All five rear seats in the original Alhambra could be unclipped and lifted out entirely, leaving a totally flat load floor, a first for any SEAT at the time.
Lead trim: 2.0 (116 PS) · up to 201 hp
SEAT Alhambra7M · 1996–2010
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FactAll five rear seats in the original Alhambra could be unclipped and lifted out entirely, leaving a totally flat load floor, a first for any SEAT at the time.
The first-generation SEAT Alhambra, a seven-seater minivan whose prototype was shown at the 1995 Geneva Salon and which was launched at the same show a year later and went on sale in June 1996, built at the Volkswagen Group's AutoEuropa plant at Palmela, Portugal, alongside the Volkswagen Sharan and Ford Galaxy Mk1 with which it shares most of its components. The five rear seats can be folded or removed completely, leaving a flat load space, with load volume from 256 litres with seven seats to 2,610 litres with only the front two. It was essentially unchanged from 1996 to 2010, apart from a restyling in 2000 reflecting the new SEAT image, and won the "Monovolume do Ano" award in Portugal in 1997. Engines were a 1.8 turbo petrol, 2.0 and 2.8 VR6 petrols and 1.9 and 2.0 TDI diesels.
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Trims & Figures
9 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 20V turbo (150 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (110 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (116 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (131 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (150 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (90 PS) | 1996–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 149 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 (116 PS) | 1996–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 123 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI (140 PS) | 1996–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 VR6 24V (204 PS) | 1996–2010 | 2.8 L V6 | 201 hp | 196 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The second-gen Alhambra grew 22cm longer and 9cm wider than the original — and for the first time, you got in via sliding doors, just like its Sharan twin.
All five rear seats in the original Alhambra could be unclipped and lifted out entirely, leaving a totally flat load floor, a first for any SEAT at the time.
Rivals
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