As such, the engines, electromechanical steering and a large part of the electrics (electrical architecture such as ECUs, the instrument cluster, infotainment and assistance systems) are all MQB. This is more than we thought before attending the car'€™s launch, we confess.
Perhaps the chief benefit adoption of much of the MQB of this is weight reduction. The new Fabia is up to 65 kilograms lighter than before, and the base European-spec three-cylinder model tips the scales at 980kg. Lightness means greater agility.
The new Fabia is also 8mm shorter, 90mm wider and 31mm lower than its predecessor. This helps the design'€™s proportions.
A suite of five engines are available globally, but Australia will get just two, both of them 1.2-litre turbo petrol units familiar from the Polo. There is insufficient demand for a diesel locally, Skoda says, though two are available in Europe.
While the same capacity as the engine in the outgoing Fabia, the 1.2 petrol is a fundamentally new unit, and is shared with the newly updated Polo.
It will arrive in Australia in two states of tune, The entry model gets a 66kW (at 4400-5400rpm) and 160Nm (at just 1400rpm) version matched exclusively to a five-speed manual gearbox, while the next step up gets 81kW and 175Nm (from 1400rpm), and either six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG transmission options.
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