Why have Skoda decided to brand the Fabia 1.4 16v as a sport? Is it any quicker? Is the BHP any different, because I am not sure the car is any different except maybe it comes with alloys standard?

To be honest at the price they are aiming it the 2.0 and vRS are more attractive options, though more expensive perhaps on insurance (but maybe less on VED).

Thanks

Tony

The Sport is just the 1.4 75 bhp from the Automatic Fabia and Octavia and is based on the Classic. It is in one word, rubbish. keep the money and buy a better specced comfort or elegance and the 100bhp 1.4 with the money

It has those tacky sport badges - thats what's different!!

Seriously though I think it has a CD Changer, A/C but no central locking.

Isn't it like the adverts say, it looks like the vRS but it is lower on insurance? Personally I would rather pay the extra insurance for the real thing.

very very basic car, had a look at one of these for the wife and compared to the seat 1.4 sport etc was very basic

got a 1.4 comfort in the end much better and faster

Only good thing about it is the seats from what I saw of one in a showroom. Got a few fancy bits on bit but the engine is not worthy of the name Sport. Put a 1.4 16V or even a 1.4TDi and it would be much better. Not quite sure what Skoda's marketing reason is for this car ? guess they are aiming at young male drivers who want the sport look without the high insurance

It has those tacky sport badges - thats what's different!!

Seriously though I think it has a CD Changer' date=' A/C but no central locking.[/quote']

They've now changed the spec of the Sport to central locking, all the Sports at dealers have to be retro fitted with central locking now...

It has vRS seats aswell, but not in the same colour.

tbh I dont think its a great car :(

what group is it ?? i mean the vrs is only group 9

"What's so special about the Sport?"

Erm, nothing really.

The Sport's seats should be standand in the vRS - they're MUCH better looking - would have saved my

it doesnt even have a body kit!!!! i think i can name my furby a sport as i have a better engine and a kit!!! but i wont cus it doesnt deserve to be lowered to a "sport" level

The sport is aimed at similar models in particular Citroen VTR's and Ford Fiesta, where for equipment and power outputs it not far off the mark.

The Sport's seats should be standand in the vRS - they're MUCH better looking - would have saved my

i thought the vrs seats WERE the sport seats!!!!! meaning they are standard? im getting confused now :eek:

i thought the vrs seats WERE the sport seats!!!!! meaning they are standard? im getting confused now :eek:

Their exactly the same just with a different trim.

They've now changed the spec of the Sport to central locking' date=' all the Sports at dealers have to be retro fitted with central locking now...

It has vRS seats aswell, but not in the same colour.

tbh I dont think its a great car :([/quote']

Also got retrofitted leccy front windows... The switches replace the storage under the stereo and have to be the crummiest thing I've ever seen. :thumbdwn:

what group is it ?? i mean the vrs is only group 9

Its just an alright looking car with much cheaper insurance its hard to get insured on a fabia vRS for sensible money if your under 25, let alone if your 17 and its your first car, it sure beats the hell out of my Volvo 340 GL 1.4 as a first car, for a start its not as old as you when you buy it!!

CDL and electric windows are now factory fitted.

They were only retro fitted as Skoda have changed the spec.

Really gets to me when makers whack a 'Sport' badge on cars. What exactly does it mean, what makes a car SPORTY??! It's such a vague term.

Most people, I imagine, would think it referred to some tweak in engine output or to the way it handles. So I think it's misleading for a start and just confusing.

IMO of course

Steve

'Sport' is a trim level and thats about it.

Yeah the switches for window up/down are terrifyingly rubbish looking in the Sport.

To me it makes the car look like a bodge job, electrically. My word, even old Pugs were better than that :(

Really gets to me when makers whack a 'Sport' badge on cars. What exactly does it mean' date=' what makes a car [b']SPORTY[/b]??! It's such a vague term.

Most people, I imagine, would think it referred to some tweak in engine output or to the way it handles. So I think it's misleading for a start and just confusing.

IMO of course

Steve

The 75 bhp petrol engine in the Fabia is bound to be slow. The vRS is a much more attractive car, and is worth its extra premium and cost IMHO.

Top Gear Road test

Skoda Fabia Sport 1.4 16v

Fabia Sport. A bit of a misnomer. But the Fabia 'Peppy' or the Fabia 'Pleasingly Sprightly' would probably have caused trouble with the badge-making department. Whatever, the newest Fabia might not be the most muscle-bound supermini ever to flex on British roads, but it's not the comedy limp-wrist you might expect either.

Powered by Skoda's 1.4-litre 16v four, the little five-door frantically pedals out just 75bhp and just under 93lb ft of torque. It doesn't sound like much, but the engine spins up without too much straining, sounding terrier-gruff up towards the 6,500rpm redline.

A notchy five-speed gearbox sends drive through the front wheels, with traction only troubled from junctions when it's sopping wet. The ABS-equipped brakes are firm to the foot and provide plenty of deceleration, although the pedals could do with being slightly less upright in relation to the driver's leg position - it's much like the Peugeot 206 before they sorted the driving position, which isn't good.

A definite bonus is the addition of sports seats up front, which delete backache. They're a bit firm at first, but don't be fooled; after a couple of hours you'll be glad of the support. It also helps when you're exploring the handling. The Fabia feels pretty much stock - which means that it handles well enough but it's unlikely to make anyone blush. Start to push and you'll find the limits pretty early on, but the loping suspension travel and decent damping mean that you can thread through traffic, and bounce across urban potholes. It's the same story in the countryside, where the Fabia feels nicely balanced with a surfeit of neither power nor grip.

For your

Their exactly the same just with a different trim.

Exactly what I meant when I said "The Sport's seats should be standand in the vRS - they're MUCH better looking" - the cloth on the Sport's seats is vastly superior to the absolute rubbish on the standard vRS seats. I thought the seats on my car were so bad that I refused to take delivery of the car until the seats had been retrimmed, despite the fact that the leather took two weeks to order during which time the car just sat at the dealers - and they'd already had my part-ex...

The 75 bhp petrol engine in the Fabia is bound to be slow. The vRS is a much more attractive car, and is worth its extra premium and cost IMHO.

Would have been a perfect opportunity for a 1.8T version. Now that might have been worth of the 'Sport' badge

Steve