Seat Ibiza Cupra

The Cupra model adopts the new face with the wider front grille of the regular Ibiza facelift that we saw at the Geneva Motor Show in March, adding several sporty touches such as the bespoke front bumper with the wider lower grille, LED headlamps and larger alloy wheels.

The three-door hatch also gets gloss black mirrors and a rear apron that integrates a diffuser and a central trapezoidal exhaust.

Inside, the improvements are similar to the rest of the range and include the use of higher quality materials and a new climate control display, plus a redesigned three-spoke sports steering wheel and instrument panel.

We don’t expect any changes to the Ibiza Cupra's driveline that links a 178hp (180PS) 1.4-liter supercharged and turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine to a seven-speed DSG transmission and XDS electronic differential lock, which drive the front wheels.

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2012 Seat Toledo

The new Toledo is virtually production ready and is scheduled to arrive in dealerships across Europe by the end of the year.

While the vehicle's profile design is identical to the Skoda Mission L, Seat's designers crafted on a different fascia and rear end loosely inspired by the company's recent concept cars like the IBE, IBX and IBL.

The no-frills notchback model measures 4,480mm long and rides on a 2,600mm wheelbase offering more than 500 liters of boot space, which should be one of its primary selling points.

Seat hasn't confirmed the production model's engine lineup but it's a no brainer that it will get the usual batch of petrol and diesel units found in other compact VW Group models.

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