SEAT Ibiza Mk3

The SEAT Ibiza Mk3, type 6L, is the third generation of the Ibiza and the second to be fully produced under Volkswagen Group ownership. It was built on the same PQ24 platform as the Volkswagen Polo Mk4 and styled by the Italian designer Walter de Silva to give a sporty image, with the FR and Cupra hot hatch variants. Production was first concentrated at SEAT's plant in Martorell, Spain, but in September 2002 the Volkswagen Group decided that up to 50,000 cars a year would be moved to its plant in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was larger than the two earlier generations, with room for five adults, and the magazine What Car named it Car of the Year in 2003. A facelifted version was made from 2006 to 2008.