The stats people quote are rubbish like 40-60 times! I could say the fabia is quicker than an enzo in reverse or from 2mph to 3mph

i can suprise a few things, type r drivers are my favourite :8

Tbh its a 130bhp engine in a small car that wieghs about the same as the moon? (1340kg isnt it) Most modern diesels have at least 150bhp.

My mates ever so slighty tuned Pug 306 D-turbo is quickier than my vRS purely because its lighter

C'mon saint, you know the mazda 2.0 is 150hp, if he times it right you'll struggle

I think your problem is that you've been reading too many jackanory "I thrashed a 320d" posts. You'll need a remap at least

I definatly didnt thrash a 320d, but my standard fabia vrs was quicker than a 08 320d!! time after time down a runway i beat him! Why wouldnt a fabia beat a 320d, considering some fabia`s leave the factory with 150bhp when a 320d is 170-180ish, but alot heavier???

I had a Mazda 6 2.0D for a works car and I couldnt pull away from it when my furby was stock. With a remap however it does give quite a bit more grunt. I had an A5 2.7TDI up my chuff all the way through a 50mph motorway section (fitted with SPECS camera's) so there was no way I was going over that yet it was reduced to two lanes and I was overtaking the 40mph crawlers in the first lane. As soon as the speed restriction ended he moved in to the third lane and we both booted it, were bob on equal up to 110mph where I had to brake for a car in the 2nd lane.

Safe to say little man in his Audi was not happy that a small Skoda was still next to him

just goes to show that even remapped a Fabia vRS ain't particularly quick

just goes to show that even remapped a Fabia vRS ain't particularly quick

Did you think about what you put before you commented?

The Audi has just shy of 190bhp, whilst mine is at 170-175bhp. There is a 200kg difference between the cars, but at higher speeds that will matter less. Plus if Audi's power is anything like the rest of the vag range on their diesels it will probably have more than 190bhp.

So for a 32 grand sports coupe with 2 more cylinders and 800cc more I would expect it to have a bit more poke in it than a 12,000 Skoda!

just goes to show that even remapped a Fabia vRS ain't particularly quick

LOL.

i was amazed when i test drove a standard one 2 yr ago thats why i bought one...when mine was remapped i can keep up with my 300bhp merc 30-80mph...

very deceiving cars are vrs's at 30-80mph...

Did you think about what you put before you commented?

The Audi has just shy of 190bhp, whilst mine is at 170-175bhp. There is a 200kg difference between the cars, but at higher speeds that will matter less. Plus if Audi's power is anything like the rest of the vag range on their diesels it will probably have more than 190bhp.

So for a 32 grand sports coupe with 2 more cylinders and 800cc more I would expect it to have a bit more poke in it than a 12,000 Skoda!

yes I did, and it's true a remapped Fabia vRS is not a quick car. the fact that it kept up with the Audi just means the Audi isn't particularly quick either. if it's purely bang/buck you're after then something like a Nova with a LET would end your Fabia's world, but it's about trade off's and compromise; the A5 was most likely a bigger, heavier, more comfortable, better spec'd car but in standard trim just as quick in a straight line and pobably better in corners

If I'd wanted a quick car I'd have bought one.

I'm quite happy pottering about and it has enough mid-range to ensure you can get past slow-moving traffic on B-roads.

However, my previous car was a Lupo GTi (again, a 'warm' hatch, whatever that means!) and someone on another forum said that a Lupo GTi felt slow in comparison to a Fabia vRS (he had both), which I found perplexing. The Lupo GTi isn't a particularly quick car but the Fabia is 30% heavier - the Fabia has decent pull between 50-70 but overall the Lupo is noticeably quicker.

I sort of regret selling the Lupo as it was an '05 (last of the line) and I'd had it since new (FSH and all receipts) but the Fabia is a good compromise plus you get (in comparison to a Lupo) a glovebox, a reasonable sized fuel tank, a spare wheel, a choice of tyres (not just difficult to find and expensive Dunplops or Toyos) and spare parts are a helluva lot easier to source (you can't even get the aluminium body panels for the Lupo from VW now - you'd have to replace with steel, losing some of the weight advantage ).

Edited 21 May, 201016 yr by Wee Bri

I couldn't keep up with a touran this morning.

I think it was just a case of being in the wrong gear, and the touran was probably the 2.0 TDI 170.

Lol, you sure yours is a vrs??

Lol, you sure yours is a vrs??

Haha yeah pretty sure. I'm fairly sure that I don't work properly first thing in the mornings though.

yes I did, and it's true a remapped Fabia vRS is not a quick car. the fact that it kept up with the Audi just means the Audi isn't particularly quick either. if it's purely bang/buck you're after then something like a Nova with a LET would end your Fabia's world, but it's about trade off's and compromise; the A5 was most likely a bigger, heavier, more comfortable, better spec'd car but in standard trim just as quick in a straight line and pobably better in corners

Saying the Fabia is not a quick car when re-mapped is not true, saying a Focus 1.6 is not a quick car is probably about right. The Fabia once remapped has reasonable performance and is as quick as quite a lot of cars on the road, as others have mentioned. Mates just bought a Corsa VXR and again, both cars are equal. Would you consider that to be a "warmer" hatch than the Fabia?

I don't profess it to be a super fast Ferrari eating monster, but it isnt a sluggish small family hatchback. Seems to me you're one of the ex-Skoda owning brigade who seem to patrol this forum with the only intention of slating the Fabia VRS. If you don't like it, don't make so many posts about it in a forum that is full of car enthusiasts who own them.

