moreha tekor akhe: Seat Ibiza 2.0 2002

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The first generation SEAT Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched in the summer of the same year, penned by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which would spawn the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 the following year.

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2002 Seat Ibiza Sport
Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines were also found in the Volkswagen Polo and Ibiza, as was the 1.9 TDI.

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Though based on the Polo and Ibiza, its extended rear overhang meant its length was close to a Golf but still smaller than the Jetta. It featured a boot space of 455 litres which could be extended up to 762 litres by folding rear seats.

2002 Seat Ibiza 2.0

The Córdoba SX was a two-door coupé version of the Córdoba. It came in four variants. A 1.6 100 bhp (75 kW; 101 PS) , 1.9TD, 2.0 8V (Cupra) which has the same engine as the Córdoba GTi and a 2.0 16v. The 16v 150 bhp (112 kW; 152 PS) ABF engine is identical to the engine found in the Mk3 Golf GTi. The 16v SX also came with 16" multispoke alloys, 280 mm (11.0 in) front discs, ABS, traction control and air conditioning as standard. The model was slightly revised in 1998 with a new rear splitter which required the exhaust to be hidden, a revised front lower grill and splitter and leather interior became standard.

Seat Ibiza (2002)

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The Córdoba 16v was £1000GBP more expensive at list and 1 second slower 0-60 because of the added weight of the rear end.

2001 Seat Ibiza 1.0 16V Turbo

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2002 Seat Ibiza
In 1999 the Córdoba was face lifted with changes focusing on the bumpers, headlights, taillights and front grille as well as in the interior, with new materials and upholstery. In the engines the 16v ABF engine was replaced with a 1.8 156 bhp (116 kW; 158 PS) Turbo engine and joined the Cupra range. Right hand drive versions in Ireland received only the 100 bhp (75 kW; 101 PS) 1.6 8v model. The SX was no longer available in the UK.

Seat Ibiza (2002-06)

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The Córdoba WRC competed in the top category of the World Rally Championship officially between 1998 and 2000, as SEAT had homologated a World Rally Car version of the Córdoba 16v for competition in the FIA World Rally Championship and other international rallies. 1994 World Drivers' Champion Didier Auriol, of France, and Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanpera, both of Finland, were among those to pilot the factory cars. Debuting at the 1998 Rally Finland with Rovanpera, and with podiums achieved at the 1999 Rally New Zealand (Gardemeister), the 1999 Rally of Great Britain (Rovanpera) as well as the 2000 Safari Rally (Auriol), the works programme concluded at the end of the 2000 season with the third evolution of the Córdoba WRC race car. However the SEAT Córdoba WRC continued to compete with successful results in national championships in different countries. In Spain, the Córdoba won the national title of all the rallies on gravel with Pedro Diego and Marc Blázquez, plus wins in tarmac rallies with Salvador Cañellas Jr.