SEAT Málaga

SEAT Málaga
Manufacturer	SEAT
Also called	SEAT Gredos
Production	1985–1992
Class	Small family car
Body style(s)	4-door sedan
Related	SEAT Ibiza SEAT Ronda Fiat Ritmo Fiat Regata
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro

1986 SEAT Málaga GLX

The SEAT Málaga is a four-door saloon produced by Spanish automaker SEAT from 1985 to 1992. It is the saloon version of the hatchback Ibiza, which is a supermini. In fact, its underpinnings were based upon those of the SEAT Ronda, a rebadged version of a Fiat Ritmo (of the post-1985 face-lift generation). In this sense the Málaga most closely resembled the Fiat Regata, Fiat's own saloon version of the Ritmo. The car was spacious and economical, but let down by heavy steering and flimsy build quality. Production ended in 1992, well after the Volkswagen Group took over SEAT. It sold relatively well in Spain, but did poorly in export markets, despite sharing the same System Porsche engines as the Ibiza. Its successor, the Córdoba, was launched at the end of 1993. The Málaga was marketed in Greece as the SEAT Gredos, because the word Málaga was considered very similar to Malaka, a ubiquitous Greek swear word.