The Skoda Fabia VRS has long been one of those sporty hatchbacks that tended to get overlooked in the rush to buy the latest VW Golf or ford fiesta, however, looking at the spec of the models on offer it is very hard to see why.
With a strong 128BHP turbodiesel motor, tight but supple suspension and surprisingly sporty steering, this little rocketship will get you from 0 - 60 in a shade under 9.6 seconds, which given the plushness of the internal fittings is not bad at all! The little Skoda surpsises on many different levels to present a car that can be useful to a range of drivers, not just those with sporty pretensions
Providing you stay in the power range, the punchy turbodiesel engine will catapult you on a wave of torque of around 228 ft/lb, which means you get more actual accelleration in the power band than something really sporty like a Honda S2000 with a measly 120 Ft/Lb.
So how about economy I hear you say? Well in these days of high oil and diesel prices, does the Skoda Fabia VRS deliver the goods at a reasonable rate? The answer is ... yes indeedy! The turbodiesel engine delivers upto 60mpg on a combined cycle, which means your motoring does not have to cost you an arm and a leg!
Safety? Well the Skoda Fabia VRS comes with inertia reel seatbelts and driver / passenger airbags as standard, ABS braking assist, plus you can have ESP as a cost option and with the clever differential you can be sure that the torque always finds it's way onto the tarmac.