Spain’s supermini makes for a refreshing change. Trinity Francis finds out more
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■Prices start at £7000 for a 2017 car with average mileage and an entry-level petrol engine. Spend £9000-£11,000 to get a 2018 car with a more powerful unit. Up the budget to £14,000 for a 2020 or 2021 1.0 95 with desirable FR trim.
■The Ibiza was awarded five stars in its Euro NCAP crash test, with particularly strong scores for adult occupancy protection and pedestrian safety.
■It ranked 14th out of 24 small cars in our sister mag What Car?’s latest reliability survey.
■The diesel engines are impressively frugal, if a little gruff, with 57.6mpg under WLTP tests. The 1.0 95 and 1.0 115 returned official figures of 52.3mpg.
■FR and Xcellence trims feature tiredness recognition and an alarm.