MODEL TESTED: Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSI 110PS SE L PRICE: £19,730 ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl, 108bhp
Running costs
55.4mpg (official)
£66 fill-up/£155 or 27% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
380/1,190 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
10.0 seconds/127mph
WE’VE already been impressed by the Fabia, but this will be another stern test for Skoda’s latest supermini. It gets off to a good start, though, because this 1.0 TSI model in SE L trim undercuts both rivals here by more than £1,000, at £19,730.
Design & engineering
SKODA sticks with an evolutionary design ethos for the exterior of the Fabia, so while the latest car is all-new underneath, the bodywork looks largely the same as before, save for the Octavia-inspired grille up front and LED lights. It’s handsome enough, but not a car that…
