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Seat Exeo looks like an Audi

Admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:01:29 +0000

Take the old Mercedes-Benz E-Class, for example, whose platform was recycled into the Chrysler 300 and then, in turn, into the Dodge Challenger. Same with the old SLK that was turned into the Chrysler Crossfire. Volkswagen often continues producing its old vehicles after they’ve been replaced, offering them in markets like South America and Canada. But when the Audi A4 was replaced, it was transformed into a new flagship model for Seat.

The Exeo has only been on the market for three years, but the B7-generation A4 on which it’s based (and by “based,” we mean a few fresh body panels and some new badges) dates back to 2004. That’s seven years ago, and that makes the Exeo a dated product. So Seat’s toiled to keep it fresh by launching this facelifted model. But though you might think they’d have made it look less obviously like an Audi, to our eyes it looks like they’ve done precisely the opposite.

Improvements center around a revised front end with bi-xenon headlights and available LED daytime running lights, a touched-up interior and updated powertrain. That last bit includes upgrades to the 2.0-liter common-rail TDI, now mated to a new CVT with stepped changes.

Source: Seat

Frankfurt 2009: SEAT Leon Cupra R makes a fine Green Goblin

Admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:49:29 +0000

What you have here is one of the coolest little 4-door hot hatches that looks like a 2-door hatch. The 2010 SEAT Leon Cupra R gets 265 hp from its VW-battle-tested 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, making it the most powerful SEAT… ever. The front wheels can pull the car to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds, and if you’re not beating it up you’ll get something like 29 mpg (35 mpg imperial).

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Frankfurt 2009: Seat IBZ concept makes us say “Hazlo, por favor!”

Admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:47:28 +0000

Seat loves to present its concepts in a lapis-like blue with deep cream interior coloring. It’s usually a very good start, and the IBZ concept adds an Alfa-worthy beauty to what might otherwise be an ordinary wagon. Number three in the Ibiza lineup, the concept takes the Ibiza hatch platform and adds more interior room while keeping the virtually the same exterior dimensions.

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