Stylish hatchback with rich interiors but fails to impress on engine performance and is noisy.

The first look at the skoda fabia elegance model surely does impress! but wait till you get behind the wheel and go for a spin to realize that all that glitters is not gold!

The fabia looks amazing, with the projector headlamps, alloy wheels, electric sunroof, beige interiors with silver finish at the right spots. the interior dash looks stunning!

All this makes an amazing first impression but the minute you get behind the wheel you expect this little beauty to fly..........but step on the gas to a 5500 rpm and she's still struggling to gather steam.......well skoda has knocked off 1 cylinder on this model and the 1.4 liter 3 cylinder completely dissapoints!

The ride is smooth, good handling and suspension is excellent but if you are in the drivers seat this car fails to zip like the swift diesel.

Fuel efficiency is good since the company claims 18 km/liter in the city.

All in all i would say that this is higher priced than what one would pay for a premium hatch. I would expect a 1.6 liter diesel engine with this price tag to give it more power.

Brilliant styling, good fuel economy, spacious interiors, good trunk space, rich interiorspoor engine performance, nosiy engine, horn sounds af it blows inside the car!