SEAT Málaga

Infobox Automobile


name = SEAT Málaga
aka = SEAT Gredos
manufacturer = SEAT
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production = 1985–1992
class = Small family car
body_style = 4-door sedan
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related = SEAT Ibiza
SEAT Ronda
Fiat Ritmo
Fiat Regata
designer = Giorgetto GiugiaroThe SEAT Málaga is a four-door saloon produced by Spanish automaker SEAT from 1985 to 1992. It can be considered a saloon variant of the first-generation SEAT Ibiza hatchback, which was launched the same year. In fact, the underpinnings of both were based upon those of the SEAT Ronda, a rebadged version of the Fiat Ritmo. 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" powertrain with 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.