Talk:SEAT Málaga

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Given that the Málaga shared the System Porsche powertrain and Giugiaro styling with the 021A Ibiza, isn't it more accurate to describe it as a saloon variant of the contemporary Ibiza, rather than the older Ronda? Both the Ibiza and Málaga were otherwise based on the Ronda. Letdorf (talk) 23:25, 12 February 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Well I think the Málaga is a kind of mixture of elements of both the Ibiza Mk1 and the Ronda. I mean there were body panels of the Málaga (like doors, roof etc) which were identical - at least from an external side of view - to those of the Ronda, when the front fascia for example was clearly inspired from the Ibiza. A larger boot had been adapted to the chassis and as you say the powertrain and other stuff were different. To be accurate I believe we should say that the Málaga had been a transitional model for SEAT, therefore it had been a product developed from SEAT as an independent company though influenced from previous models. (LeonCR (talk) 06:50, 13 February 2011 (UTC))[reply]

I found on SEAT's official website that "...the SEAT Malaga is launched as the sedan-version of the Ronda in 1985...". I think this just confirms that the Málaga is a model related most close to the Ronda and I believe that should be enough to end this discussion. ( http://www.seat.com/com/generator/su/com/SEAT/site/company/history/1989-1980/main.html ) (LeonCR (talk) 12:08, 5 March 2011 (UTC))[reply]