Seat Ibiza Cupra Facelift Appears in Final Production Trim, Goes from 0-100km/h (62mph) in 6.9 sec

After being displayed as a thinly disguised concept model at this year's Auto China Show in Beijing, the revamped Seat Ibiza Cupra has now been revealed in production form.
The facelifted model inherits all the styling changes seen on the regular Ibiza family including the wider front grille and then some more in the guise of a bespoke aero package with new front and rear bumpers, LED headlamps and rear combination lights, exclusive 17-inch wheels, black mirror caps and a rear diffuser housing a central trapezoidal tailpipe.
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Seat Brings New Ibiza SC Trophy and Leon Supercopa to Wörthersee Fest

The Seat brand will be displaying two race-spec models at this week's 2012 Wörthersee Tour in Austria.

The first one is the new Ibiza SC Trophy which is now based on the Spanish firm's refreshed supermini and features a 1.4-liter turbocharged TSI petrol unit with 178hp (180PS) under its hood. A 7-speed dual clutch DSG transmission transfers power to the front wheels through a locking differential.

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Seat Launches in China with Delivery of the First Customer Vehicles

In its latest and probably most promising effort to turnaround its money-losing Spanish division, the Volkswagen Group has launched Seat on the Chinese market with the official opening of eight dealerships and the handover of its first customer vehicles.

The Spanish brand will further expand its dealer network in the country with seven more showrooms in Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanning, Xi’an and Xiamen, and more importantly, in Beijing and Shanghai, before the end of the year.

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New Seat Ibiza Cupra Facelift Appears Ahead of the Beijing Motor Show

The VW Group's Seat brand will mark its presence at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing with the world premiere of the Ibiza Cupra Concept, the first images of which made their way online over the weekend.

The Spaniards may be calling it a concept, but in reality, this is the Ibiza Cupra facelift that will go on sale in Europe later this year.

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Facelifted Seat Ibiza Arrives in the UK with Reduced Prices

Following its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the VW Group's Seat brand has announced that the subtly refreshed Ibiza range will be available for order in Britain this month with first deliveries planned for late April.

While the updates are mild, the good news for buyers is that Seat has actually reduced pricing for the majority of Ibiza derivatives.

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New Seat Toledo Prototype and Ibiza FR Heading to the Geneva Motor Show

We have more news concerning the VW Group's presence at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Show as we learned that Seat will bring a new Toledo prototype along with the FR versions of its facelifted Ibiza supermini range.

We weren't able to obtain more details, but it is believed that the Toledo study will mark a return to a more conventional saloon or liftback body style for the series after the confused third generation model that was essentially an Altea MPV with a boot strapped on the rear end.

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