Is the Skoda Fabia Estate (2015-2017) a good car? The best fuel economy in the range goes to the 1.4-litre diesel, which gets more than 80mpg, but unless you cover a huge mileage the spritely (and cheaper to buy) 89hp 1.2-litre TSI petrol is a better bet. All are easy to drive and have reassuring handling but won’t provide much driver excitement. Eventually, Skoda will roll-out a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 148bhp and 250Nm of torque, which we expect will coincide with the launch of the Fabia Monte Carlo next The Car: Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSI 95 SE L; That was following a good six hours-plus of snowfall overnight on the south coast, and once I’d spent a good 10 minutes getting the car prepared. This That’s actually the figure for the 81TSI with a five-speed manual. My car, with the aforementioned $1800 Sports Pack, cruise control with speed limiter ($390), metallic paint ($500), and DSG-auto cost $22,580. While the Fabia’s initial figure is good value, justifying $22,000+ on a city car is a whole other matter. The small Skoda offers a reassuring big-car feel. While the outgoing Fabia soldiered on with parts from much older cars, the latest model now gets newer technology and a significant size increase The new Monte has the 1.5TSI as an option with 150ps so it’s not bad for power. I used to have a 2013 Fabia vRS, best car I’ve ever owned by a mile, it was fast and economical and the sounds it made were brilliant, you had the whine of the Supercharger, then the “pshtt” of the Turbo then DSG farts at high-RPM gearshifts, I had it for 5 flawless years and then suddenly one of the The best way to explain how good the new Fabia is would be to compare it to the SEAT Ibiza. This car received a facelift just over a year ago, so it's not old, but Skoda's model is better in The Skoda Fabia Estate is a great choice for young families. It’s roomy, good to drive and cheap to run. The estate model offers additional practical benefits to the hatchback – namely a bigger, versatile boot – and it meets the needs of families with smaller children with a well thought-out design. The bigger load space results in a Skoda Fabia 2050 is expected to be launched in India soon. Check Fabia 2050 Specs, see images, colours and more. This car is very good in handling and ride quality. The steering response is Skoda’s motorsport team will offer two different braking systems to customer teams, one for tarmac and one for gravel rallying, and the Fabia RS should be safer than the previous car thanks to uxNi.