2021 Skoda Fabia (4th Gen)

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The all new 4th Gen Fabia to be shown in early May. Sister car to the Polo,/

All-new 2021 Skoda Fabia to break cover on 4 May

Fourth iteration of Czech supermini due shortly with revised styling, new powertrains and Octavia-aping cabin

Skoda has confirmed the new fourth-generation Fabia, which will be "significantly larger" and "more expressive" than the outgoing car, will be unveiled on the evening of 4 May.

The new-generation supermini will be the first Fabia based on the Volkswagen Group's MQB-A0 platform that's also used for the current Seat Ibiza and Volkswagen Polo.

New design sketches, along with spy shots taken recently, show that it will undergo a major overhaul to bring it in line with Skoda's latest design language, including a new, larger front grille. Sharp LED lights will feature at both ends, while a larger rear spoiler, sleeker wing mirrors and active air inlets at the front will optimise aerodynamic efficiency.

An interior design sketch gives a first look at how "fresh colours" and "an enhanced sense of spaciousness" will mark the new arrival out from its predecessor. The cabin will effectively be a downscaled version of that found in the larger Octavia, with a free-standing central infotainment touchscreen and prominent circular air vents among the key visual differentiators from the current car.

Skoda has also confirmed that the Fabia will be equipped optionally with its latest 'Virtual Cockpit' offering, which allows drivers to configure the digital display to their own preferences on demand.

All-new 2021 Skoda Fabia to break cover on 4 May | Autocar

Fourth iteration of Czech supermini due shortly with revised styling, new powertrains and Octavia-aping cabin

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Skoda Fabia

Twenty-two years after the ŠKODA FABIA made its debut, the Czech car manufacturer is lining up the fourth generation of its popular small car. It is now based on Volkswagen Group's modular MQB-A0 platform and is the most spacious car within its segment, boasting further improved comfort features and numerous advanced safety and assistance systems. Classic and appealing brand qualities, such as value for money, high levels of functionality, and a plethora of Simply Clever features, make the new FABIA a true ŠKODA.

For the first time, the ŠKODA FABIA is based on the modular MQB-A0 platform from Volkswagen Group, which made it possible to make the interior even bigger. Now exceeding the four-metre mark, at 4,108 mm, the new FABIA is considerably longer than its predecessor. The boot - which at 330 l was already the largest in the segment - has gained an additional 50 l to a capacious 380 l. Being based on the MQB-A0, the new FABIA now also boasts many assistance systems that were previously reserved for higher-tier vehicles. In conjunction with the even stiffer body, the small car offers excellent active and passive safety.

Emotive design, best-in-class aerodynamics and a range of more than 900 km

Its emotive design and self-assured proportions make the new ŠKODA FABIA very appealing. Razor-sharp headlights, as well as tail lights with modern LED technology and crystalline structures, emphasise its dynamic appearance. The redesigned interior features a symmetrical dashboard with a free standing central display, an optional digital instrument cluster and horizontal decorative strips. From market launch, the Active, Ambition and Style trim levels will be available. The sporty MONTE CARLO variant will follow later. Five petrol engines from Volkswagen Group's current EVO generation deliver power outputs ranging from 48 kW (65 PS) to 110 kW (150 PS). With a drag coefficient (cd) of 0.28, the FABIA is the most aerodynamic car in its segment, which - together with an optional 50-litre fuel tank - allows for a range of more than 900 km in the WLTP cycle. Five new Simply Clever features are celebrating their ŠKODA premiere.

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New 2021 Skoda Fabia revealed: major upgrades for value supermini

Compact hatch moves onto new platform, grows significantly and gains lots of new tech

The new fourth-generation Skoda Fabia is said to be the most spacious car in the supermini segment, thanks to significant increases in dimensions across the board compared with its predecessor.

The new Fabia makes the landmark shift onto the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-A0 supermini platform, as used by the Audi A1 Sportback, Seat Ibiza and Volkswagen Polo, ditching the PQ architecture used in various iterations since the Mk1 Fabia arrived in 1999.

These much more modern underpinnings accommodate “improved comfort features and numerous advanced safety and [driver] assistance systems,” as well as a range of more efficient powertrains.

The hatchback is due to be launched in the UK early next year, priced from around £13,500, plus Skoda has confirmed that the unique estate version will return as well, most likely in 2023.

