Welcome to the fourth and final installment of autocar.co.uk's run down of the star cars for the year ahead.
Manufacturer by manufacturer we're listing all the star launches for the year ahead, plus all the crucial details.
Today, we're covering Seat to Volvo.
Click here to read Star cars 2010: Alfa - Ferrari
Click here to read Star cars 2010: Ford - Mazda
Star cars 2010: McLaren - Rolls-Royce
To find out more details and see hi-res pictures of a car, click on its name.
Seat Ecomotive – round-upA new 1.6D Ecomotive engine is coming next year to the Altea and Leon range. Now with stop-start, CO2 will drop below 100g/km, qualifying for free road tax
Seat Leon Cupra ROn sale JanuaryPrice £23,500With peak power of 261bhp channelled through the front wheels, acceleration is rapid: 0-62mph in 6.1sec. But the firm ride could be punishing on UK roads.
Seat Ibiza Sport TourerOn sale MarchPrice £11-£13,000Handsome new styling aft of the B-pillars boosts carrying capacity to 410 litres. Expect the new engines from the Polo to feature.
Seat AlhambraOn sale DecemberPrice £22-£28,000Featuring a new platform shared with the Volkswagen Sharan, the Alhambra is said to retain the current car’s relatively compact footprint with just a slight increase in overall dimensions. That should make it a relatively roomy MPV, albeit with usable everyday dimensions.
Skoda Superb EstateOn sale FebruaryPrice £17,715Skoda’s largest load-lugger aims to steal sales from Volvo, Ford and even Mercedes
Skoda Fabia vRSOn sale JulyPrice £16,000The hot Fabia will return next summer with more aggressive styling than its predecessor. Power comes from a petrol powerplant, a 178bhp 1.4-litre twincharger unit shared with the Seat Ibiza Cupra. Expect 0-60mph in 7.0sec and 140mph.
Suzuki – round-upPlans to bring the mid-size Kizashi saloon to the UK are currently on hold and a new Swift isn’t expected until 2011. So next year Suzuki will add a new 2.0-litre Fiat diesel to the SX4 and introduce stop-start.
Toyota Auris HybridOn sale FebruaryPrice £20,000The British-built Auris Hybrid is expected to account for 30 per cent of Auris sales in the UK. Featuring a Prius powerpack and a 97bhp 1.8 petrol engine, the Auris Hybrid is expected to offer 90g/km and a 1.25-mile range on electric power only, provided the speed is kept below 30mph.
Vauxhall CorsaOn sale JanuaryPrice £11-£16,000A revised chassis and new engines make the 2010 Corsa more significant than the usual mild facelift. New springs, dampers and anti-roll bar bushes and myriad other tweaks promise to improve both handling and ride quality.
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Re: Star cars 2010: Seat - Volvo
You are wronging in suggesting that the new Volvo S60 has the same shared technology as the Volvo S40. S60 is part of the EU/CD programme (XC60, S80 etc) whilst S40 was one of the cars derived from the C! programme ( Focus/ Mazda 3)
Re: Star cars 2010: Seat - Volvo
It looks like Autocar has decided Saab's fate, even if we haven't.
Re: Star cars 2010: Seat - Volvo
Dear Autocar,
You missed a complete brand out. Feel free to add.
SAAB 9-5
On sale: March
Price: £23,000
Built on a LWB version of GM's new mid-size architecture, the 9-5 will be larger than its rivals, the Audi A6 and BMW 5-Series. Saab will emphasise their 'responsible performance' philosophy with frugal turbocharged engines, Pre-emptive AWD (first debuted in the 9-3 Turbo-X), to heads-up displays for driver focused engagement.