Skoda announces powertrains for new Fabia

Highly efficient conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) technology is one the Volkswagen (VW) Group's key competitive advantages.

Skoda has announced details of the powertrains that will power its new Fabia, which will debut at next month's Paris Motor Show. According to a company statement, the Fabia will use up to 17% less fuel than its equivalent predecessor variants with Skoda claiming the range will feature "all-new, latest generation fuel-efficient engines". There will be four gasoline (petrol) and three diesel powertrain variants, all of which will be Euro-VI-compliant and available with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a DSG double-clutch gearbox. The gasoline engines will include a 1.0 MPI three-cylinder with indirect injection, while the four-cylinder gasoline will be available in two power settings and will be turbocharged with stratified injection. The four-cylinder units will have an engine size of 1.2 litres, with the gasoline units having outputs of between 60 bhp and 110 bhp. The diesel units will comprise the new turbocharged direct-injection 1.4 litre common-rail design with three cylinders which has an aluminium block. With power outputs of 55–77 kW, power output is unchanged from the second generation of the Fabia, although the engine is 200cc smaller than the outgoing unit. The Greenline variant will be launched later in 2015 with a 55kw engine with combined fuel consumption of 3.1/100km and with very low CO2 emissions of just 82 g/km.