luxurious budget car

 

Exterior The fabia has a skoda logo on it, a high stance and a long wheel base, which overall gives it imposing looks + skoda has really managed to hide all the bulk with its design making the fabia look mature but classy. The Active model though lacks the side strips and alloys hence it looses out on a bit of the charm, thus i give it a 4/5.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior quality is great and the car feels buit for a lifetime. It is filled with things that would make you feel special, like the lamp lit glove box and boot, rear ac vents for a starter. space is the best in its class as is the same with the comfort on the car...even the I20 cant match it. However, all black interiors on the active model give a very gloomy look, besides the green lit instrument cluster also looks quite outdated.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This is 1 area I hated to the core on the skoda. Engine performance was absolutely pathetic, it has a good initial response however, past 3500 rpm the car feels strained and feels like its begging you to stop driving it.

Also, the 3 cylinder engine cant really handle the heavy little skoda with the AC on, it stalls frequently on the traffic lights and while climbing slopes you really need to cane the motor to keep the car moving. I loved the gearbox though, it is so smooth and slick that it waves of a bit of the awkwardness of the engine.

Fuel economy again is lower than most cars in its class. I drove about 15 kms in the city and 25 kms on the highway and got an avg of 9.5 - 10.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is simply superb, the car gives you the red carpet ride which even may be the accent or the ford fiesta wouldnt.

Handling is great again, accurate steering, stiff chasis and a marvelous suspension help you dart around corners with ease, unfortunately we dont have a powerful engine under the hood to complement the same.

Final Words It is a car to be chauffer driven, sit back and relax. Not to the tastes of a driving enthusiast. If you want a comfortable cruiser the fabia is the car for you. However, be careful not to damage it, it is a white elephant. a scratch can drill a big hole in your pocket enough to give you a heart attack.

Areas of improvement Power and fuel efficiency, also the parts list. Way to expensive to maintain.

comfort, ride & handling, space, small things that make you feel wanted.mediocre performance, expensive parts, bad FE