Not sure if this has been posted before so apologies if it has but I was randomly browsing through Fast Car's website and found this.

 

http://www.fastcar.co.uk/2015/02/16/skoda-fabia-vrs-buying-guide/

Date/timestamp indicate it's a new article. It implies ditching the cat which to me is a no-no. If I'm being picky, I'd point out the OEM stutter fix doesn't fully work and as for that "gusto" comment.... Standard handling may be better than a 1990s diesel Vectra but that's about it...

All the tuning info is generic FGT petrol turbo guff, lag reduction indeed, only the remap is worth doing and only after the shocking handling is sorted.

 

Journalists are bad engineers, what a surprise.