SEAT Ronda

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SEAT Ronda
Manufacturer	SEAT
Production	1982–1986
Class	Small family car
Body style(s)	5-door hatchback
Related	SEAT Ritmo

The SEAT Ronda is a small family car produced by Spanish automaker SEAT from 1982 to 1986. The car is a version of a Fiat Ritmo redesigned just enough so that Fiat could not sue SEAT on the basis of patent infringement after 1980 when Fiat abandoned their cooperation with SEAT. Thus, although its appearance was a bit different, mechanically it did not differ much from its Italian cousin.

The most visible external design differences between a Ritmo and a Ronda are rectangular headlights on the Ronda in place of the round ones featured on the Ritmo, different tail lights and panels, and changed door handles. Mechanically, there were also some differences. The engines were:

Petrol

• 1.2 1193 cc 63 bhp (47 kW) 88 N·m (65 ft·lbf)
• 1.5 1461 cc 86 bhp (64 kW) 116 N·m (86 ft·lbf)
• 2.0 1995 cc 120 bhp (89 kW)

Diesel

• 1.7 D 1714 cc 56 bhp (42 kW) 98 N·m (72 ft·lbf)

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Type	1960s										1970s										1980s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City car	600														133						Panda						Marbella
Supermini					850							127										Fura				Ibiza
Small family car										128									Ritmo			Ronda						Málaga
Large family car							124								131
	1400			1500									132
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