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Driven: Seat Ibiza ST 1.2 Style (2012)

Welcome back, Pertolheads! Today I return to the dreadful world of the rent-a-car Economy class. For those who don’t know what’s that, let me put it this way: it’s the class you’ll find yourself in if you book your flights using cheapflightcomparison.com.ru, in order to save 15€ (after 101 taxes). My case, basically. The current Ibiza was launched a couple of years now, so in 2012 Seat presented a refreshed version. For the small, young (not very rich) families, the ST small Estate was unveiled in 2010, also undergoing the 2012 facelift. Being a little longer, it was possible to increase boot space to a very reasonable 430 litres, adding a lot of practicality in the meantime. There’s an upper (fully covered) shelf, accessible both from the boot or from the back seats, two small storage spaces at each side (fantastic if you go shopping and refuse to pay for bags), four lashing points on the boot floor and a 12V socket. The interior is similar to the regular Ibiza Hatch...