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SEAT launches fast and frugal Ibiza FR Edition

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Author: | Updated: 08 Apr 2014 10:13

VW’s Spanish subsidiary, SEAT, has unveiled its new Ibiza FR Edition, which will sit above the FR in the range, despite a reduction in horsepower.

SEAT Ibiza FR Edition ACT

That’s not to say that the 1.4-litre ACT petrol engine in the FR Edition isn’t clever, though.

ACT stands for Active Cylinder Technology and essentially means that two of the four cylinders shut down when demands on the engine are low. However, when the engine needs to produce more grunt, the cylinders are restarted within 40 milliseconds.

What this means, is that the 1.4-litre ACT engine improves efficiency over the old, non-ACT unit by 12mpg and CO2 emissions are reduced by 30g/km. Fortunately, there isn’t much trade-off on the performance front. As the ACT engine has ten fewer horsepower than the outgoing 1.4, it takes 0.2 seconds longer to get to 62mph, but that’s not a difference many drivers will notice.

The FR Edition is also well-equipped, adding red seatbelts, red brake callipers, 17in titanium-coloured alloys, climate control and privacy glass to the standard FR specification. It’s also available with either the three-door SC layout or the more practical five-door arrangement.

The ACT engine will be available across the range, with both three- and five-door models, as well as the ‘ST’-designated estates, benefitting from the new engine.

Available to order now, the first Ibiza FR Editions will be delivered in June.

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