SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive joins the sub-100g/km club
Author: Robin Brown
Published: 27 December 2007
SEAT´s ´ultra-low´ emissions new Ibiza Ecomotive, which emits less than 100g/km of carbon dioxide, is available to order now.
Deliveries of the firm’s most economical, least polluting production model to date are set to begin in the spring, with prices starting at £10,995.
The Ibiza 1.4 TDI model provides the base for the Ecomotive and has carbon dioxide emissions of 99g/km, combined fuel economy of more than 74 mpg and a 0-62 mph time of 12.8 seconds.
Available from £10,995 RRP the new Ibiza Ecomotive, offered in three- and five-door bodystyles, is among the least expensive low emissions models on the market today, says SEAT.
Rejecting the potentially expensive and complex hybrid powertrain route, SEAT is instead focusing on squeezing ultra-economical performance from its advanced three-cylinder turbo-diesel engine.
New software is added to the powerplant’s ECU, while particulate emissions are further reduced by the addition of a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Meanwhile, gear ratios in the Ibiza Ecomotive’s smooth-shifting five-speed manual gearbox are lengthened, making for both more relaxed cruising and improved economy.
The new Ibiza is also more slippery through the air, with a Cd (coefficient of drag) figure of 0.30, compared with Cd 0.315 for the standard 1.4 TDI model. And special low rolling resistance 14” tyres from Dunlop help reduce road friction.
Included as standard are manual air conditioning, electric front windows, steering wheel-mounted audio controls for the MP3-compatible single-disc CD/radio and speed-sensitive electro hydraulic power steering. Unusually the standard fitment of air conditioning does not affect the Ecomotive´s official CO2 emissions of just 99 g/km.
With sub- 100 g/km carbon dioxide emissions making the Ibiza Ecomotive exempt from VED charges (it fits into Band A), as well as a likely candidate to avoid the revised London Congestion Charge, SEAT says it is anticipating a surge of interest in its ‘green’ newcomer.
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