New Seat Ibiza TGI: the most fuel-efficient Ibiza is now on sale

The Seat Ibiza TGI is powered by a petrol and natural gas engine that offers a truly low cost per kilometre driven.

The new Seat Ibiza has been a sales hit since its arrival in early 2017. The Spanish city car has improved in every respect and, like its predecessor, offers a hybrid version powered by petrol and compressed natural gas (CNG). The new Ibiza TGI is now on sale and offers far more economical consumption than its petrol and diesel equivalents.

The cost per kilometre driven is especially low. On the one hand, natural gas is more efficient than other fuels, as it requires a smaller quantity of fuel to produce the same energy. On the other, filling the tank with natural gas costs 12.6 euros. This translates into greater range and the corresponding saving per kilometre.

The new SEAT Ibiza uses the 1.0 TGI three-cylinder engine with 12 valves, paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox. It delivers a maximum power of 90 CV between 4,500 and 5,800 rpm and a maximum torque of 160 Nm between 1,900 and 3,500 rpm. As for this version’s performance, it reaches a top speed of 180 km/h and takes 12.1 seconds to reach 100 km/h.

The Ibiza TGI offers an approved average consumption of 3.3 kg/100 km in CNG mode or, put another way, requires an outlay of just 3.22 euros to cover 100 km (average CNG price: 0.975 €/kg). By comparison, its petrol counterpart, the 95 CV Ibiza 1.0 TSI, requires an outlay of 5.87 euros per 100 km, with an approved average consumption of 4.7 l/100 km (current average 95-octane petrol price: 1.25 €/litre). In other words, the TGI variant is 45.14% cheaper than the Ibiza TSI.

For its part, the CNG and petrol hybrid Ibiza is 31% cheaper than the 95 CV Ibiza Diesel 1.6 TDI, which, with its approved average consumption of 3.8 l/100 km, requires 4.64 euros of outlay to cover 100 km (average diesel cost: 1.22 €/litre).

The total range of the new Ibiza hybrid running on Compressed Natural Gas and petrol is 1,194 km, using two tanks: CNG (13 kg) and petrol (40 litres). The Ibiza TGI, meanwhile, carries the ECO environmental label from the DGT, benefiting from the many advantages both in terms of traffic access and cost. The most important are detailed below:

General aid:

– Discount of up to 75% on the motor vehicle tax in Barcelona and Madrid, an aid that varies in other Autonomous Communities.

– Exemption from the registration tax throughout Spain.

Benefits in Madrid:

– Access to the interior of the M-30 during traffic restriction episodes due to pollution.

– 50% saving when parking in regulated parking zones (SER).

Advantages in Catalonia:

– Discount on tolls under the Generalitat’s jurisdiction.

– Free access to the C-58 HOV lane of that autonomous community.

Price list for the Seat Ibiza 1.0 TGI

Technical specifications of this car

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