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The SEAT Córdoba is the saloon,
The first-generation Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched that summer. Designed by Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro, it was based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2. Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines were also found in the Volkswagen Polo and Ibiza, as was the 1.9 TDI.
The vehicle featured a boot space of , which could be extended up to by folding rear seats.
File:Seat Cordoba front 20071119.jpg, SEAT Córdoba facelift (1996–1999)
File:Seat Cordoba rear 20071119.jpg, SEAT Córdoba facelift (1996–1999)
File:Cordobavario.jpg, SEAT Córdoba Vario
File:SEAT Córdoba SX.jpg, SEAT Córdoba SX Coupé
File:Seat Cordoba front 20081125.jpg, SEAT Córdoba 6K GP01 (1999–2002)
File:Seat Cordoba rear 20081125.jpg, SEAT Córdoba 6K GP01 (1999–2002)
File:2000 Seat Cordoba Vario S TDI (12839156765).jpg, SEAT Vario
The Córdoba was facelifted in 1999, with changes focusing on the bumpers, headlights, taillights and front grille, as well as in the interior, with new materials and upholstery. In the engine range, the 16-valve ABF engine was replaced with a 1.8-litre turbo engine and joined the Cupra range.
The SX was no longer available in the
The contemporary Volkswagen Polo Classic (saloon) and estate variant were rebadged versions of the SEAT Córdoba Mk1 and Córdoba Vario respectively, and were not based on the
The second-generation Córdoba was presented at the 2002 Paris Motor Show as the four-door saloon version of the SEAT Ibiza Mk3 hatchback. It featured a boot capacity of , which could be increased to by folding the rear seats. No estate or coupé versions of the second generation were developed.
The Córdoba Mark II shares its chassis and engines with the
estate
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and coupé
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version of the SEAT Ibiza supermini car, built by the Spanish automaker SEAT
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Types of seat
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. It was manufactured between 1993 and 2008, and was related to the second and third generations of the Ibiza.
First generation (''Typ'' 6K; 1993)
The first-generation Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched that summer. Designed by Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro, it was based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2. Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines were also found in the Volkswagen Polo and Ibiza, as was the 1.9 TDI.
The vehicle featured a boot space of , which could be extended up to by folding rear seats.
Variants
In 1996, the Córdoba range was extended with acoupé
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(Córdoba SX) and an estate
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(Córdoba Vario).
SX
The Córdoba SX was a two-door coupé version of the Córdoba. It came with five engine variants: 1.6 litre ; 1.9 litreturbodiesel
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; 1.8 litre, 16 valve; 2.0 litre, 8 valve (which was also used in the Córdoba GTi); and a 2.0 litre, 16 valve. The top of the range engine delivers 150 horsepower. The 2.0 litre ABF engine in this model was also used in the third-generation Golf GTi
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and the first Ibiza Cupra.
Facelift
United Kingdom
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, and limited numbers are known to exist in the Republic of Ireland
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in RHD format. The "Córdoba Vario" estate variant dropped the "Cordóba" and became simply the "Vario".
Motorsport
Rally
The Córdoba WRC was SEAT's rally car in the World Rally Championship from to . It featured a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and achieved a total of three podium finishes.Rallycross
A Córdoba has also been used in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Danish driver Dennis Rømer contested the2014 World RX of Germany
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, finishing 40th out of 41 entrants in the heat stage. To date this is, and most likely will remain, the only time a Córdoba has been used in World Championship rallycross. However, the SEAT Ibiza has been used as a manufacturer entry.
Rebadged versions
The contemporary Volkswagen Polo Classic (saloon) and estate variant were rebadged versions of the SEAT Córdoba Mk1 and Córdoba Vario respectively, and were not based on the Volkswagen Polo
The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen since 1975. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, and estate variants throughout its production run.
History
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hatchback.
FAW-Volkswagen, Volkswagen's partner in China, manufactured the Córdoba Mk1 under the Volkswagen Citi Golf name between 1994 and 2001. The Citi Golf had the same exterior as the pre-facelift Córdoba and the 1.4-litre ABD engine was standard paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. When it was new in 1995, pricing was 240,000 yuan (US$35,640 - October 2020 exchange rate).
In Mexico it was rebadged as the Volkswagen Derby. In 1995, it was imported from Spain, but the 1996 model was assembled in the Volkswagen de México assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico. In 1998, the Spanish-made Polo Classic
Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...
was introduced in Mexico as the new Volkswagen Derby.
The Volkswagen Polo Classic was also sold in the Philippines from 1996 to 1999, and in South Africa from 1996 to 2002.
Engines
Second generation (''Typ'' 6L; 2002)
The second-generation Córdoba was presented at the 2002 Paris Motor Show as the four-door saloon version of the SEAT Ibiza Mk3 hatchback. It featured a boot capacity of , which could be increased to by folding the rear seats. No estate or coupé versions of the second generation were developed.
The Córdoba Mark II shares its chassis and engines with the Volkswagen Polo Mk4
The Volkswagen Polo Mk4 is the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen. It was marketed from early 2002 to 2009 in most countries except Argentina and the USA. It was manufactured in So ...
and Å koda Fabia
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Mk1 and Mk2.
In Mexico, Córdoba production continued for a moment longer at the Volkswagen de México Puebla assembly plant. It had the four-cylinder, 2.0-litre engine combined with a five-speed manual or an optional six-speed Tiptronic
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transmission.
The Córdoba was withdrawn from sale in the UK in 2006 and shortly afterwards was removed from SEAT UK's website. In other European countries, sales ended in 2009, after production had ceased in November 2008.
Engines
Sales and production figures
The total production per year of SEAT Córdoba cars, manufactured in SEAT and other Volkswagen group's plants, is shown below: A total of 1,034,465 Córdobas have been produced.References
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