Design

The Fabia is 111mm longer than before, at 4108mm, and 48mm wider, at 1780mm. Its wheelbase has been extended from 2470mm to 2564mm to improve the space inside, especially in the rear, while the boot, up by 50 litres to 380 litres, is said to be the largest of any supermini on sale today.

The new Fabia’s design cues are only evolutionary but bring it more closely into line with newer Skodas, including the Scala, Kodiaq and Enyaq iV.

Slim headlights (LED as standard), new foglights and and a reshaped bumper are the most obvious changes at the front, while the new-look rear also mirrors the latest Skodas, with the brand’s name spelled out across the bootlid, optional LED brake lights and a more prominent spoiler.

New 2022 Skoda Fabia: UK prices and specs revealed | Autocar

Prices start from £14,905 for updated supermini with LED headlights and assistance systems included as standard

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Check out the brand-new Skoda Fabia

As VW facelifts the Polo, Skoda finally gets the Fabia on the same platform

Larger, safer and more efficient – that’s how Skoda is pitching this all-new fourth generation Fabia, and here ends our news story about said car.

Just kidding, but this is actually all nice and simple. Volkswagen has just facelifted the Polo, but its Skoda sibling is half a generation behind, so this is the Fabia catching up and joining the Polo on the Group’s modular MQB-A0 platform.

That means it’s a much bigger car than before. It’s 111mm longer, taking a Fabia hatch above 4m long for the first time, and 48mm wider. That allows Skoda to smugly claim that even though the old 330-litre boot was the biggest in its class, it’s now grown by an extra 50-litres. Mmmm, boot space.

With a drag coefficient of 0.28 it’s the most aerodynamic supermini about too. Like the looks? It’s a little more friendly than the refreshed Polo, isn’t it? You can have wheels that range from anywhere between 14 and 18-inches.

It’s safer because the new platform allows for extra active and passive systems. There are nine airbags and things like Travel Assist, Park Assist and Manoeuvre Assist on top spec models, whilst the body itself is stiffer than the previous gen’s.

Check out the brand-new Skoda Fabia

As VW facelifts the Polo, Skoda finally gets the Fabia on the same platform

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Forbidden Fruit: New Skoda Fabia is a Polo in a different dress

Volkswagen’s Czech-based Skoda brand has revealed the fourth generation of its Fabia B-segment hatchback. Though distinctive on the outside, the Fabia has always been Polo based and the latest version is no exception as it graduates to the Volkswagen Group’s modular MQB-AO platform.

This modular architecture has allowed the Fabia to grow considerably in size. The hatchback now measures 4108mm in length, making it 55mm longer than the Polo, while the boot capacity grows by 50 litres to 380 litres. All of this adds up to the largest cabin and boot in the segment, Skoda claims.

The cockpit is dominated by a large central display, measuring up to 23.3cm depending on the model, and Fabia buyers can also opt for a fully digital instrument cluster for the first time. Functionality is enhanced by gesture control and a digital voice assistant that they call Laura.

Customers can choose from five petrol engines from the modern ‘Evo’ family. These comprise a normally aspirated 1-litre unit with 48kW or 59kW, a 1.0 TSI turbo offered in 70kW and 81kW guises and a 1.5 TSI that pushes 110kW. Manual transmission is still the norm in this range but the two top variants are available with VW’s seven-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox.

Forbidden Fruit: New Skoda Fabia is a Polo in a different dress - CAR Magazine

Volkswagen’s Skoda brand has revealed the fourth generation of its Fabia B-segment hatchback, and it's slightly larger than the VW Polo that it shares a platform with.

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World premiere of the new Fabia

Closer look

 

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Thank You For Thinking Of Us, New Škoda Fabia

Rejoice, car lovers, because it’s New Škoda Day! The Czech carmaker has debuted the fourth-generation of the Fabia, which is based off the MQB-A0 platform from Škoda’s parent company, Volkswagen.

That’s the same platform that underpins the current VW Polo and T-Cross, which means the new Fabia has actually grown up a bit. Its new engine options are more efficient, to comply with Euro 6d. The standard engine is a 1.5-liter turbo four making about 148 horsepower, but there’s also a 1.0-liter turbo inline 3 that makes about 109 HP. The standard transmission for the new Fabia is a seven speed DSG automatic from VW, but there are also some configurations with either a five- or six-speed manual.

