Spotted Seat Ibiza

bharanidharang · 26th March 2009, 09:59

quite a few cars launched in india are re-branded. why not this ?

if vw is bring in the polo, wont this be in the same category ?

Nitin · 26th March 2009, 10:03

Another hatch? I'd much rather want the Seat Toledo,or something on those lines.With a healthy 140bhp engine,ie.

grvanand · 26th March 2009, 10:11

As per Autocar India, this car is here for the purpose of Engine testing for the upcoming VW Polo, its supposed to be carrying a 1.2L Turbo petrol.

ajmat · 26th March 2009, 12:10

You never know. VW might slap a VW badge on it and call it a VW. In China, they did it and called it a citi Polo or something like that. a previous Polo seden was merely a Seat rebadged

roms · 26th March 2009, 12:31

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Originally Posted by grvanand

As per Autocar India, this car is here for the purpose of Engine testing for the upcoming VW Polo, its supposed to be carrying a 1.2L Turbo petrol.

Yup, I read that too in the April issue of Autocar. VW is testing the 1.2 TSI (or is it called FSI?) petrol engine as a posible option with the VW Polo which is set to launch by year end or early next year. The 1.2 TSI motor is a gem of a motor with roughly 105 bhp, which could be detuned a bit for indian conditions. The Seat is indeed a test mule.

ported_head · 26th March 2009, 12:44

It runs hubcaps with the VW logo. Tyres are Apollo Accelere.

Striking car in flesh though, including the interiors.

Parm · 26th March 2009, 13:21

its a test mule for VW polo. its a good way of confusing the press/media/competetion by testing a car from SEAT which is POLO under the skin!

avishar · 26th March 2009, 20:59

The design direction of Seat is very different from VW.So i think it is going to difficult to slap on a VW badge on a seat and pass it as a Polo or something.

Anthym · 26th March 2009, 22:06

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Originally Posted by grvanand

As per Autocar India, this car is here for the purpose of Engine testing for the upcoming VW Polo, its supposed to be carrying a 1.2L Turbo petrol.

But then why not test that in the Fabia itself. I thought the Polo, Ibiza & Fabia are based on the same VW platform.

Parm · 26th March 2009, 22:27

Strange things are known to happen in automobile industry around the world, so expect some strange things in india too!

when skoda can sell same car under two different names in india

when Mitsubishi can sell OLD pajero and NEW pajero (montero) side by side in india

OLD lancer is still sold along with CEDIA!

when Maruti 800 still sells along with with zen, alto and a-star in india (all are altos)

toyota managed to sell Quality+Service (Qualis) which is an outdated model)

so i expect many more things to happen here in india!

johnjacob · 26th March 2009, 23:40

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Originally Posted by Anthym

But then why not test that in the Fabia itself. I thought the Polo, Ibiza & Fabia are based on the same VW platform.

Fabia uses the PQ24 platform. The new Ibiza and Polo use the PQ25 platform. Source: Wikipedia.

vineethvazhayil · 27th March 2009, 10:20

I doubt if VW will create more confusion in India, by adding Seat to VW and Skoda and Audi in their list of brands!

karlosdeville · 20th April 2009, 12:13

Spotted her yesterday in Pune, sneaked these photos at a signal. Car looks smashing in person, especially in this shade of signal red. Note German plates.

xPK · 20th April 2009, 12:22

Nice catch dud!

Looks like seat are testing their cars on indian roads before launching (perhaps not in india so soon).

Agar indian road pe gadi chal sakti hai toh woh duniya mein kahi bhi chal sakti hai!!!
(No wonder why they choose pune)

amtak · 20th April 2009, 12:25

The rear is so I20ish! Now I know where the I20 got its rear from!

26th March 2009, 09:59	#16
bharanidharang BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 402 Thanked: 254 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	quite a few cars launched in india are re-branded. why not this ? if vw is bring in the polo, wont this be in the same category ? Last edited by bharanidharang : 26th March 2009 at 10:00. Reason: added more info
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26th March 2009, 10:03	#17
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Another hatch? I'd much rather want the Seat Toledo,or something on those lines.With a healthy 140bhp engine,ie.
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26th March 2009, 10:11	#18
grvanand BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 0 Times	As per Autocar India, this car is here for the purpose of Engine testing for the upcoming VW Polo, its supposed to be carrying a 1.2L Turbo petrol.
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26th March 2009, 12:10	#19
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,861 Thanked: 27,959 Times View My Garage	You never know. VW might slap a VW badge on it and call it a VW. In China, they did it and called it a citi Polo or something like that. a previous Polo seden was merely a Seat rebadged
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26th March 2009, 12:44	#21
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	It runs hubcaps with the VW logo. Tyres are Apollo Accelere. Striking car in flesh though, including the interiors.
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26th March 2009, 13:21	#22
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	its a test mule for VW polo. its a good way of confusing the press/media/competetion by testing a car from SEAT which is POLO under the skin!
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26th March 2009, 20:59	#23
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	The design direction of Seat is very different from VW.So i think it is going to difficult to slap on a VW badge on a seat and pass it as a Polo or something.
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26th March 2009, 22:27	#25
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	Strange things are known to happen in automobile industry around the world, so expect some strange things in india too! when skoda can sell same car under two different names in india when Mitsubishi can sell OLD pajero and NEW pajero (montero) side by side in india OLD lancer is still sold along with CEDIA! when Maruti 800 still sells along with with zen, alto and a-star in india (all are altos) toyota managed to sell Quality+Service (Qualis) which is an outdated model) so i expect many more things to happen here in india! Last edited by Parm : 26th March 2009 at 22:28.
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27th March 2009, 10:20	#27
vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 456 Times View My Garage	I doubt if VW will create more confusion in India, by adding Seat to VW and Skoda and Audi in their list of brands!
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20th April 2009, 12:13	#28
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Spotted her yesterday in Pune, sneaked these photos at a signal. Car looks smashing in person, especially in this shade of signal red. Note German plates. Attached Thumbnails
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20th April 2009, 12:22	#29
xPK BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 266 Thanked: 16 Times	Nice catch dud! Looks like seat are testing their cars on indian roads before launching (perhaps not in india so soon). Agar indian road pe gadi chal sakti hai toh woh duniya mein kahi bhi chal sakti hai!!! (No wonder why they choose pune)
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20th April 2009, 12:25	#30
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	The rear is so I20ish! Now I know where the I20 got its rear from!
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