JakeLooker

I haven't driven the 1.0 TSI but I did get the NA 1.0 3 cylinder for a day whilst my car was in for service. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I would imagine they are similar. It was noticeably more noisy and less smooth than the 4 cylinder. In the 1.2 I find myself cruising at around 1500 RPM or lower and it stays smooth, the 3 cylinder needs to be revved higher to smooth out. The most noticeable thing was rev hang, I thought my 1.2 had a fair amount but the 3 cylinder must use a very heavy flywheel to counter the vibrations. Trying to shift smoothly was very difficult without releasing the clutch very slowly, especially at higher RPM. I'm aware of my bias towards the 1.2 but even with the extra economy and power I don't think I would buy a car with a 3 cylinder in general, let alone choosing it over the 1.2. However I can understand why people who aren't as interested in spirited driving or refinement may take it for the extra economy.

You might want to check out this thread for some more information comparing the engines.

Hopefully it's alright to dig up this old thread. As a 1.2 TSI Fabia owner I recently noticed the engine had been dropped from the line up. After looking at the increased power output of the 1.0 TSI I was quite disappointed, however like m1kemex the more I researched the more happy I was. Whilst the findings I've made are limited, hopefully you find the extra information useful in reinforcing the points made above. Although both power and torque have increased with the 1.0, according to parkers.co.uk the 0-60 time has actually increased by 0.1 seconds. Presuming quote power figures are correct for both engines I can only presume this is due to the wider power band of the 1.2. Quoted top speeds are identical, however when I did have the chance to legally put this to the test my car had no problem reaching 130mph. If anyone has results on the 1.0 that would be interesting to know. Source - https://www.parkers.co.uk/skoda/fabia/hatchback-2015/monte-carlo-10-tsi-110ps-5d/specs/ - https://www.parkers.co.uk/skoda/fabia/hatchback-2015/12-tsi-monte-carlo-5d/specs/ I also thought I would include the results I got when having my car tested on a dyno as the results differ slightly from the graph shown above. The car was running on Shell V-Power during the test, which according to limited research is the reason for the increased torque at low RPM and higher than quote BHP. To conclude, whilst on the surface VW has made the new engine look more appealing on paper, the 1.2 owners are the real winners. Not only do we have an extra cylinder, we also gain a wider power band, better real world fuel economy and a better noise. I'll take that any day.