eric morecombe

Sorry about the above post but have only just seen the pictures and feeling very angry although following the mash up on the Octavia2 something unspeakably horrible and bland was expected.....there should be a "new" Skoda Fabia out in 2012 which no doubt will be another czech beauty untill VW send in their very own mac the knife to do another cosmetic procedure. Always thought the mk2 Skoda Fabia should have also been available as a saloon with a rear reverse rake Citroen Ami/Ford Anglia style and that in a bold move the combi/estate/station wagon/shooting break should be redisigned as a "woody' so what do I know anyway......just have to continue in the hope that one day an all new 110r Coupe will emerge from the Skoda factory.

It looks like VW has hit the Fabia with the ugly stick....just like with the Octavia before it Dr VAG has done another botched "facelift"....both the original Ocatavia mk2 and Fabia mk2 were distinct and intelligent designs before VW beat them up! The original Skoda idea and resolution of the Fabia 2...the floating roof...rising waist line...suggestion of a boot....real roof spoiler...wrap around/visor glass...the side profile curve to the front ......but mostly all this bold design language all hangs on the bonnet line and the front square jaw below the grill and between the headlamp eyes.....it looked class but is now a bland chinless wonder and resembles a city rover! The integrity of the design and the very design language of both the Octavia and Fabia have been compromised....both looked class and had a very Czech design language being both solid and pragmatic but with a hint of expressionism and deco....get the front side profile of the mk1 Fabia and the headlights....copied and used on the VW Bentley....the front treatment of the mk2 Fabia whereby the the whole design is resolved and emanates from that central square that runs into the bonnett lines echo great vintage/classic cars and is a trick the BMW Rolls Royce and every Audio attempts. Sorry for the rant and on a first post....it is just that I love Skoda and VW have done this before and they are doing it again....it is not like they don't have history....the mk2 Ocatvia VRS looked well cool untill VW made it wear glasses and the little baby Fabia had such style that VW cut it's throat....it's bad enough that Skoda are always last in line for the new engines but unforunately while the very best definition of a Skoda could be a "VW with style" it is also seems true that Skoda design some great cars untill VW disfigure them.