My Detailed Review on the Best In Class Hatchback...!

 

Exterior Front view of the New Skoda Fabia is the most impressive & prestigious, as per my preference, but the rear is not very appealing. Looks of a Car is always subjective. As it is said rightly “Beauty lies in the Eyes of Be-holder”. For me, nothing looks better than the New Skoda Fabia, especially in Magic Black Color. The Masculine Front Grill, The Chrome lining to the Grill, Wider and Dwell Lens Fod-lamps, Smooth Contours of Headlights, Refined Lining from the Front Skoda Logo, way back till the Bonnet hood end….every detailed finish is just perfect from my perspective. The New Alloy wheels give the desired sporty look, when the vehicle is moving.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Interiors: Once you enter the cabin, you realize that it’s got the best in class interiors, considering the quality of plastics, and fitments. The controls and gadgets are placed just where you want them to be, except the positions of Indicators and Wiper blade switches (Needs Swapping of the controls, for Indians Conditions). Steering is of the right size to give total control at any speeds. Driver Seat is perfectly positioned to have the required visibility of On-going traffic (Specially the Two-wheelers coming in all directions in Indian driving Conditions)

Dashboard: The dwell tone Dashboard with Soft Touch Feel is, one of a kind in the breed. No Hatchback in India is offering this luxurious touch to the Instrument Panel. It even comes with a multi texture combination, which is just amazing and gives a very rich feel to the Car.

The overall Beige feel inside the Car, gives a feel of owning a rich / upper class Car, but is little difficult to maintain over a long period of time, considering the dusty conditions in India.

Music System: Clear & Crispy, very good quality. It’s a partial package, when it comes to Qty. of Speakers. Skoda / VW needs to offer rear speakers as well. (Consumer does not expect to fit the rear speakers, by paying extra pennies, when a top end model is purchased).

Rear Seat Legroom: My Old Parents were in the Rear Seat for the complete 500 kms. Drive ( In 01 Day) and they did not complaint at all during the entire travel. This proves that every minor detail about the Leg-room, Head-room, positions of Headrest and inclination of rear back is just perfectly engineered to give 100% satisfaction to the rear seat passengers. This car has the best in class rear passenger comfort.

Fog Lights: Very Aggressive and Impressive. The front look of the Car is enhanced with the wider and dwell lens Fog-lamps. Fabia is the first in its class to give the Daylight feature in the class. Daylight feature is available only in the latest European Cars for the Europe market, and I am quite pleased to have this feature in my Fabia

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Engine: Engine is very refined and perfect for the Indian Conditions, Except a little lag of Power in the 2nd Gear (This can be a problem for New Drivers, especially in the busy traffic conditions).

The sheer Engine refinement is felt on the Highways, where the power train is extremely responsive and peppy. I drove down from Pune to Kolhapur & back on the same day (500 Kms.) giving me a mileage of 22.3 kms / litre, in a brand new engine condition. This is just amazing, especially with the totally new engine. I am expecting to give a mileage of 25+ after first 5000 Kms. In City I am getting a mileage of 17.5 – 19 kms / Litre, which is also not bad at all.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Since the Car is totally new, I have not pushed the pedal beyond 100 kms / Hour, and is sheer driving pleasure at consistent 90-100 kms / hour.  A Sense of Stability, Safety & Consistency is surely expected from this baby for its lifetime & every km. you stretch the throttle, you get the feeling of “Pura Paisa Wasul”.

 

Final Words In India, People have a general tendency of buying thing’s which are of more popular choice. In case of buying car also, people have the same mentality (Without even getting into the technical & Others important aspects for Car Assessment / comparisons). Even as of today, we see people buying cars which were launched in the market from last 5-6 years, without any value addition done by the car manufactures.

I would suggest the potential buyers to explore the possibilities, about New Skoda Fabia, I see a  tremendous improvement  from Skoda to change the Existing Perception of Fabia, and this car can give you the satisfaction, which no Car will give you in the current competition.

 

Areas of improvement Horn is horrible, needs to have the Same horn as that of POLO. Needs Climate Control Air Conditioner.

 

Built Quality, Interiors, Utility & Mileage.Horn, A/C without Climate Control & Rear Looks.