Skoda Fabia 2000 test drive - 2007 -

Attention, yellow!

Why on this car diesel? Not only does he not pull from below, but the working range is only two thousand revolutions of laughter! In addition, the programs are so short that, while you accelerate, the hand will dry. This is not a charged machine, but a uniform mockery!
 
Leaving the gas station, he decided to slip in front of some nimble car. Gas to the floor. The Yellow Skoda Fabia RS first thoroughly thought, and then suddenly sharply rushed forward, instantly twisting the short first gear inside out. It seems that it didn’t interfere? Yes, you need to get used to this character.

Skoda Fabia RS is given to the interior for a three -spoke leather steering wheel, metal overlays on pedals, a box of boxes with a chrome knob and the RS emblem. Indeed, everything is better to understand the car. Do you want to briskly leave the start? Raise the speed and throw the clutch! Having drawn on the asphalt black strips from wide low -profile tires 205/45R16, Skoda Fabia RS confidently leaves competitors behind the stern. Now you need to quickly sort through the gears of the six -speed transmission, preventing the tachometer arrow to leave for 4000 rpm. There, forces instantly leave a diesel. But in a narrow working range, the horses jump into full speed: the tires scream even in the third gear, the turbine is playing the beat playfully, and it significantly presses me into the chair. I start to like it
 

The leather, the handle of the box lies comfortably in the hand. But the clarity of the inclusion of the gears could be better. On the shield, a tachometer with a short scale for diesel versions. But the sweetest range is much shorter than in the middle. Convenient seats with good side support and the RS logo offer large adjustments, including height. It’s almost impossible to ride this car calmly. Even small traffic jams and a viscous riding cause discomfort. At the start, the diesel is constantly necessary to cheer up with gas and adjust the clutch, otherwise it strives to stall. And you need to carefully work as pedals carefully, the car literally jumps forward if the motor goes out at large speeds.
 

It’s good that Skoda Fabia RS stops as quickly as it accelerates. Terry brakes are unconditionally cooled combat ardor, dutifully listening to the pedals. But the twitching character is even rolled in passengers with a persistent vestibular apparatus. Still, this car is only for the driving.
 

True, quickly settled in a comfortable chair and set up the steering wheel for himself, he did not achieve unconditional comfort. Due to the slightly shifted pedal node, the legs have to be slightly deployed relative to the body. Of course, not getting used to such a landing. To the tiny right mirror too. Nevertheless, it is curious why it is almost half the left.
 

Of course, sports fabia is distinguished not only by the power unit and brakes. Suiting sports suspension and steering. It is just right to attach a self -writer to the steering wheel, who will definitely transfer the coating relief to the paper.
 
I would not want to go on this car on a long journey. Even for a couple of hundred kilometers from relatively even metropolitan roads and nearby tracks near Moscow. Then explain to others what the fingers shake from.
 

The owner of the Skoda Fabia RS will have to call for service twice as often as the owners of gasoline machines. But only to change the oil. Skoda Fabia RS - manufacturer data. You can distinguish Skoda Fabia RS from the usual Skoda Fabia by the rear spoiler, original bumpers and nozzles on the muffler. But it is precisely these settings that help Skoda Fabia RS to fully show character. A hard suspension practically does not allow the body to roll, provoking the turns to pass aggressively, even when there is no particular need. But it is worth overdoing at a speed on the turn, the car slides quite sharply from the trajectory selected in advance. True, its true electronics quickly and smoothly returns it to its true path.
 

The incendiary car in the basic configuration is not at all cheaper: 24,500 dollars. But in the hands of a driver who knows how to get along with sports diesel fabia, she is able to fulfill any whim. There is no doubt in the car, the main thing is to be confident in yourself and have grounds for it.
 

The RS-Fabi Skoda requires a habit and is addictive.
 
Maxim Sachkov
 
 
 
   
 

 
 

A source: The magazine "Driving"