The Seat Ibiza is a small car developed by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the Seat badge with hatchback and station wagon bodies. The car was built on a VW A03 platform like the VW Polo (Mk3) model. This Ibiza is already the second model and is marketed as a sporty and youthful car (like most Seat) sold at competitive prices (while the Skoda is marketed as just a cheap reliable car). This model no longer has its own reliability problems and has become one of the best assembled and most reliable in its class in Europe.
In 1995, after an 18-year hiatus, the Seat company successfully returned to the WRC Rally Championship with an Ibiza car. In 1996, the company began participating in the 2.0-liter displacement category and won the championship, becoming the first company to manage to win the WRC championship in its debut season. Later, Seat managed to win both the 1997 and 1998 seasons with the later famous racers Harri Rovanperä and Toni Gardemeister.
In 1994, the Seat Ibiza became the Spanish and Portuguese car of the year.