SEAT Fura

SEAT

MarqueSEAT
Production1981–1986 / 84,973 (produced)
Engine903 cc Overhead valve / OHV Straight-four engine / I4 / 1,438 cc OHV I4

Start with what the SEAT Fura is: a 3/5-door hatchback with 903&nbsp, built from 1981 to 1986, in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. What it meant takes a little longer.

How it came about

The SEAT Fura is a supermini car which was produced by Spanish car manufacturer SEAT between 1981 and 1986, and based on the Fiat 127, which had been built by the firm since April 1972.

The hardware

The engine is 903  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1315 kg. Drive goes through a 5 speed (manual). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the SEAT line-up the SEAT Fura has a clear place: it replaced the SEAT 127; it handed the line to the SEAT Ibiza; the factory was Barcelona. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the DeLorean Motor Company DeLorean DMC-12, the Mitsubishi Pajero, the Dodge Ram. Its SEAT stablemates include the SEAT 124 and the SEAT 133.

Owning one today

There is no federal ownership record for the SEAT Fura — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.

Specifications

Transmission5 speed (manual)
Body style3/5-door hatchback
Kerb weight1315 kg
Length3,711 mm
AssemblySpain: Barcelona (Zona Franca) / Egypt: Cairo (Nasr)
PredecessorSEAT 127
SuccessorSEAT Ibiza
Catalogue IDQ2093342
SourceWikipedia