Seat IBIZA ST

The small size of this vehicle doesn't mean you will have confined space for your luggage, legroom and headroom inside the cabin. It offers generous 430-litres of boot space to laden your cargo in the rear compartment. Alongside clever storage spaces including big glovebox and several utility aspects, this car makes your journey comfortable and soothing. Cruise control and audio control features are mounted on steering wheel to ease out handling of the wheel even though raging high speeds. Tom Tom GPS navigation equipment makes it trouble-free driving to strange places. Other entertainment features packed in this car includes radio, CD, MP3, USB, Bluetooth and six speakers surround music system.

Filled with clever detailing like rear lights with LED technology and with redesigned Bi-xenon headlamps with arresting daytime running lights, it looks dynamic from all facets. Distinctive creases are employed on its lateral side that reveals the free spirit of any youth sitting inside. Alongside, 14 to 17 inch alloy wheels are offered depending upon the variant you pick. This stylish estate car is offered in 5-door station wagon body style for which overall proportion of the car lies 4227 x 1693 x 1445mm (L x W x H) along with the wheelbase of 2469mm across all the variants.

This super-mini car by Seat in its estate trim is available in four variants – Ibiza Reference, Style, FR and Ecomotive. These trims are further available with 3 petrol engines 1.2-litre, 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre and two diesel engines 1.2-litre and 1.6-litre. Reaching petrol engines, you can get the upright power output in the range of 60 HP to 105 HP DSG. Whereas, looking out for the diesel engines you can get the power results of 75 HP to 105 HP. Talking about the mileage count with 1.4-litre 85HP, you can cover 100 km distance, for which, it requires 5.9-litres. The top speed for this vehicle remains 177 kmph and you can clock 0-100 kmph speed mark in 11.8 seconds.

Taking care of its occupants, their fun rides and better handling aspect, is utmost priority of the maker. ABS brakes with Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) prevents the wheels from getting locked not allowing the vehicle to get skid. For driver and front passenger airbags are employed along with three-point seatbelts, ISOFIX and top tether anchor system so as to reduce the collision effect. Also, you can upgrade bi-xenon headlamps to AFS (Adaptive Front-Lighting) System that offers wider, clearer and focused field of vision following the motion of the steering wheel. Digital Tyre Pressure Monitoring let you know about the air inside the tyre safe enough to roll your car swiftly. Hill-hold control, rear parking sensors and cruise control are other safety measures accompanied with Ibiza ST.

Verdict:

It is a stylish station wagon that offers more space to the occupants in comparison to its earlier variants launched in the market due to elongated overall length. But then, looks aren't everything, on practical terms its rivals beat this car.