This Ibiza introduced us to power we have never seen before. With 180 horsepower and a turbocharger it offered significantly better performance than even the best hot hatches from the 90s, while also accelerating as quickly as the later Golf 5 GTI. 7.2 seconds 0-100 and just about 36 seconds 0-200 with a top speed of over 225kph made this a very interesting pocket rocket for its time
Seat Ibiza Cupra R 1.8 specs
| Car type | Compact |
| Curb weight | 1119 kg (2467 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2000 |
| Origin country | Spain |
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| Submitted by | rxbkrs |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Inline 4, turbocharged |
| Displacement | 1.8 l (110 ci) |
| Power | 180 ps (178 bhp / 132 kw) @ 5600 rpm |
| Torque | 235 Nm (173 lb-ft) @ 5000 rpm |
| Power / liter | 100 ps (99 hp) |
| Power / weight | 161 ps (159 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 210 Nm (155 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
Ibiza Cupra R 1.8 competition
Corvolet3 2m ago @TypeF173
Basically they started out being owned by Fiat. The Mk1 was still based on the Fiat, but received engines tuned by Porsche. The Mk2 on the other hand was on the platform of the Polo III but got the engines from the Golf III GTI. Since they were not exactly the best and the Ibiza was almost as heavy as the Golf III they never really performed that much better. But this Cupra R brought somw change.
