SEAT Ibiza Is ETA Car Buyers' Guide Best Small Hatchback
Published: 1st May 2002
The SEAT Ibiza 1.4 has emerged
top in the list of small hatchbacks in the Environmental Transport Association’s
Buyers’ Guide. The ETA Car Buyers’ Guide lists the environmental
credentials of over 800 vehicles and ranks them in nine categories according
to a wide range of factors from fuel consumption to exhaust emissions. The
Ibiza 1.4’s frugal combined fuel consumption of 42.2 mpg and low CO2
emissions of 161 g/km have helped secure its place as winner in the small
hatchback category.
Mark McKenna, Head of Marketing for SEAT UK said: "The Ibiza is SEAT’s best-selling model and this result is great reassurance for owners that not only have they made a great choice for style and value, but a wise environmental choice as well."
This result also bodes well for the new Ibiza, on sale from May. The
replacement model for the Ibiza 1.4 is the new 1.2 litre Ibiza S, which
boasts more power than its predecessor at 64 bhp, but still manages to
be both more fuel efficient (47. 1 mpg combined figure) and have better
CO2 emissions (144 g/km).
