Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0 16v GTi Review

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Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0 16v GTi
4.3 stars
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ibiza16v's Review of Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0 16v GTi

27th Apr 2005

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Length of ownership
    1 Year
  • Practicality
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1997
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Extremely fast for the price
Great reliability
Good looks for age
Not bad spec for cash spent


Bad Points

Likes to drink the petrol
Clutch can be a bit stiff


General Comments

This Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0 16v GTi Sports Car is fantastic. I previously owned 2 nissan micras which were great for reliability and practicality but lacked something very important to me - fun.

This ibiza cupra has stonking performance, 0-60 in 7.9 secs, which compares to the 8v's 9.4. It can also go on to reach 134+ MPH, owning to the 150bhp 2.0 mk3 golf VW engine under the bonnet. There is not much torque at lower revs as the 8v, but after about 3500rpm the car takes off as all 16v open to the max. Brakes are discs all round which provide decent stopping even at high speeds.

The 16v came with ABS as standard, as well as half leather seats and trip computer, but some models also had Sunroof, A/C and traction control as options. The GTi variant (not cupra sport) had most of these, so is the one to buy if you like to keep cool and keep the window up!!

Overall a great car, good handling, decent interior, great build quality (its basically a VW) and great performance.

You can get a decent one with around 70k miles on it for about 2-2.5k - what are you waiting for!

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