The SEAT Inca (Typ 9K) was a van and panel van produced by the Spanish manufacturer SEAT between 1996 and 2004. It was designed and assembled in Spain, based on the SEAT Ibiza Mark 2. It was first shown at the Barcelona Motor Show of 1995.

Design

The SEAT Inca had two rear wing doors which, because they were non symmetrical, were supposed to facilitate loading and unloading. Capable of carrying a payload of braked trailer the Inca proved to be a strong work horse in many markets. The Inca was awarded the Comercial do Ano ("Commercial vehicle of the Year") award in Portugal in 1997.

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File:MHV Seat Inca 02.jpg|SEAT Inca panel van, rear view

File:Seat inca 2004.jpg|Interior

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Performance

The Inca came with 1.4 and 1.6 petrol engines, and was also available with the tried and tested indirect injection diesel engine from the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo, or a Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel in certain countries. 1999!! 2001!! 2002!! 2003 !!2004

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!SEAT Inca!!

| |16,905||18,103||15,207||14,763||11,802||7,982||4,206

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!SEAT Inca Kombi!!

| |7,708||8,573||5,534||5,316||3,879||2,150||743

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!Total annual production!! |25,484!!24,613!!26,676!!20,741!!20,079!!15,681!!10,132!!4,949

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Rebadges

thumb|left|Volkswagen Caddy (Typ 9K)

thumb|right|Volkswagen Caddy (Typ 9K) Rear

The SEAT Inca was rebadged by SEAT's parent company Volkswagen and sold under the name Volkswagen Caddy (Typ 9K). Its badge-engineered Volkswagen stablemate was identical in every respect apart from some (easily interchangeable) branding logos, and the front grille.

In the beginning of the 2000s, the Volkswagen Group had decided to shift the marketing focus of the SEAT brand to target the younger driver with an emphasis on more sporty models. Despite this move, the Caddy and the Inca continued to be produced at the same manufacturing facilities, until the Inca was discontinued in June 2004.

The Inca name was then dropped from the line up of SEAT, but the Caddy was replaced with a new variant based on the platform of the Volkswagen Golf V.

References

  • SEAT corporate website