8.1 seconds according to new autoexpress long test report

Its good article too

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/long_term_test/57369/skoda_fabia_vrs.html

Skoda has a rich rally heritage and Auto Express's road test editor, Oliver Marriage, has sampled it for himself, campaigning a Group A Fabia last year. But after he came back raving about the experience, I thought a challenge could be in the pipeline. After all, I'm as keen on my long-term Fabia vRS as any car I can remember, and Ollie was singing his motor's praises just as much. So I thought it was time to put these two Skoda siblings head-to-head on the test track...

But how would they match up? I never fail to be amazed by the amount of in-gear punch the vRS has. And what really gets me is how little torque steer there is, as you would normally expect a small car feeding 130bhp and 310Nm through the front wheels to suffer.

My vehicle certainly has the upper hand on paper, as Ollie's machine can only muster 100bhp from its 1.4-litre 16-valve petrol engine. But then the interior has been stripped to minimise weight, so maybe my podgier Skoda would prove slower off the line. As we took our starting positions at the track, Ollie's Group A Fabia looked the part, in all its stickers and livery.

However, my car was the wolf in sheep's clothing, as became obvious when the vRS scorched from 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds - Ollie didn't cross the 60mph mark until 10.6 seconds, even though the Group A car is equipped with a six-speed sequential gearbox, which meant he could keep his foot hard down and just bang the lever through the gears.

So why do u think skoda quote only 9.6 in the manual???

Is it to get round insurance groupings? Or is it just a difficult car to launch quickly as i been finding myself???

:confused: :confused:

A stripped out 1.4 16v 100 bhp car with a 6 speed box that you can keep the gas nailed whilst changing gears can only hit 0-60 in 10.6 seconds? Seems too slow to me, the Arosa 1.4 Sport 16v has the same engine, and although its a lighter car indeed, the stripped out skoda shouldnt have been too much heavier, and that hit 60 in 9 seconds according to Evo.

So why do u think skoda quote only 9.6 in the manual???

Is it to get round insurance groupings? Or is it just a difficult car to launch quickly as i been finding myself???

:confused: :confused:

IIRC dont VAG test there cars with a passenger in and some luggage?

Or am I talking out my ar5e

A stripped out 1.4 16v 100 bhp car with a 6 speed box that you can keep the gas nailed whilst changing gears can only hit 0-60 in 10.6 seconds? Seems too slow to me, the Arosa 1.4 Sport 16v has the same engine, and although its a lighter car indeed, the stripped out skoda shouldnt have been too much heavier, and that hit 60 in 9 seconds according to Evo.

slow driver?

8.1 seconds according to new autoexpress long test report

Its good article too

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/long_term_test/57369/skoda_fabia_vrs.html

Skoda has a rich rally heritage and Auto Express's road test editor' date=' Oliver Marriage, has sampled it for himself, campaigning a Group A Fabia last year. But after he came back raving about the experience, I thought a challenge could be in the pipeline. After all, I'm as keen on my long-term Fabia vRS as any car I can remember, and Ollie was singing his motor's praises just as much. So I thought it was time to put these two Skoda siblings head-to-head on the test track...

But how would they match up? I never fail to be amazed by the amount of in-gear punch the vRS has. And what really gets me is how little torque steer there is, as you would normally expect a small car feeding 130bhp and 310Nm through the front wheels to suffer.

My vehicle certainly has the upper hand on paper, as Ollie's machine can only muster 100bhp from its 1.4-litre 16-valve petrol engine. But then the interior has been stripped to minimise weight, so maybe my podgier Skoda would prove slower off the line. As we took our starting positions at the track, Ollie's Group A Fabia looked the part, in all its stickers and livery.

However, my car was the wolf in sheep's clothing, as became obvious when the vRS scorched from 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds - Ollie didn't cross the 60mph mark until 10.6 seconds, even though the Group A car is equipped with a six-speed sequential gearbox, which meant he could keep his foot hard down and just bang the lever through the gears.[/quote']

It was a good article - there is also a sneak shot of the 2007 new shape Fabia in the same edition with a mention of a hot oilburner to arrive in 2007 if my memory serves me correctly. I'm still undecided on the new design......

Nick C