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Intro 2002: Ibiza drives Seat's 'young, sporty' image ; The new supermini is larger, wider and higher than its predecessor.

Automotive News Europe, December, 2001 by Ciferri, Luca

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CADIZ, Spain - The third-generation Ibiza marks several firsts for Volkswagen's Seat division. It is the first Seat:

* Designed under the direction of former Alfa Romeo stylist Walter de' Silva (See story on this page)

* To use gasoline and turbodiesel three-cylinder engines

* To be launched in an export market - Italy - before sales in Spain begin.

Seat invested E685 million in the new Ibiza, two-thirds of which was spent on tooling. Research and development accounted for the remainder. Time to market was 27 months.

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Intro 2002: Ibiza drives Seat's 'young, sporty' image ; The new supermini is larger, wider and higher than its predecessor.

Automotive News Europe, December, 2001 by Ciferri, Luca

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