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Just seen this and am very disappointed by the MPG they achieved i.e. a million miles away from Skodas claimed MPG.

I mean if you buy a 1.2ltr 3 cylinder you expect very good MPG however its a mere 5mpg more than I get out of my 2.0ltr 5 cylinder turbo ...

Ditto the 1.4TDI that really surprised me very poor mpg, come on VW you need to do better than this.

Fuel economy from the test 1.4-litre TDI was equally disappointing. It's meant to achieve 61.4mpg on the combined cycle, but such is the need to work the engine hard, all we could manage was a poor 37.6mpg. The situation will be similar with 1.2-litre models, so it's fortunate that retained values are predicted to be pretty impressive, which should help trim pence-per-mile costs (and offset short 10,000-mile service intervals).

The bloody thing will still be running in. 37.6mpg from a 1.4 tdi means the guy testing the car cannot drive! i used to get 50+ in my 1.4tdi and ive got a right foot made of lead.

Also i think this is in the wrong section. should be in new fabia section should it not?

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john

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Just seen this and am very disappointed by the MPG they achieved i.e. a million miles away from Skodas claimed MPG.

I mean if you buy a 1.2ltr 3 cylinder you expect very good MPG however its a mere 5mpg more than I get out of my 2.0ltr 5 cylinder turbo ...

Ditto the 1.4TDI that really surprised me very poor mpg, come on VW you need to do better than this.

So I take it you're not going to buy one then?

Des

If you are not considering buying one, what's the problem?

I don't look at reviews of Evo's and think Oh Dear 18mpg.

If you are not considering buying one, what's the problem?

I don't look at reviews of Evo's and think Oh Dear 18mpg.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

when i test drove the 1.4tdi i got 4xMPG and that was in traffic... i thought economy was great

If you are not considering buying one, what's the problem?

I don't look at reviews of Evo's and think Oh Dear 18mpg.

Very true - I worry about whether the weekly shop will fit in the boot. :(

I think you'd struggle to get the economy that low, totally unrealistic imho.

I've not driven the new Fabia with the 1.4TDI, but the Mk1 definitely hit (easily) 45 mpg when not hanging about but roughly sticking with NSL

If you are not considering buying one, what's the problem?

I don't look at reviews of Evo's and think Oh Dear 18mpg.

Well when a Astra VXR can achieve 32mpg a Mini Cooper S 40mpg a BMW 118d 60mpg etc etc when a low powered economy car comes along I expect it to deliver much more than what petrol engines can achieve.

With that 18mpg Evo statement relative to this 37mpg its not too bad - also you sure about that 18mpg for an Evo? As a 6ltr V8 monaro averages that amount and apparently when on a motorway run it will do not far off 30mpg due to its very long gearing.

Clearly noone can be happy at reading this poor review by the 2nd biggest car magazine in the UK.

Welshy, do you know a good doctor who can prescribe me some sleeping tablets, I can see myself struggling to sleep tonight, worrying about the Fabia's poor MPG!!

Des

Yeah, an Evo, especially the latter ones, will not do much more than 18 mpg combined. They're quite poor but do go like stink.

The mpg on 1.4 TDi I think depends strongly on how it's driven. I had to thrash the one in the Roomster that I had for a couple of days and it was pi55 poor on fuel as a result.

The car was just too heavy for it and my commute involves too many hills.

The 1.9 105 I'm sure would've been far better with less effort required to pull it along.

Bear in mind that manufacturers mpg figures are always optimistic. They're done in a controlled environment, on a rolling road with a big fan blowing over the front, not out and about in your local suburb. Real life figures are always going to be worse.

:feedtrol: Here we go again...

Of course I know claimed figs vs actual are going to be different as every driver drives differently uses different fuel uses different roads weigh different amounts.

But if autoexpress can only achieve 37mpg when its claimed combined is over 60mpg thats nearly 40% incorrect.

Remember these tests are done for every new car similar run in milage and they drive it as they do they always state the official mpg and what they achieved. IIRC the 330D was nearly spot on - that being the 204bhp guise.