It’s become a little heavier, a little longer, a little wider. Just bigger overall, but it’s gained cargo capacity in the process. Even though I would normally complain about this kind of thing — I hate when great small cars become average medium cars — I won’t complain about it now, because Škoda knows how to use that extra space in genuinely clever ways.

Thank You For Thinking Of Us, New Škoda Fabia - Jalopnik

Rejoice, car lovers, because it’s New Škoda Day! The Czech carmaker has debuted the fourth-generation of the Fabia, which is based off the MQB-A0 platform from Škoda’s parent company, Volkswagen.

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New Fabia unboxing

 

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New 2022 Skoda Fabia enters production ahead of UK launch

Compact hatch moves onto new platform, grows significantly and gains lots of new tech

The first example of Skoda's all-new, fourth-generation Fabia supermini has left the production line in the Czech Republic, as the firm prepares its Ford Fiesta rival for an early 2022 market launch.

The Czech manufacturer claims to have invested €110 million (£94 million) in adapting its Mladá Boleslav production line to build the new supermini alongside its Kamiq and Scala siblings.

The fourth-generation Fabia is said to be the most spacious car in the supermini segment, thanks to significant increases in dimensions across the board compared with its predecessor.

It makes the landmark shift onto the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-A0 supermini platform, as used by the Audi A1 Sportback, Seat Ibiza and Volkswagen Polo, ditching the PQ architecture used in various iterations since the Mk1 Fabia arrived in 1999.

These much more modern underpinnings accommodate “improved comfort features and numerous advanced safety and [driver] assistance systems,” as well as a range of more efficient powertrains.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-2022-skoda-fabia-enters-production-ahead-uk-launch

 

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Skoda Fabia 2021 UK review

Should I buy one?

Prices haven’t been announced yet, and the Fabia’s new chassis, with the improved electronic architecture it brings, will surely make the fourth-generation car noticeably more expensive than its forebear.

That said, the most junior Skoda has also grown up quite a bit with this generational change, so in reality you’re getting something that feels more Focus-sized in its spirit and road manners, only with a smaller footprint. That might suit a lot of people, not least because the Focus and its many competitors are now all quite large cars.

Those buyers won’t be in it for the driving experience, sure, but with its easygoing nature and high levels of practicality and convenience – still Skoda’s reason for being – the Fabia will be very difficult to beat at its own game.

THE supermini for people with more sense than money - from £1500 | Autocar

The mk3 Fabia took a pragmatic approach to the supermini segment and eclipsed rivals that once had a tight grip on the market

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Here's One Response To Strict Emissions Regulations I Can Get Behind - Jalopnik​

The Skoda Fabia isn't electric and instead asks the question: What about less?​

In Europe, where they are taking real steps to help curb climate change, EVs are all the rage, and for good reason. But their strict emissions regulations don’t necessarily mean that every new car has to be an EV.

Enter the Skoda Fabia, which has an optional 50-liter (13 gallon) fuel tank.

The Fabia, a sub-subcompact car that still manages to have four doors and can fit four humans, is in its fourth-generation this year, and for the Fabia and every other car in Europe it is a new world there. Many have gone electric, and electric sales as a result are booming.

Skoda does sell some all-electric models, but it went a different route with the Fabia, and it’s hard not to be charmed.

I mean, just look at all these options:

The all-new FABIA is offered with a choice of five drivetrains from the Volkswagen Group’s EVO engine generation, all of which meet the Euro 6d emissions standard. The two 1.0 MPI engines now deliver an output of 48 kW (65 hp) and 59 kW (80 hp). A manual 5-speed gearbox is installed for both engines, as well as the 1.0 TSI with 70 kW (95 hp). The 1.0 TSI with 81 kW (110 hp) comes with a 6-speed manual gearbox or 7-speed DSG. The most powerful engine for the new FABIA is the 1.5 TSI with 110 kW (150 hp) and a 7-speed DSG.

The majority of the engines and all the transmissions for the new ŠKODA FABIA are produced in the Czech Republic. The MPI engines and 1.0 TSI powertrains are produced in Mladá Boleslav and the manual transmissions also leave the assembly line at ŠKODA’s main plant. The 7-speed DSG is manufactured at ŠKODA’s Vrchlabí plant.

