best small car

Exterior

The styling is prerty good, typically like skoda's. its a subjective feature so nothing much to write.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Interior quality and build is fantabulous.

i have driven the octavia and laura each for three years and the interior quality is on par with them. Seats are very comfortable and height adjustment available on ambiente and elegance variants is a boon(the height adjustment was the reason me and my father chose the ambiente variant otherwise we were buying classic). It really feels like a big car from inside better than the i20 & ritz(by miles).

interior space is good and boot very spacious.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

About 1.2 MPI: Its a good engine, not exciting i must say, but pretty good any how.

Power is adequate. Fuel economy is Ok. Gearbox feel is fantastic short throws are a bonus and give a sporty feel.In second gear if you put it early, the car feels underpowered, that also happened in my octavia(not in the laura as was an auotomatic) but you get used to its gearshifts(put the first gear a bit longer) and its really a joy to drive overall.

Ride Quality & Handling

since last year i have been driving mostly my dad's BMW 320d so the standards for comparision have gone very very high in my mind cause the handling of the BMW is uncomparable. even after driving the beemer i liked the fabia's stability and handling and that's a great compliment to fabia very very great. Ride is very impressive the car feels very solid on any road.

Final Words

See any how the bottomline is EVEN AFTER driving my BMW if I drive my fabia i feel comfortable and not out of place. That sums the fabia for me.

NOTE: No car that i have driven comes close to handling and acceleration of the BMW

in small cars fabia gets the closest but still nowhere near.

 

Areas of improvement  

May be an automatic transmission.

 

Handling, Safety features, comfort, ride, build quality, boot spacetad underpowered but acceptable anyhow