There are some cars. His designs are so ingrained that we can tell which car it is down to the smallest detail. In our country, for example, which sells like cheese and bread, it still remains an overgrowth of traffic after years. Tofas branded vehicles are an example of this. Or Renault’s Broadway is one of the vehicles we see most on the roads of our country.

Released in 1985 and sold well domestically CHAIR MalagaHow many of you know. Although it is not very well known in our country, we will get to know this car, which is very similar to those that we often see.

This is what the SEAT Malaga looked like:

As you can see, the vehicle is very similar to both Tofaş Doğan and Renault Broadway. Looking at the history of this vehicle SEAT’s partnership with FIAT As a result, we see that an inspired design line is emerging.

Before moving on to SEAT Malaga, let’s take a closer look at the collaboration between SEAT and FIAT.

SEAT 131

The Spanish car manufacturer SEAT, which has achieved very good sales success in our country both in collaboration with Tofaş and under its own name. It had a partnership with FIAT. As part of this partnership, we saw SEAT launch cars that are almost exactly like FIAT. One of these was the SEAT 131, a copy of the FIAT 131. In the 1980s, the partnership between the two companies broke up and in 1982 the partnership between SEAT and Volkswagen Group began.

In 1985 SEAT Malaga was introduced.

CHAIR Malaga

We took a closer look at SEAT’s history. Now let’s switch to this car. CHAIR MalagaIt was produced as a 4-door sedan. Designed by Italdesign under the supervision of Italian designer Giergetto Giugiaro, Malaga came with two different engine options on its debut. These were the 1.2 liter engine with 60 hp and the 1.5 liter four-cylinder carburettor engine with 90 hp.

Why does this vehicle resemble Tofaş brand vehicles?

Although the SEAT Malaga is actually based on the SEAT Ronda, it is actually considered a sedan variant of the SEAT Ibiza. In fact, this vehicle was a redesigned sedan version of the SEAT Ritmo. SEAT Ritmo also comes from the old FIAT partnership period. FIAT Ritmo It came from his vehicle.

Regata, the sedan version of the FIAT Ritmo, naturally resembled the Malaga.

FIAT Regat

Released as sedan version of FIAT’s Ritmo Regatta The model later became the vehicle that used the infrastructure of vehicles such as Şahin and Doğan in our country. In other words, the similarity between the SEAT Malaga and Tofaş brand vehicles in our country actually comes from here.

The SEAT Malaga was produced until 1991, then it was replaced by the SEAT Cordoba.

CHAIR Cordoba

Very reminiscent of Renault 9 Broadway, but with no connection other than seasonal design affinity. The SEAT Malaga was produced until 1991. In this process it became a popular car, especially in the Spanish market. The desired success could not be achieved on the international market. If the right steps were taken, maybe we could see SEAT Malaga on the road today.