There is a road test of the lower powered 1.2TSI engine in the Fabia and, as it has a manual gearbox, it is possible to make comparisons with the recent test of the Fabia combi with the DSG gearbox.

There are no diffrences in scores for noise at low or high speed. The 5-speed box gets complimented.

See here (in Czech but use google translator)

http://magazin.auto.cz/testy/test-skoda-fabia-1-2-tsi-63-kw-hrobnik-hatepecka.html

Enjoy!

The new interior is stunning.

I'm pretty sure that the seat fabric etc. shown is part of the partial leather seat option. Costs about £500 if I remember correctly.

Looks a good car i like the new front end and the interior.

rob

I've driven the 86PS version of the Fabia SE with the TSI engine and it's great! I reckon once it's done a thousand miles or so it will be a little flyer. Very torquey but equally has a kind of 'sporty' revvy feel to it. I reckon a 105PS will be really nice. If the little 86PS is anything to go by the vRS Fabia (when it's launched) will be stupidly quick.