Road Test
Seat Ibiza 1.4 SE
Test Date 16 July 2008
Price When New £10,375
Verdict
Seat may not create the most technologically advanced cars on the planet and, at times you have to wonder how seriously even it takes its ‘auto emoción’ strapline. But with the Ibiza it has created a distinctive, no-nonsense supermini.
Put simply, the Ibiza gets the basics right. It is entirely adequately spacious, well finished inside and out, its performance is strong enough and it is frugal. Better still for those who like driving, it’s rather more engaging than similarly powered versions of the Vauxhall Corsa or Renault Clio. It doesn’t quite have the verve of a Mazda 2, but there is both composure and brio to the Ibiza’s chassis.
Were it not for the Skoda Fabia, which manages to be smaller outside yet marginally more spacious inside, and the downright excellent Mazda 2, the Ibiza would top this class.
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