Manufacturer SEAT Production 1996–2004 | Also called Volkswagen Caddy Class Van/panel van | |
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Assembly Martorell, Spain
Pacheco, Argentina Body style 3-door van
3-door panel van | ||
The SEAT Inca (Typ 9K) is a van and panel van produced by the Spanish manufacturer SEAT between 1996 and 2003. It was designed and assembled in Spain, based on the SEAT Ibiza Mk2.
Contents
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 550 kg (1,213 lb) and drawing a 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) braked trailer the Inca proved to be a strong work-horse in many markets.
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Performance
The Inca came with 1.4 60 brake horsepower (45 kW; 61 PS) and 1.6 75 bhp (56 kW; 76 PS) petrol engines, and was also available with the tried-and-tested 64 bhp (48 kW; 65 PS) 1.9 (1896cc) indirect injection diesel engine from the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo, or a 90 bhp (67 kW) Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel in certain countries. A 64 bhp (48 kW; 65 PS) 1.9 Suction Diesel Injection (SDI) direct injection diesel with electronic control and improved economy over the indirect injection engine was also available from 1999 onwards.
Sales and production figures
From its launch in 1996 until end of production in 2003, more than 115,000 SEAT Inca cars were produced and sold.
The total production per year of SEAT Inca cars, manufactured in SEAT and other Volkswagen group's plants, is shown in the following table (not comprising cars of other Volkswagen group brands, produced in SEAT-owned facilities) :
Rebadges
The SEAT Inca was rebadged by SEAT's parent company Volkswagen and sold under the name Volkswagen Caddy (Typ 9K). Its badge-engineered VW stablemate was identical in every respect apart from some (easily interchangeable) branding logos, and the front grille.
In the early 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 VW Caddy and the Inca continued to be produced at the same manufacturing facilities until the Inca was discontinued in June 2003.
The Inca name was then dropped from the SEAT line-up, but the Caddy was replaced with a new variant based on the Volkswagen Golf Mk5 platform.