Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0L 8V

Having owned my Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport GTi 8v from new I can say I have never been disappointed in the car. It's been bombproof and reliable. My only concern is for my lifestyle (I own a horse) the boot is just too small, I can fit my saddle it, but then that's half the boot space gone). Though it's been a small price to pay for such a fabulous little car. In "natural copper" it certainly stands out from the crowd and few of my friends fail to spot me driving ! There is quite a bit of torque steer when accelerating enthusiastically, but nothing too nasty and to be expected when there's a 2 litre engine sitting in what is basically a VW polo chassis!

Running costs have been low, 120,000 miles on and I still have the original clutch, alternator and starter, it's had one battery since new and always starts at the first turn of the key.

Great value for a fun hot hatch that has reliability in spades :)

I like the look of the Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 2.0L 8V, and still do specially with a few exterior modifications, although am disappointed with the performance, after all it is 2.0l in a small car even though only 8V. no sunroof or aircon is a major no-no as it does get hot inside. saying that it is extremely fun to drive and i love it, handles really well - goodyear ventura's ensure it does so even in the wet, and even when the back end goes, which is fun, correcting it is piece of the proverbial. and one of the most important things is that it looks good and there are not many around so there is no Audi TT - every ones got one syndrome. Leon type R for me next