Editing SEAT Alhambra (section)

==First generation (''Typ'' 7M; 1996)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = SEAT Alhambra Mk1 (7M)
| image = 1997 SEAT Alhambra TDi 1.9 Front.jpg
| aka = [[Volkswagen Sharan#Mk1|Volkswagen Sharan]]<br />[[Ford Galaxy#V191|Ford Galaxy]] (before 2006)
| production = 1996–2010
| body_style = 
| platform = 
| related = 
| engine = ''[[Petrol engine]]s:''<br />1.8 L [[Straight-4|I4]] [[Multi-valve|20V]] [[Turbocharger|Turbo]]<br />2.0 L I4 <br />2.8 L [[VR6 engine|VR6]] [[Multi-valve|24v]]<br />''[[Diesel engine]]s:''<br />1.9 L [[Straight-4|I4]] [[Turbocharged Direct Injection|TDI]]<br />2.0 L I4 TDI
| transmission = 6-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]<br />5-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]<br />5-speed [[Tiptronic]] [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|2835|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4634|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1810|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1762|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1599|-|1709|kg|abbr=on}}
}}

A prototype of the first generation SEAT Alhambra was presented at the 1995 [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva Salon International de l'Auto]]. The following year the production Alhambra was launched at the same motor show and went on sale in June.<ref>SEAT Hoy http://media.seat.com/en/company/368-seat-sa-en-cifras-2005-2009.html</ref> The Alhambra shares most of its components and design with the [[Volkswagen Sharan|VW Sharan Mk1]] and [[Ford Galaxy|Ford Galaxy Mk1]]. However, the Alhambra has more options fitted for a given price range. The Alhambra has seven seats—the five rear seats can be folded down or unclipped and removed completely. When removed the seats leave a flat-floored load space, a unique feature for SEAT vehicles at that time. The load volume varies, from 256l with seven seats, to 852l with five seats, and 2610l with only the two front seats fitted.

The Alhambra was essentially unchanged from 1996 to 2010 but a major restyling in the year 2000 reflected the new SEAT image. Even so, the Alhambra remained faithful to the original design produced under the Volkswagen Group and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] technology sharing agreement. When Volkswagen and Ford lost market share to other manufacture's MPVs, including the [[Toyota Previa]] and [[Mitsubishi Space Wagon]], they changed the design of their versions.

The Alhambra, Sharan, and Galaxy were built on the same production line at the joint venture [[AutoEuropa]] plant in [[Palmela]], [[Portugal]], and were essentially the same but with different engine options and interiors. Ford has now withdrawn from the collaboration, and the [[Ford Galaxy#Galaxy MkIII (2006−)|Galaxy Mk III]] and the [[Ford S-MAX|S-Max]] (a seven-seater based on the [[Ford Mondeo#Mk4|Mondeo Mk IV]] platform) are built in Genk, Belgium, alongside the [[Ford Mondeo|Mondeo]]. The AutoEuropa plant did produce the [[Volkswagen Scirocco#3rd generation|VW Scirocco III]] from 2008 to 2017.

Introduced in 2009, the SEAT Alhambra Ecomotive is fitted with the 2.0 TDI {{convert|140|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine producing 159 g/km {{CO2}} emissions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seat.co.uk/content/uk/brand/en/models/ecomotive/ecomotive-alhambra.html |title=SEAT Alhambra Ecomotive |publisher=Seat.co.uk |access-date=2012-01-06}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
1997 SEAT Alhambra TDi 1.9 Rear.jpg|Seat Alhambra pre-facelift (United Kingdom)
SEAT Alhambra Mk1 odometer.jpg|SEAT Alhambra first generation pre-facelift instrument panel
Seat Alhambra Facelift 20090706 front.JPG|Seat Alhambra facelift (Europe)
Seat Alhambra Facelift 20090706 rear.JPG|Seat Alhambra facelift (Europe)
</gallery>

===Awards===
*'Monovolume do Ano' award in 1997, in Portugal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seat.pt/content/pt/brand/pt/models/alhambra/discover.html |title=Alhambra on SEAT Portugal official site |publisher=Seat.pt |access-date=2012-01-06}}</ref>

===Engines===
*Petrol
**1.8L [[straight-4|I4]] {{Convert|110|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} [[Multi-valve|20V]] [[Turbocharger|Turbo]]
**2.0L I4 {{Convert|85|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}
**2.8L [[VR6 engine|VR6]] {{Convert|150|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} [[Multi-valve|24V]]
*Diesel
**1.9L [[straight-4|I4]] {{Convert|66|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} [[Turbocharged Direct Injection|TDI]]
**1.9L I4 {{Convert|81|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} TDI
**1.9L I4 {{Convert|85|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} TDI
**1.9L I4 {{Convert|96|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} TDI
**1.9L I4 {{Convert|110|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} TDI
**2.0L I4 {{Convert|103|kW|PS|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} TDI
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