Hello everyone,

I am planning a holiday in the mountains in the next few days and I was wondering if there would be a problem for the car / engine (1.2 HTP) that we will be 4 people in the car (around 330 KG). I wouldn't want to "faint" the engine/car .

What do you think?

Thank you!

It'll be ok, don't try racing any glaciers though!

I would like to ask if a speed of 100 - 120km/h would be safe for the car / engine with the load I mentioned above?

Were is it in the world you are taking this vehicle to high altitudes roads? 

 

The roads around the world have similar powered vehicles getting along the roads quite successfully. 

Have the car properly serviced, brakes working well and the tyres including the spare checked and correctly inflated.

 

I was worried to not overload the engine with too much weight on the hills.

It should be ok if you take e-Roottoot's advice and be sure to check the car is serviced, etc. They are built to carry up to 5 people so 4 should be ok if you are driving properly. A modern 1.2 will be equivalent to a 20 years ago 2L car and you wouldn't have worried about that doing the job, I doubt. 

Drive properly, don't thrash it and don't ride the clutch or keep braking all the way down hill, use lower gears instead, so as to not suffer brake fade and you should be good to go. 

2 minutes ago, mrgf said:

don't  ... keep braking all the way down hill, use lower gears instead, so as to not suffer brake fade and you should be good to go. 

Good advice. Use engine braking - which will avoid hot brakes and also cool the engine.

I read a motoring mag review of the HTP when the facelift came out in 2010. The reviewer said there were 5 correspondents testing the new Fabia range in Greece and they had no problems 5 up in the mountains at all.  I took my HTP 4 up with luggage around Snowdonia a few years ago without to much issue. Just remember it's a 1.2 3 cylinder engine and the revs need to be kept up in the torque band otherwise it will quickly struggle, so get in the right gear in good time. And enjoy your trip!