The 2013 Ibiza Cupra was the top-version of the small-class vehicle from Seat. It was a small hot-hatch that could challenge the reigning hot-hatch champion, the Clio Renault Sport.

Seat unveiled the fourth generation of the small size vehicle Ibiza at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. One year later, it added the sportiest version for that range, the Cupra.

As part of the Volkswagen Group, SEAT made the Ibiza on the same platform as the Polo and received most of its engines, including the 1.8-liter turbocharged.

When SEAT introduced the second facelift for the Ibiza's second generation, Volkswagen granted it with one of its best four-pot engines on the market: the 1.8-liter turbocharged unit.

Back in the days, Seat used to produce cars under the Fiat license.