It’s not very often that the look of concept cars ends up being carried through to the production version, but in the case of the Seat Bocanegra the relity is looking pretty close to those early pictures.Bocanegra is spanish for ‘black mouth’, and you can clearly see why the new Seat has got that name. At the front is a blacked-out grille...

Seat have announced a limited edition of their latest Ibiza, named the Ibiza Black.It’s a smart-looking little hatchback based on the five-door Sport specification. It comes with Black Magic metallic paint and 17-inch alloys, as well as unique front and rear bumpers, side skirts, roof spoiler, tinted rear windows and a ‘Black’ badge on the...

With Renault giving the Clio a facelift for 2009, it’s now the turn of Seat to give their model range a nip-and-tuck for the new year.Looking at the pictures you’d be forgiven for struggling to spot the difference between the new and old car. Apparently, Seat’s new ‘Arrow Design’ philosophy has been brought to the Leon, so a...

The Seat Leon Linea R is another one of those special editions designed to breath a bit of life into an ageing range.But that’s not to say that the Linea R is in any way bad. It’s designed to fit in the Leon range between the sporty FR and the hot Cupra, so is immediately worthy of interest. The Linea R takes the basic ingredients of the FR and...

Congratulations to Seat, who have won both the driver and manufacturer titles in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship.Victory was sealed earlier this week when Rickard Rydell won the Japanese round of the championship at the  Okayama International Circuit. Even though there are two rounds left to go, Seat have built enough of a points lead to guarantee the...

JE Design were quick to release a bodykit for the new 5-door Seat Ibiza, and now they’ve managed the same with the upcoming 3-door Ibiza SC.Both bodykits include the usual features such as front and rear bumpers, sideskirts and a rear spoiler, but you can also choose a few extras. How about headlight eyebrows and a sport radiator grill? Or you can go for...

Say hello to the SEAT Leon Cupra Limited Edition, a super-hatch that breaks through the 300bhp barrier.Built by the Netherlands arm of SEAT, the Limited Edition takes the 2.0-litre TFSI engine from the Audi S3 and adds an ECU remap to reach 306bhp, with torque increased to a mighty 315lb.ft. The extra grunt gives the Leon Cupra Limited Edition a top speed of...

It’s official, the 2009 SEAT Ibiza Cupra will feature a smaller engine than the existing model.While the outgoing Cupra was powered by the VAG group’s ageing 1.8-litre turbocharged unit, producing 177bhp, the new Cupra will use a 1.4-litre TFSi unit. The combination of turbo and supercharger helps the new engine produce exactly the same power...