For the first time, the FABIA can be ordered with an optional 50-litre fuel tank instead of the standard 40-litre tank, which, in combination with four of the five engines, enables a maximum range of more than 900 kilometres in the WLTP cycle.

That is almost 560 miles of range with the big fuel tank, which is a long way. Meanwhile, all of the 1.0 TSI engines are three-cylinder affairs, and the 1.5 TSI is a four-cylinder.

Skoda said it has made little improvements almost everywhere to reduce both emissions and fuel consumption, and its press release on the matter is an engineer’s dream.

This is what it looks like when an automaker has a real incentive to do lean and clean.

Here's One Response To Strict Emissions Regulations I Can Get Behind - Jalopnik

In Europe, where they are taking real steps to help curb climate change, EVs are all the rage, and for good reason. But their strict emissions regulations don’t necessarily mean that every new car has to be an EV. Enter the Skoda Fabia, which has an optional 50-liter (13 gallon) fuel tank.

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CarGurus UK review of the 2021 Fabia

 

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Škoda Fabia 2021 Review - TopGear



The fourth generation Škoda Fabia supermini, the smallest and cheapest Skoda you can buy. Škoda’s proud of the fact it’s sold more than 4.5 million of them in the 22 years since the Fabia first went on sale in 1999.

It was that first-gen car that really established Škoda as a credible carmaker after years of quips and jibes at the Czech firm’s expense.

So with the demise of the excellent Citigo it’s up to the Fabia to provide a smooth entry into the Škoda range.

What with all the giant SUVs knocking around it’s looking smaller than ever, even if the new car has stretched beyond four metres in length for the first time.

Want proof cars of all types have grown in the last 20 years? The new Fabia’s 2.56-metre wheelbase is longer than the original 1996 Octavia’s, even.

The Fabia oozes the sort of relentless competence we’ve come to expect from across the Volkswagen Group.

The range lands in the UK without a lightly spiced Monte Carlo version (a proper vRS is just a pipe dream, sadly), so anyone looking for a more spirited drive will have to wait until 2022. Or just buy something else.

That’s not to say the Fabia can’t be hustled briskly along, though.

Skoda Fabia Review 2023 | Top Gear

If you’re not quite ready to go electric yet then you could do a lot worse than the baby Skoda

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Autogefühl review of the 2022 Fabia

 

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New 2022 Skoda Fabia: UK prices and specs revealed

Prices start from £14,905 for updated supermini with LED headlights and assist systems included as standard

Skoda has revealed UK pricing and specification details for the new, fourth-generation Fabia ahead of the model’s 28 September open for order date.

Four specification levels will be available, with prices for the entry-level S trim starting from £14,905. A sporty Monte Carlo trim level is expected to arrive next year, though pricing information has not yet been confirmed.

The Polo rival now features LED headlights, front assist and lane assist as standard, as well as a DAB radio, a 6.5in infotainment display and Skoda’s e-Call+ emergency call system.

The next step SE Comfort trim starts from £16,795, with larger 15in alloy wheels, front fog lights and an improved leather steering wheel, in addition to rear parking sensors, adjustable lumbar support and height-adjustable front seats.

The £17,495 Fabia Colour Edition is positioned just below the range-topping specification, offering 16in wheels, privacy glass and roof-coloured door mirrors, as well as an 8in infotainment screen. The Colour edition also adds a 10in digital cockpit, keyless start and Skoda’s trademark umbrella, situated in the door pocket. Metallic graphite grey and pearl-effect magic black exterior paints can be selected to contrast with the roof, wing mirror caps and alloy wheels.

New 2022 Skoda Fabia: UK prices and specs revealed | Autocar

Prices start from £14,905 for updated supermini with LED headlights and assistance systems included as standard

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Skoda Fabia SE L 1.0 TSI 2021 UK review

Should I buy one?

Yet there’s still much to recommend the Fabia, especially if you think of it not as a supermini but as a cut-price family car. It has space, comfort and refinement on its side, plus it handles with satisfying poise, while even at the £20,330 asked for this flagship SE L, it’s still decent value, especially compared with those larger rivals.

It’s a thoroughly sensible choice, then, and we mean that in the best possible way.

THE supermini for people with more sense than money - from £1500 | Autocar

The mk3 Fabia took a pragmatic approach to the supermini segment and eclipsed rivals that once had a tight grip on the market

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Carwow review of the 2021 Fabia