A very good Vehicle - Overall

Exterior

The exterior is very very solid. Very Good Metal Quality from Skoda. Could have been little more stylish.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

1. Boot Space : Fiat Punto & The New Maruti Swift has to beg for this much of boot space. The moment you open the boot, you feel WOW for this hatchback.

2. Leg Room : The leg room is very good. I give more importance for Leg room, especially for ladies and elders seating at rear. Believe me, with this car, you can take the highway non stop for even a 300km.  The rear seat is very comfortable.

3. The AC is good, The car came with a Skoda Audio System which supports a AUX and CD. The sound quality is good. The audio system could have had a pendrive and Bluetooth portability.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Engine Quality : Me before purchasing this car, read the reviews of others.  Many said that the engine noise is high. But believe me, the car had more engine noise only for the 800kms. Once the engine gets tuned and refined, The engine noise reduces. I have driven the car for 5200km till now in 3 months. I can see the difference. I cant harldy hear the engine noice now.

Fuel Economy : In City its 15 Kmpl & Highways 23Kmpl. I am satisfied.

Gear Box : U should realize that you are driving a diesel engine. When you cut the gear from 3 to 2, you can feel a little sluggishness in the pick up with AC switched on. But thats fine in City Driving. No body in city driving can touch 100km with top gear. So its useless talking about pickup in city limits.

Yes in highways the car is very good. The one driving should be a good driver.  

Ride Quality & Handling

The ride quality is good. Even when drivig in a Highway, you wont get the air noise inside the cabin. The handling is very smooth. The driver surely wont get tired.

Overall it has passed. 

Final Words

This is the question which veryone has when purchasing a car. Even i had, before 3 months. The question is which car to go for? I was looking only for the highend variants.

Ford Figo or Fiat Punto or Volkswagen Polo or Skoda Fabia

Ford Figo : It is a decent car. When i sat inside. Somehow i got this cheap feel of interiors. The glossy Silver Finish. I rejected it. Still its a good car overall.

Fiat Punto : Loved the technologies they have brought it. MAN you get everything inside the car. Steering mount Buttons. Bluetooth. Auto lights. Auto wippers, Auto climate control. It is superb value for money. but if you sit in the back, you will get knee pain and when you plan for a trip please take some additional surf excel or Rin to wash your clothes, becasue you got to reuse your clothes since you cant carry more due to very very small boot space.

Volkswagon Polo : Spot Rejected when sat inside the car, in the showroom. Its clear, folkswagen is makes us look like fools. The cheap steering and cabin look. The front & rear seat is very very cramped, you can even travel within the city.

Skoda Fabia : The fabric finish inside the interiors, the solid buit, very good Boot and Leg room. The height and Pull adjustable steering & SKODA Batch.  Above all, I give importance to people who are sitting with me in the car. Their comfort is very importance.

So went for SKODA FABIA & I AM HAPPY....... 

 

Areas of improvement  

Bring in the technologies into the fabia.... The rest will be taken care by SKODA Batch....

 

 

Seating Comfort, Leg Room & Boot Space, Height & Pull Adjustable Steering, Tough BodyNo Stylish Interior, No Auto Climate Control, No Steering Mounted Control.