Skoda kills huge expectation.
I was waiting for Fabia for the last 2 years. Heard going to launch in March 2007 then changed version and atlast launched in 2008.
Let me explain the Pros first.
Fabia is good. Excellent in looking, Spacious, safety features, driving comfort and build quality. You can feel it like a sedan.
Poor in acceleration, Engine noice and pricing.
I did test drive diesel and petrol versions.
Very noisy engine. Compared to indica v1. Poor pickup, even a TVS50 can overtake when you are in first/2nd gear. When turbo charges up it is far better.
Pricing is very high compared to performance. If you like to keep it as a style ikon it is good.
Best diesel engine is Hyundai CRDI 1.5 (in verna & gets). Even Swift/Palio Multijet engine is far better then skoda’s with respective of performance & mileage.
I always recommend to go for Getz CRDI if you don’t care about stlye factor and build quality.