It's just too tall, it looks silly! It's more of a mini mpv than a supermini...

Found the dimensiosn for the new car :

3992mm x 1642mm x 1498 mm

I think this makes it a little longer, a little taller and also a little narrower - which is sort of the reverse of most new cars as they seem to be getting much wider !! This is useful if you plan on keeping it in a garage and still be able to get out of the doors. Infact I think the new car length is about the same as the current vRS ?? So I suppose they could make this longer again if more aggressive bumpers are applied

Nearly as long as the vRS model... I think for rally regs it had to be over 4000mm, hence the bigger bumpers

There's a good video on Youtube that shows off it's styling and interior:

I really like it!

thanks for posting that....

on the skoda website the font for the 'fabia' looked like it was in 'italic' that I never liked, yet on that video the font does not look Italic, and I think it looks better. Maybe it is an optical illussion from the angle the photo was taken, or maybe they changed it....

doh, sorry for the double post, i got it wrong. this screen grab from the video, shows the font IS in Itallic :(

doh, sorry for the double post, i got it wrong. this screen grab from the video, shows the font IS in Itallic :(

I wouldn't let that put you off the car though... you can always replace with the lettering from the current model.

Des

Hahah, I doubt he's put off the entire car because of the italic lettering; I'd presume it's just a detail that's he's just not as keen as! If you also look closely, the photo from the Skoda site doesn't have a dot on the top of the i! Ooooh...

Ignore my artistic skills (MS paint is quite limited) but what do you think with smaller headlights?

I quite like the smaller headlights

First mkII pikey mod?

Ignore my artistic skills (MS paint is quite limited) but what do you think with smaller headlights?

Quite nice tbh, vast improvement

Need to show the designer(s) of the new Fabia vRS that...

Ignore my artistic skills (MS paint is quite limited) but what do you think with smaller headlights?

Much much nicer!

Hahah, I doubt he's put off the entire car because of the italic lettering; I'd presume it's just a detail that's he's just not as keen as! If you also look closely, the photo from the Skoda site doesn't have a dot on the top of the i! Ooooh...

no dot on the 'i' :eek: that would make it look like 'FABLA'! yeah, the italics aint that bad, i just did not like it at first. guess it will grow on me.... wonder if newer Octavias will also get the same blocky font?...

this is taken today is a Swedish newspaper; they have a car section every Saturday. The headline translated is "A Czech 'dogbox' for women". Pretty offensive if you ask me. I am going to write to the guy that made the article.

May I add that EVERYWEEK, the first page of the car supplement is dominated by Volvos and, occassionally, Saabs. Swedes still are buying these, and they are far the most popular [overpriced?] cars in this country. Everywhere I drive, I can count the cars pass by... volvo, volvo, volvo, saab, saab, volvo, ford, volvo etc etc etc. I do not think this headline is very positive, yet, in the tests, its overall score was 4 out of 5, same as Corsa, Peugeot 207, Clio and Yaris. No car in the comparison got 5 out of 5 (but then, there was no Volvos in this comparison )

this is taken today is a Swedish newspaper; they have a car section every Saturday. The headline translated is "A Czech 'dogbox' for women". Pretty offensive if you ask me.

Offensive to women as well, I suspect!

Offensive to women as well, I suspect!

yep, i meant that also... offensive all round...

Just seen this thread (its been a while since i've been online) IMO its horrible! much prefer the current model and i dont think it'll grow on me at all. It has a few traits which make me think fiat :(

It looks good, i admit, not as good as the current model, i love the chunky looks. Looks good from any view apart from that straight on frontal view, just reminds me of a van, could use the slope of that bonnet to ski on! But i think the Vrs is where it will get interesting, theres plenty of scope for a seriously good looking car there, lower, good front valance and a vast improvement will be made, reduce those headlights and voila!