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SEAT Alhambra makes What Car?’s top 10 fuel-efficient cars

January 5, 2012
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The much-praised Alhambra continues to impress the press. The 2.0-litre TDI 140PS Ecomotive S model is one of What Car?’s top ten fuel-efficient cars. “With drivers vowing to cut their fuel bills in 2012, we’ve compiled the 10 top cars that are not just fuel efficient, but are great to own too

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Music lover’s heart misses a Mersey beat with SEAT win

December 22, 2011
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Electrician Daniel Davies says it’s ‘the best Christmas present ever’…a new, customised SEAT Ibiza fitted with a state-of-the-art audio-visual system worth thousands of pounds. ICE-cool Daniel became the envy of all his friends after scooping the unique supermini – specially produced to celebrate the second season of the acclaimed Channel 4 music show, On Track [...]

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SEAT Leon 1.2 TSI is paragon of refinement

December 12, 2011
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The Press Association’s Iain Dooley is full of praise for his new long-term test car, a SEAT Leon SE Copa 1.2 TSI. “Far from being a superficial effort, the Spanish car maker has opted to throw the kitchen sink at its Leon in the form of ‘Copa’ and ‘SE Copa’ variants”

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Press heaps more praise on SEAT Mii

December 9, 2011
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The motoring media has heaped more praise on the Mii, with glowing reviews from The Sun, Car magazine, Fifth Gear, Top Gear online, Parker’s, MSN Cars and Yahoo! Cars. The Sun’s Ken Gibson looks forward to the new Toledo and SEAT’s first SUV in the centre spread of the newspaper’s motors section on Friday 9 [...]

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Five-star SEAT Mii delights press

November 29, 2011
SEAT Mii delights press

The press are positively impressed by the new Mii after test driving the car in Spain last week (21-25 November): What Car? awarded it a perfect five stars; Autocar and Auto Express both gave it glowing reviews. “This is a car that oozes first-rate qualities,” said Autocar.

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Journalists test SEAT’s new electric cars

November 23, 2011
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Earlier this month journalists were given the chance to test SEAT’s first fully electric car – the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive – and the plug-in hybrid Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive. Altea XL Electric Ecomotive: a “near-production prototype”

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SEAT to open 15 Dealerships in China in 2012

November 22, 2011
Laying Guangzhou dealership foundation stone

SEAT will open 15 Dealerships in China next year to establish its Dealer network in one of the world’s fastest-growing car markets. The Dealer network will cover China’s main cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chengdu and Guangzhou.

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SEAT unveils its first all-electric car

November 14, 2011
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SEAT has unveiled prototypes of its first electric cars: the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, a totally electrically-driven zero-emissions car, and the Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive, a plug-in hybrid. The cars, which were designed, developed and built in Spain, will join the vehicle fleets of government institutions in Catalonia and Madrid.

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SEAT Martorell: a sustainable production plant

November 14, 2011
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New technology is helping SEAT to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and use energy more efficiently at its Martorell factory in Spain. The installation of EuroEnergest, an energy consumption monitoring system, is helping the spanish car maker save more than 3,900 tonnes of CO2 a year.

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Evo pits SEAT Leon Cupra R against Lotus Elise Club Racer

November 8, 2011
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Evo pitted the Leon Cupra R against the Lotus Elise Club Racer in its November track battle feature, to see how a regular hot hatch fared against a lightweight sports car. “I’m expecting good things from the SEAT because I’ve driven it here [on the West Circuit at Bedford Autodrome] before on an Evo track [...]

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