Seat is celebrating 30 years of the Seat Ibiza with this open-top Cupster concept, which will be seen in the metal for the first time at the Volkswagen Group's Worthersee fan meet next week.
The model, which shares Seat's corporate front-end design but also includes a short, heavily-raked windscreen and wraparound side windows, wears a prominent Cupra badge at the front. That suggests the car will be powered by the same 1.4-litre TSI engine as the current Ibiza Cupra hatchback. Its power is also likely to be close to the 178bhp of that car.
At the rear, there’s a boot-mounted spoiler and prominent buttresses behind the two front seats.
Seat says it will reveal more information about the concept closer to the Worthersee event, but the Cupster will not be the only concept car from VW Group on display. Also confirmed is the Skoda CitiJet, an open-top variant of the Citigo with sporty accents and a 74bhp 1.0-litre petrol engine under the bonnet.
Audi will also be showing its new A3 Clubsport Quattro concept, which previews the upcoming RS3 saloon. Although details are unknown at the moment, a concept car from Volkswagen itself is also expected to be seen at the event.
Read more about the history of the Seat Ibiza.
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It's intended to celebrate 30 years of the Ibiza
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Why? I see a picture, I comment on it. You may well be sympathetic to Seat and excuse them of styling foibles, like here, so don't assume the same of everyone else like there's some ulterior motive. I don't like the look of this vehicle and I don't take it at all seriously, that's the long and the short of it.
What exactly are you talking about? Bomb
3mocion: "boring, innovative,
3mocion wrote: i like it
And there we have it in a nutshell. See, I don't actually care whether you like it or not but you seem appalled that I - or anyone else - don't like it. Now who's immature? By the way, I have a background in industrial design so I know what I'm looking at and, were I wanting to critique the thing, you'd have got more detail. My comment about not liking the vehicle was to cut through your earlier blustering post. You're passionate about the brand, that's great. I understand the reasoning behind the Worthersee festival, it's a toe in the water, a treat for the fans, a time for designers to let loose etc. But it doesn't mean I have to like the end product, does it? Peace out.