Skoda Fabia 2018 Video Review

Name: Skoda Fabia 2018 Video Review
Uploaded: 2018-09-20T10:07:56+10:00
Description: No matter how impressive a small car is, there’s usually a good chance it's outdone by the Volkswagen equivalent. Take the Polo and the Golf, as examples. As good as their opponents are, the Vee-dubs are better.

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EXPERT RATING

8.0

James Lisle

Content producer

17 Aug 2018

7 min read

James Lisle

Content producer

17 Aug 2018

7 min read

No matter how impressive a small car is, there’s usually a good chance it's outdone by the Volkswagen equivalent.

Take the Polo and the Golf, as examples. As good as their opponents are, the Vee-dubs are better. They usually have the better engines, the better chassis and the better driving experience. But factor in their (much) higher asking price and the balance between, say, a Volkswagen Polo and an equally-specced Mazda2 evens out, and making a decision can be tricky.

In comes the updated Skoda Fabia 81TSI: a car that shares many elements with the VW Polo. Except its price.

To see if there were any shortcomings behind the Skoda’s lower price, I decided to take it 350km north of Sydney to my hometown of Lansdowne on the NSW Mid-North Coast. That’s 700km there and back. Big trip for a little car.

Read the full Skoda Fabia 2018 review: 81TSI.