What is it?
This is the Skoda Fabia Sport. Which means the Fabia’s suspension has been lowered by 15mm, so it looks a bit sportier.
Otherwise it’s unchanged from the existing Fabia Sport, which is actually a range-topper rather than something with any serious sporting pretence (it can even be had with a 1.2-litre 69bhp engine). Fog lights, a body kit and 16in alloy wheels mark it out as the Sport.
What’s it like?
The Skoda Fabia Sport is as good as other Fabias. It’s a spacious supermini with a fine driving position, sufficient room in the back and a decent boot. Cabin materials aren’t as classy as those offered by a Corsa or Fiesta, which could be a problem were it not for the Fabia’s comprehensive list of standard equipment.
It’s comfortable rather than sporty to drive, too. There’s a bit of old-school French hatchback to the way it rolls and its ride is mostly smooth, though the big alloys detract from its low-speed compliance. The Fabia Sport corners without the vigour of a Fiesta, but with more verve than a cooking Renault Clio or Vauxhall Corsa.
Should I buy one?
Maybe, so long as you don’t take the Sport tag literally; the Skoda Fabia Sport is as sporty as a wooden leg. But it looks good and is broadly competitive.
Matt Prior
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Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
Take a better look at their parts' code numbers ( please do mind using the http://www.vagcat.com/ if you like or even try asking for them at our local dealers ) and you should realize they are allover the same with the Polo's (or Ibiza's) parts.
I hope you are aware of some issues concerning Polo's reliability, aren't you?
My wife ran an Ibiza from 2002-2007 and had two failures. 1 coilpack and one electric window failure. Nothing else, not even break pads. Not bad for 5 years and certainly better than most of the competition. I know they had their problems but they were far from unreliable.
Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
not even break pads
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I have personally owned the current Polo (1.4 16V) , so I guess I could tell you about it!...
Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
I have personally owned the current Polo (1.4 16V) , so I guess I could tell you about it!...
Go ahead, I would be genuinely interested. I have had numerous Polo's & Golfs in the past but stopped having VW's due to the decreasing build quality and crappy dealers. The two Ibiza's my wife ran (I had company cars by then) were both generally much better on both counts.
My wife tested the Ibiza, Polo and Fabia on the same day and to be honest the Fabia was the best all round car. It's the one I'd have had but we couldn't get a decent deal from the Skoda dealer and my wife hates that large grill that Skodas have so she went for the Ibiza. She hated the Polo from the start because the suspension was too soft and it rolled about too much in the corners.
Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
The whole car has been a total failure , I don't even want to remember...
You have mentioned some, would that be a coincidence? (minor issues like the front electric windows or even major mechanical and electric failures)
You know I like VW cars , I find they have lots of qualities but with this Polo I have been totally disappointed !
I just hope the new platform will be coming with many new parts and this is why I wouldn't buy the FabiaII (having the old platform) and I would go for the new Polo or Ibiza, which are both using the new chassis.
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I just hope the new platform will be coming with many new parts and this is why I wouldn't buy the FabiaII (having the old platform) and I would go for the new Polo or Ibiza, which are both using the new chassis.
I think the new Polo looks good, maybe I could go back to VW's. The Ibiza looks good as well, it's just a shame that the interior looks low rent and VW has saddled it will a load of old petrol/diesel engines.
Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
Well, you have chosen Fabia, I chose Suzuki Swift 1.3. I tried a test run with Fabia, Fiesta and Punto (1.2 all of them) and Suzuki was absolutelly the best.
Re: Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI PD Sport
The Fabia will be facelifted next year and will get the new 1.6 TDI and 1.2 TSI engines and I would imagine the Ibiza will get them next year too. It may be running the older platform underneath but you have to remember the Fabia has been out for two years now whilst the new Polo has only just been launched so the Fabia had to make do with the old platform unfortunately.
People should just look at the Sport as another spec level for the Fabia rather than a hot hatch model, we'll have to wait for the next RS for that.
