A budget Czech hatchback embarrassed a premium badge: this Fabia RS was clocked quicker than a similarly priced MINI Cooper around both Top Gear's and Fifth Gear's test tracks.
Median 81 hp across 239 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.4 TSI RS / vRS twincharger (180 PS)
Škoda Fabia RS5J Fabia RS (vRS) · 2010–2014
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FactA budget Czech hatchback embarrassed a premium badge: this Fabia RS was clocked quicker than a similarly priced MINI Cooper around both Top Gear's and Fifth Gear's test tracks.
Fabia RS (vRS) variant split out of the Fabia Mk2 (2007–2014) (2007–2014) as its own generation: 1 trim from the catalogue (1.4 TSI RS / vRS twincharger (180 PS)).
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 TSI RS / vRS twincharger (180 PS) | 2010–2014 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 178 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Škoda chased aerodynamics hard on this Fabia, cutting its drag coefficient from 0.32 to 0.28 — a figure the company claims is the best in the entire small-car class.
By 2020, barely six years into its run, Škoda had already built a million third-generation Fabias — a huge number for what's usually dismissed as just a budget supermini.
A budget Czech hatchback embarrassed a premium badge: this Fabia RS was clocked quicker than a similarly priced MINI Cooper around both Top Gear's and Fifth Gear's test tracks.
An Austrian economy driver nursed a Fabia GreenLine to 2,006 km on one tank — 2.21 L/100km, nearly triple the official combined-cycle figure.
This Fabia RS wasn't just a diesel hot hatch option — it was the first hot hatch ever sold with NO petrol version at all.
The Fabia RS was the first hot hatch sold exclusively with a diesel engine, a 130 PS 1.9 TDI.
Rivals
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