Spanish car maker, SEAT has added a new small capacity 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol to its Ibiza range in order to slash emissions by 20 per cent.
The new engine is available with all three Ibiza bodystyles –SC, 5dr and ST and is available mated to either a five speed manual gearbox or a seven speed DSG with double clutch. Replacing the 1.6 litre 105 PS engine, the new smaller engine doesn’t compromise on the Ibiza’s performance either despite lowering in emissions and improving fuel efficiency. Regardless of being considerably smaller in terms of cubic capacity than the 1.6 it replaces, this new TSI generates an identical 105 PS.
Meanwhile performance and acceleration figures both improve versus the 1.6 – in the case of 0-62 mph acceleration the time drops by more than half a second to 9.8 seconds while the top speed is marginally better, too.
And proving that you can have your cake and eat it, the new turbocharged 1.2 also makes the Ibiza both more economical and more environmentally responsible. Versus the 1.6 combined economy is improved by a massive 25 per cent, from 44.8 mpg to 55.4 mpg (SC and 5dr) while CO2 emissions are slashed from 149 g/km to just 119 g/km.
The engine is available to SE and Sport buyers across all three bodystyles, and all versions are of course fully compliant with the latest EUV emission control legislation. Manual versions are also badged Ecomotive as they feature SEAT’s new Stop/Start and Brake Energy Recovery technologies. Prices start at £12,780 RRP for the Ibiza SC 1.2 TSI SE.
The other important engine introduction – which sees SEAT’s family-sized Leon, Altea and Altea XL gain the option of a new 140 PS 2.0 TDI CR unit – also brings lower fuel consumption and emissions.
In the Leon, the new common rail turbodiesel sees CO2 drop from 147 g/km to just 125 g/km, while combined economy climbs from 50.4 mpg to 58.9 mpg, a welcome 15 per cent improvement.
Similarly impressive improvements result from the new common rail engine’s introduction in the Altea and Altea XL, too. CO2 in both bodystyles drops to just 129 g/km, while combined fuel economy climbs to 57.6 mpg.
In these models too, however. SEAT keeps its reputation for sporting performance,despite the economy improvements.
The Altea 2.0 TDI CR, for instance, reaches 62 mph in a spirited 9.7 seconds meaning that the new version is, in fact, quicker off the mark than the previous pump injector version. Prices for the Leon 2.0 TDI CR in SE spec start at £18,570, while a similarly engined Altea SE is available from £18,770.
