Ibiza

The Ibiza was based on the SEAT Ronda, a small family car, which in turn was based on the Fiat Ritmo. By the time Giugiaro was assigned to the Ibiza project, his previous proposal for the second generation of the Volkswagen Golf had been rejected by Volkswagen. So when SEAT approached him with the proposal for a spacious supermini-class contender, that particular project was reincarnated as the first generation of the SEAT Ibiza. Despite the thousands of ifs and buts, the overall result is noteworthy. Giugiaro's design is low and sleek, a bit sporty and with a personality of its own. In the end it proved to be a success for the Spanish manufacturer, as it sold 1,342,001 units prior to the launch of the second-generation Ibiza in 1993.