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REVIEW
SEAT IBIZA & ARONA
Review: 2025 SEAT
Adrian Simpson provides
his view on two SEAT updates
for 2025, the Ibiza and
Arona, discovering that it
is not necessary to rewrite
the rulebook to make a
refreshing return
SEAT Ibiza
The SEAT Ibiza:
A tidy up for
2025
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AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS Q4 2025
SEAT Ibiza
There’s something charming about a car
that doesn’t try too hard, and the SEAT
Ibiza has never been a show-off. It’s the
mate who turns up to the pub on time,
and always buys the first round – and for
that, we love it.
For 2025, it’s had a bit of a tidy up. Not
a full makeover, and it’s still very much
recognisably an Ibiza, which is a good
thing, because the world needs a few
more honest small cars and a few fewer
'crossovers with attitude'.
Approaching it, you realise how
compact it looks among the SUV blimps
littering the car park. The design is clean,
slightly angular, and refreshingly downto-earth. The car measures just over 4.0
metres long, about 1.78 metres wide, and
1.45 metres tall, so it still feels perfectly
city-sized.
Inside, the Ibiza has resisted the
temptation to go 'full tablet'. There’s a
proper climate control panel with real
buttons, and everything sits where your
hands expect it. The digital display is
clear, and the touchscreen is 9.2 inches
on higher trims; it’s solid, functional,
and mercifully not covered in shiny
black plastic.
Press the starter button and the
familiar one-litre three-cylinder engine
