased significantly: the width and height now amount to 1, 69 and 1, 44 m, respectively, and the length exceeded 4 m. The luggageman’s volume has grown: now, figuratively speaking, you can pour 292 liters of something there there. For example, warm Mediterranean water. This is 25 liters more than the previous generation. Time made sure that this gear did not spin. Responsible for the interior of Seat Ibiza did everything possible so that sports excitement would not leave the owner when he is inside. The central console crowned with ventilation deflectors, as on Alfa Romeo 156, is deployed to the driver and is visually combined with the instrument panel. Compared to the exterior, the interior is more original, and, according to the established German tradition, emotions were sacrificed to ergonomics. True, for class “B” Ibiza salon is flawless from any side. The front seats in fact turned out to be convenient and equipped with a decent control range. In addition, active drivers, they will probably please well developed side support. You feel as confident as the houses of the Spanish resort tightly pressed to each other.
There were only two cars at our disposal, and of course, the entire line of model engines, of course, could not try. But it is reliably known that it includes gasoline versions 1, 2, 1, 4 and 1, 6 l with a capacity of 70, 86 and 105 liters. With. Accordingly, plus diesel TDI with a volume of 1, 9 l. The same units were put on the last version, but in this case, the efforts of engineers were concentrated on environmental friendliness. The gear ratio in five -speed manual boxes is selected so that, for any motor, the machine is thrown out no more than 160 g/km. While under our right hand we had the pen of the five-speed “mechanics”, it is supposed to supply the Seat Ibiza 7-speed dsg in modifications of FR and Cupra. The stability and handling of the machine, in any case, on the ideal roads of ibits, is beyond praise. In dry asphalt, the car goes, like along the rails, the rolls are tangible in corners, but not critical. Silence in the cabin also struck – it was heard from it how the engines of steamboats on the raid were working, but not the sounds of its own power unit. As you know, Ukraine is not an island state. But one island will soon appear and here. No, we will not conquer anyone, rather, on the contrary – local motorists will conquer the new Seat Ibiza. This small car is able to make a positive impression even on lovers of large and spacious cars.