Simples

Edited 20 May, 201016 yr by Morg

Seems to me you're one of the ex-Skoda owning brigade who seem to patrol this forum with the only intention of slating the Fabia VRS. If you don't like it, don't make so many posts about it in a forum that is full of car enthusiasts who own them.

Simples

What he said .

The point of my thread wasnt to suggest I own some kind of super hot hatch. I simply wanted to know what to expect from it, mainly so I know that it's running ok. Like what has already been mentioned there is a lot of cr*p on the internet, so the people who will know most are owners themselves

well my clutch has started to slip and im lucky to keep up with a bus at the minute!

I think that quote's come from the Wikipedia article on the Fabia, which states that it accelerates from 50 to 70mph 0.4s quicker than a BMW 330i (5.6s vs 6s), and from 20 to 40mph at the same rate as a Lotus Elise 111R (2.4s).

I have no idea how accurate those statements are (given that they include times, it might be right), as I don't have a vRS ...

I can't believe those figures are correct except for maybe single gear times.

The numbers i have collected from a performance box through the gears for my standard vrs, standard abarth 500 and standard 118bhp elise S1 suggest otherwise:

Rough figures:

50-70

Abarth 500: 4.6s

Fabia VRS: 5.1s

Elise S1: 3.5s

Tuned Porsche 997GT2: 1.1s!!

20-40

Abarth 500: 2.6s

Fabia VRS: 2.9s

Elise S1: 2.0s

They would be figures for each car in the same gear, all a bit meaningless really.

Getting the best out of a derv involves more gear changing than would normally happen on a petrol car, as the power band is very narrow on derv's. about 2000rpm. for our VRS's.

If your a bit disappointed spend around £300 on a remap to get you up to around 180bhp and 300 lb/ft torque (any more and you will be looking at needing an organic clutch, not sure how much torque the standard clutch can take though think its around 320) and it will feel as if you have been driving around with the brakes sticking, thats my advice anyway

They aren't fast, but they do feel it due to the torque rush.

yes I did, and it's true a remapped Fabia vRS is not a quick car. the fact that it kept up with the Audi just means the Audi isn't particularly quick either. if it's purely bang/buck you're after then something like a Nova with a LET would end your Fabia's world, but it's about trade off's and compromise; the A5 was most likely a bigger, heavier, more comfortable, better spec'd car but in standard trim just as quick in a straight line and pobably better in corners

absolute bo!!ox

When I had mine I was shown up by:

Clio Sports (Even the bog standard ones!)

Type R's (Any variant, bloody uphill too?!)

Polo Gti had me too, both equal with him gaining slightly

Pug 106 Gti (Wtf?!)

plus many other rep mobiles that I tried it on with, does that make it a slow car? I dunno but really who the hell cares? And to the guy that said anything negative about the vRS must be from the "Used to own Skoda" crew, does that mean anything positive said about them means the "Can only afford a Skoda" crew?

When I had mine I was shown up by:

Clio Sports (Even the bog standard ones!)

Type R's (Any variant, bloody uphill too?!)

Polo Gti had me too, both equal with him gaining slightly

Pug 106 Gti (Wtf?!)

plus many other rep mobiles that I tried it on with, does that make it a slow car? I dunno but really who the hell cares? And to the guy that said anything negative about the vRS must be from the "Used to own Skoda" crew, does that mean anything positive said about them means the "Can only afford a Skoda" crew?

You fit the criterion for the group exactly! If you were being embarrassed by those cars then it must only reflect on your driving, as a 106GTI (despite being light) is still pretty slow (I know because I had one for a month).

For the price Fabia vRS's command on the used market at the moment there are plenty of other cars available for that sort of money. For the price I paid for mine I could have an Impreza WRX, Civic Type R etc etc. But why did I buy the Skoda? Because I wanted it. As I said before, if your only reason to still linger on the forum is to say how you used to own one and how slow they are, stop posting and go read a VTEC forum. However I hear they don't have much to torque about.

Edited 21 May, 201016 yr by Morg

Seems to me you're one of the ex-Skoda owning brigade who seem to patrol this forum with the only intention of slating the Fabia VRS. If you don't like it, don't make so many posts about it in a forum that is full of car enthusiasts who own them.

Simples

ex-Skoda...you so couldn' be more wrong...my normal daily driver is a mk4 diesel Ibiza (basically a Fabia vRS in trainers and a shellsuit) that would handily outpace your precious remapped Fabia vRS, but I don't consider it especially quick either

ex-Skoda...you so couldn' be more wrong...my normal daily driver is a mk4 diesel Ibiza (basically a Fabia vRS in trainers and a shellsuit) that would handily outpace your precious remapped Fabia vRS, but I don't consider it especially quick either

I'm familiar with the mk4 ibiza considering I owned one for 2 years thanks. It may well beat a remapped fabia, was the discussion here about that? The OP wanted to know about the performance of the Fabia and the issue arose to whether it is a quick car. My point was it is, yours was its not.

I'm familiar with the mk4 ibiza considering I owned one for 2 years thanks. It may well beat a remapped fabia, was the discussion here about that? The OP wanted to know about the performance of the Fabia and the issue arose to whether it is a quick car. My point was it is, yours was its not.

was the discussion about if a remapped Fabia was faster than a diesel A5? didn't think so