Skoda Fabia updated for 2018
Czech city-car gets a new engine and corresponding price hikeSkoda has released pricing and specification details for the 2018 Fabia city-car.
On sale from this week, the upgraded Fabia starts from $16,890 plus on-road costs in hatch form and $18,040 plus on-road costs in wagon form.
The $400 price increase over last year’s model coincides with the introduction of a new 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine, which eschews the outgoing 1.2-litre turbo four.
Two tunes will be offered, as before: a 70kW/175Nm tune in the 70TSI and an 81kW/200Nm tune in the 80TSI.
A five-speed manual transmission does sole duty in the 70TSi model, while a dual-clutch automatic is found in the higher-spec model. Both send drive to the front wheels.
The Fabia continues with a familiar list of standard equipment across both hatch and wagon forms (the latter representing an $1150 premium), many of those accolades helping it land Carsales' Best First Car award in 2016.
Equipment features include a reversing camera, automated emergency braking up to 30km/h, multi-collision brake assist and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
2018 Skoda Fabia pricing (plus ORCs):
Hatch
70TSI Man hatch -- $16,890
81TSI DSG hatch -- $19,890
81TSI DSG Monte Carlo hatch -- $23,990
70TSI Man Wagon -- $18,040
81TSI DSG Wagon -- $21,040
81TSI DSG Monte Carlo Wagon -- $25,140
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