Road Test
Skoda Fabia
Test date 18 April 2007
Price as tested £10,405
For Packaging, grown-up feel, supple ride, value
Against Engine noise, body roll, poor seat support
How much ?
- Price as tested £10,405
- Price as tested £10,755
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.6 sec
- 0-60mph 11.5 sec
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
12 sec
- 0-400m
18.4 / 74.3 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
34.2 / 90.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
6.3 / 9.8
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
10.2 / 15.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
15.3 sec
- 60-0mph
2.6 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
32.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
40.7 / 17.5
Government figures
- Combined/urban
43.5 / 32.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
155 g/km
How big?
- Length
3992 mm
- Width
1642 mm
- Height
1498 mm
- Wheelbase
2462 mm
- Weight
1060 kg
- Fuel tank
45.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1390 cc
- Max power 84 bhp at 5000 rpm
- Max torque 97 ft at 3800 rpm
- Specific output 60.4bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 80bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 76.5x75.6 mm
- Compression ratio 10.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.77 / 4.7
- 2nd 2.1 / 8.5
- 3rd 1.39 / 12.8
- 4th 1.03 / 17.3
- 5th 0.81 / 22
- 6th no data
- Final drive 3.88
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion beam, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with electrohydraulic power steering.
- Lock to lock 2.90
Brakes
- Front 256mm solid discs
- Rear 200mm drums
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 16in in
- Size rear 16in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 205/45 R16
- Tyres rear 205/45 R16
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