ABSO LUTELY FABIA - Skoda Fabia 1.9-litre TDI PD Elegance

摘要

With three diesel options to choose between, the reborn Fabia promises to be better than ever. Simon Hacker punts some prototypes through Portugal. It wasn't exactly Pavarotti at La Scala, but as far as class acts go, the original Skoda Fabia made the grade as a supermini sensation. Following it will be tough, but follow it Skoda must: Renault has resharpened the Clio, Vauxhall's Corsa is fresh out of the box, Toyota's Yaris has plenty of new-car shine... I could go on. In terms of profit, this sector of Europe's car market is about as calm as a piranha's picnic - there are no fewer than 4.6 million potential customers across Europe for cars like this. Fabia 1 relished the feeding frenzy. It has sold 1.5 million worldwide since 2000, a figure that includes 130,000 happy British customers. And nine out of 10 British buyers were reportedly happy to recommend the model to friends. They can't all be liars.