Review
Skoda Fabia vRS hatchback
reviewed by CarBuyer
- Large motor
- Fun treatment
- Good value
- Bland interior
- No transmission
- Awkward styling
"The Skoda Fabia vRS offers impressive performance and for a great value price of handling."
The Skoda Fabia vRS is a hot hatchback version of the standard Skoda Fabia. It is a family car of relatively small by a 178bhp 1.4-liter TSI engine driven dimensions that combines a compressor and a turbocharger to generate some real power and acceleration at any speed. It can only come with a dual-clutch automatic DSG transmission, but it is very effective and makes seamlessly and quickly respond gearshift. What's more, you can also paddles mounted on the steering wheel if you want a bit more control. Skoda has also offer a practical estate version of the vRS, which gives the Fabia range ahead of its competitors such as the Volkswagen Polo GTI, Ford Fiesta ST and Renault Clio with respect to the optimum combination of speed and functionality.
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MPG, Rates & CO2 runs
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Cheap fuel costs but insurance could be costly
Hot hatchbacks were more and more effectively get that recently with Ford at the top by his pioneering EcoBoost engines in the Fiesta installation ST and Focus ST. Fortunately for Skoda, the Fabia vRS still holds quite well in this regard - which is something of a triumph for a car of this age. In addition to a turbocharger and a supercharger combination of impressive all-round acceleration allow, you will also notice that the combo improves fuel economy at the same time. 45.6mpg return is the efficiency that you would expect on a much smaller and less powerful cars than the vRS. And it is achievable, also - which all too often is not the case. Unless you are the vRS very aggressive on the road, you should be able to take these numbers without too much trouble. What's more, the CO2 emissions of 148g / km also means a relatively low road tax bill. The only thing is a bit expensive that the premium due and this could prove to be a bumper performance.
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motors, drive & Performance
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fast and agile on windy roads, but his steering
might be better Who said Skoda might not be fast? Now the vRS offers the kind of zealous performance that you are looking in a hot hatchback version of a Super Mini. It goes from 0-62mph in a quick 7.3 seconds - but there is never enough loses control anyone scare speculated about more power for their daily auto add. Firmer suspension means agile, responsive handling than the standard hatchback Fabia, and you will take it through a series of fast corners definitely rely on your face with a smile. Our only real criticism would be the steering, the true, do not give much feedback to the driver, so it is sometimes hard to know exactly what the wheels do, as opposed to a Renaultsport Clio, the sharp and directly at any speed feel.
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Interior & Comfort
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Sportier suspension, but still quite comfortable on long journeys
Any concerns that you might have that the sportiest car in the Fabia range sacrificing completely comfortable in his need for speed quickly dispelled by the vRS, which proves surprisingly comfortable. The suspension manages to smooth bumpy roads without the driver jerked around a lot and traveling on the highway long distances is pretty much absent from wind or road noise. You can definitely hear the engine when you accelerate hard, but then tuned the exhaust is more of a sweet-sounding growl to provide specifically as a hard rattling, and most people are interested in a performance model also want to hear what they paid. We wish that the inside was a little more exciting but with too much use of bland black plastic - but that's probably another reflection of the Fabia to his age.
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practicality & trunk
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Spacious , easily accessible boot and plenty of space in the car
the vRS gets exactly the same size boat, like the rest of the range Fabia, 315 liters of space provides with the rear seats in place - more than the SEAT Ibiza and VW Polo. The bases of the rear seats can even be lifted allowing the seats are folded looking to create a completely flat storage space of 1,163 liters. It also has a low load lip, which is also very easy to load and wear makes heavy, long items. There are a decent amount of space in the back for adult passengers, but larger residents may find it a bit tight, especially when the people in the front seats than 6ft are. You do a lot of storage to get punctured, including a standard air conditioning the glove compartment, while you can also add additional storage compartments under the front seats from the options list.
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reliability and safety
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Well -tested engine and parts, but only 4 of 5 same for safety
How many cars age (he first launched in 07 to life) has taken a bit of a Fabia dryer in the top 100 of the cars in the 2013 driver Power customer satisfaction survey. 34th in 2012 ranking, the latest survey saw it around 30 seats fall to come 64th. Each of the cited by the owners questions will most likely come to the Fabia currently the oldest car in the Skoda range to be, more than any meaningful reflection of the general reliability of the car. There may be more wear and tear suffer when driving to the maximum, but the engine and suspensions are still this way matched to handle power. As part of the Volkswagen Group, Skoda is known have on the UK roads for some of the most reliable cars. And even Skoda 2nd ranked in the list of manufacturers in 2013 Driver Power survey, just knocked his years of dominance of the top spot by over-performing Lexus from. The majority of parts in the vRS have been used in the Volkswagen Polo GTI and SEAT Ibiza Cupra with hardly any reported problems, so that the buyer can have much confidence it tried and tested. Another sign of the age of the Fabia is its four-star rating by the Euro NCAP crash safety tests - it would be almost unthinkable for a new Skoda do not get the maximum five stars, and both with newer models such as the Renault Clio and Opel Corsa secure the full five, leaving the Skoda residue - that is a bit might be a concern for some, the vRS high-performance model under consideration.
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price, price-performance ratio and options
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represent Great performance for a low list price, with cheap extras, also
you get a lot of power at very low cost in the Fabia vRS, so it really does a fantastic price-performance ratio. There is quite a bit cheaper than its two almost identical VW Group bedfellow, the SEAT Ibiza Cupra and VW Polo GTI, as well as a reasonable choice is. You get 17-inch alloys, electric windows, fog lights and air conditioning all standard, while options such as heated seats, Bluetooth connectivity and cruise control are all relatively low-priced extras. Sat Nav but cost around £ 500, so it may be worth considering a separate unit to buy as an aftermarket accessory.
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