I got an easy 68mpg when giving a hire roomster 1.4TDi some serious stick on the m/way (I was trying to drive it like a 2.0 but it just wouldn't go ), so I can't say I believe the quoted figures are realistic.

I'd agree with Welshy, that if I was looking to buy this car, the "realistic" mpg figure they quote being very different to the quoted figure is likely to be a reason against picking a diesel over a petrol car.

However, just look at the range of economy figures people on the site achieve with their Fabia vRS's, ranging from low 30's up to 60's. Driving style plays a major part, and I'd bet it is very easy to consistently get the 1.4TDI well below the quoted combined figures, however, I suspect the majority of people who choose one will not be driving it everywhere like it's stolen "because it needs revving to get anywhere" and will be getting far better economy....

Chris

Note > not in a good mood today<

Really, I wouldnt take the view of some motoring hack who is just test driving it as serious - the real test is living with the car, and on forums like this you can read proper comments and opinions

the units lack low-down grunt and need to be revved.

but such is the need to work the engine hard

Typical motoring hack garbage talk - certainly do want this car after they had a go in it ! If I was concerned about economy I would test drive the car myself to how I drive and then form my own idea rather than reading some dribble in a car mag.

I dont think it needs to be revved particularly hard either, if you do it won't help fuel economy, it's a reasonable engine designed for comfortable driving at reasonable pace, not a car that's gonna set the road on fire.

I reckon the way it will be driven by most it will probably do very nice MPG indeed

ok - I took out two new Fabs for a test drive yesterday....

The 1.2HTP 12v - did around 34mpg in mixed town and motorway driving... not hammering it, just driving briskly. Engine has quite a good turn of speed - certainly not hot hatch but better than the 14-15 sec 0-60 time would suggest.

The 1.4TDI... was so noisy and vibrated so much that I handed it back after around 1 mile. Not sure if these diesels need to bed in but it was much less smooth than my old Yaris 1.4 D4D.

Deag.

ok - I took out two new Fabs for a test drive yesterday....

The 1.2HTP 12v - did around 34mpg in mixed town and motorway driving... not hammering it, just driving briskly. Engine has quite a good turn of speed - certainly not hot hatch but better than the 14-15 sec 0-60 time would suggest.

The 1.4TDI... was so noisy and vibrated so much that I handed it back after around 1 mile. Not sure if these diesels need to bed in but it was much less smooth than my old Yaris 1.4 D4D.

Deag.

My 1.4 tdi was really rough when i picked it up with 6 miles on. when i sold it with 50k on it was much quieter and free-reving than when it was new. so yer i guess the 1.4 tdi is just like women, they get better with age

Sounds fair enough... I also got better fuel economy on my 1.4D4D as it got more miles under the belt.

Makes test driving a bit tricky though - you've got to be brave to buy a car that sounds like a taxi and then hope it will smooth out.:)

The test drive at this site... seems to back up the figures.

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I dont think it needs to be revved particularly hard either, if you do it won't help fuel economy, it's a reasonable engine designed for comfortable driving at reasonable pace, not a car that's gonna set the road on fire.

I reckon the way it will be driven by most it will probably do very nice MPG indeed

:orb_clap: entirely agree

Well when a Astra VXR can achieve 32mpg a Mini Cooper S 40mpg a BMW 118d 60mpg etc etc when a low powered economy car comes along I expect it to deliver much more than what petrol engines can achieve.

With that 18mpg Evo statement relative to this 37mpg its not too bad - also you sure about that 18mpg for an Evo? As a 6ltr V8 monaro averages that amount and apparently when on a motorway run it will do not far off 30mpg due to its very long gearing.

Clearly noone can be happy at reading this poor review by the 2nd biggest car magazine in the UK.

If you get the same person to drive the 1.4TDI, who got 32mpg out of the VXR and 40mpg from the Cooper S, I'm sure he'd (or she'd) achieve well over 50mpg!

Well when a Astra VXR can achieve 32mpg a Mini Cooper S 40mpg a BMW 118d 60mpg etc etc

:rofl:

Wondered how long it would be till you got a BMW mention into this thread

:rofl: