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If you're after a hot supermini from the Volkswagen Group, now is a good time to exist. If the Seat Ibiza Cupra or VW Polo GTI don't take your fancy, how about the Skoda Fabia vRS?
Unlike the last-gen Fabia vRS, it ain't a diesel. Sporting the same 1.4-litre turbo- and supercharged petrol engine as the Ibiza and Cupra, it's good for 178bhp and a 0-60mph time of 7.3 seconds. The Fabia vRS gets a seven-speed DSG ‘box as standard, and will manage 44.1mpg.
So why would you take one over the Polo or Ibiza? For starters, the vRS manages to look substantially different to the standard Fabia. It gets new bumpers, a rear diffuser, twin exhausts and a rather natty set of alloys, all of which combine to create a tidy-looking little hot hatch.
Second - and here's the one we really like - Skoda has confirmed that it will produce an estate version of the Fabia vRS. How cool is that?
And last, it should be well-priced. Expect to pay around £16,000 when the Fabia vRS goes on sale in the UK in June.
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curlycurly commented on this article
at 10:21 am on 03 March 2010
I like it, not too keen on red brakes/green paint though
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FahadMustafa commented on this article
at 11:11 am on 03 March 2010
I don't like this car at all. I especially don't like the front grill, it reminds me of Hitler's mustache.
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StigsIrishCousn commented on this article
at 11:25 am on 03 March 2010
At the start of the article I was thinking why on earth are VAG doing 3 small GTIs with the Polo Ibiza and now Fabia especially if they all use the same engine and transmission but... the estate is a nice touch. That would definitely be a contender in the small but spacious but sensible but fast car argument. I'd buy one for the wife and then steal it to wheelspin and handbrake turn in the carpark.
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scottneal commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 03 March 2010
Are they going to make one out of cake again ?
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stunty commented on this article
at 04:22 pm on 03 March 2010
Unlike Polo or Ibiza, Fabia stands on an older PQ24 platform. So it won't be as good.
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