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Seat's equivalent of VW's Polo Bluemotion – and the most economical Ibiza yet. Seat claims that the diesel powered supermini is capable of delivering up to 74.3mpg on the combined economy cycle, and dodging road tax thanks to CO2 emissions that dip below the 100g/km barrier.

Seat’s engineers have taken a low-tech approach to making these savings. The Ecomotive is 22kg lighter than the standard TDi model, has a revised ECU, rides on special low rolling resistance ...Read the full article

A bit late in the day surely? The New Ibiza has already been officailly unveiled.

Why so expensive??

 It's lighter in weight;  has skinny tyres;  it's based on the Ibiza.

 They should lower the price to a point which prevent other manufacturers 'under-selling', making a smallish margin, for the sake of the planet and vast numbers of sales!!