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This year, SEAT has once again succeeded in surprising visitors to its stand in Geneva with a concept car that showcases the look of a forthcoming road-going model: the Altea Freetrack Prototype. Far from being a mere styling exercise for the Technical Centre in Martorell, the SEAT concept car unveiled at the Swiss show gives a preview of the styling and technological innovations of the Altea Freetrack that will soon be making its debut both on our roads and off them.

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Although it is yet to arrive in dealer showrooms, the new SEAT León CUPRA has already secured its place in the SEAT history books. The Spanish brand has excelled itself once again to create its most powerful road-going car to date. Developing 240 horsepower, the new CUPRA integrates all of SEAT’s expertise in creating cars with an overtly sporty attitude. Its engine, chassis, equipment plus active and passive safety elements all add up to make the new León CUPRA a car that is a racer at heart but is intended and designed to be used and enjoyed on a daily basis.

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SEAT is continuing to expand its range, this time with the launch of a new model that will round off the manufacturer’s offer in the target segment: the SEAT Altea XL. It boasts the same sporting and innovative style first showcased by its smaller sibling, but is now geared towards families looking first and foremost for a spacious interior and high luggage capacity partnered by a class-beating standard of safety.

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The new León Cupra is hitting the roads - a vehicle in which SEAT has implemented all of the knowledge gained during the current successful World Touring Car Championship season; the Spanish make is, in fact, one of the favourites for the WTCC constructors and drivers championship. For SEAT, whose goal is to create sporty cars with cutting-edge design and the latest technology, the arrival of the new León Cupra is not just a source of satisfaction and pride; it is also essential.

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The SEAT León family is being expanded by the addition of the most eagerly anticipated member yet: the new León FR. As soon as the first version of this model hit dealer showrooms it became one of the most sought after models for anyone searching for a car with sporty styling that stands out clearly from the other models in the range and delivers class-beating performance. The task of propelling the new León FR falls to two power units, one petrol and one diesel. The former is a 2.0 TFSI delivering 200 hp. This four-cylinder 2.0-litre model featuring FSI direct-injection technology puts a peak torque of 280 Nm on tap between 1,800 and 5,000 rpm. Powered by this engine, the León reaches a top speed of 229 km/h and is propelled from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds.

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The city of Madrid will set the stage for the World debut of the new León FR, which plays without doubt the lead role on the SEAT stand. Whether viewed outside, inside or under the bonnet, this dynamic new model is clearly set apart from the rest of the León range. The car’s sporty design is set-off by exclusive FR bumpers, polished stainless steel twin tailpipes and silver-painted door mirror housings, which really stand out from the rest of the body. Exclusively styled 17-inch wheels, which can be upgraded to still more striking 18-inch versions as an option, help to bestow the León FR with even greater visual impact than its predecessor.

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The SEAT Ibiza Vaillante is a comic-book hero fantasy come true. It was created by the SEAT Design Centre in Martorell, whose aim was to suggest the driver of a fictional car could be transported to a make-believe world and participate in the most unexpected adventures. For this reason, SEAT does not plan to manufacture a production model Vaillante, or to sell one in the future. Quite simply, it is a virtual car inspired by comic-strip fantasy for this motor show only, whose mission is to highlight SEAT’s sporty and young image, while also enhancing the launch of the new Ibiza 2006 range.

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Already available in SEAT’s commercial network, the 2006 range of the SEAT Córdoba boasts numerous improvements, particularly in the interior with its more stylish and more modern trim lines. The exterior of the car also incorporates a number of new features that associate it more closely with the image portrayed by the latest models from SEAT, which highlights including double headlights across the range, new 15-inch wheels and the name “Córdoba” positioned at the centre of the tailgate.

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The standard specification for the SEAT Toledo range has undergone a major upgrade. The list of standard equipment for the Toledo Reference and Sport models has been extended to include ESP plus EBA (Emergency Brake Assistance), climate control, power windows in the rear, electrically adjustable door mirrors with parking position, steering-wheel audio controls and front fog lights. Meanwhile, the Sport-up and Stylance versions have added bi-xenon headlamps, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, an audio system with MP3-compatible CD player, as well as a parking sensor, a sensor for automatically switching on the headlamps and a rain sensor.

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The most successful and best-known SEAT model, the Ibiza, has undergone a profound transformation, both in terms of its exterior styling and its interior design. Although it is not a new generation, it can be considered a new Ibiza since the restyling of its body emphasises its sporty and dynamic characteristics even further. At the same time, its appearance is now more consistent with the rest of the new SEAT range, as it features elements from the Altea, Toledo and León. The new SEAT Ibiza also features major improvements in terms of the look of its interior, which now uses even higher-quality materials. One example is the new trim finish and colours on the dashboard and the door panels. The applies to the upholstery, which is even more up to date and attractive in appearance.

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