New Engine powering the Fabia Soon - Team-BHP

abhinav.gupta88 · 6th May 2008, 00:32

Hey guys. Great news for hatch lovers

The Skoda Fabia will soon get a 1.9 Diesel engine ( 4 Cylinder )

A Friend of mine had a skoda dealership and he has driven the 1.9 and told me about it

At first the Hatch was to be launched as a 1.9 and not 1.4. But then better late than never

The source is trusted . So Expect it to be here latest by the year end.

PatienceWins · 6th May 2008, 01:02

Thats great news!! I wish this vehicle was there when I was looking out.

The only disappointing feature in Fabia is its engine. With 1.9 D it would be a pleasure to drive. Hope they would not price it abnormally!!

blue2ki · 6th May 2008, 01:05

engine specs for the 1.9? any news

blue2ki · 6th May 2008, 01:35

wikipedia says the 1.9 TD has a 78kW(105hp) output. would be really great if that turns out to be true, lovely power to weight ratio. bad times for the getz then

hellspawn · 6th May 2008, 03:31

If the 1.4 diesel fabia costs around 7lacs,i wonder how much the 1.9tdi variant cost unless skoda is using economies of scale to bring down costs.

blue2ki · 6th May 2008, 03:39

yup yup that wil be interesting, skoda does have weird prices

aaggoswami · 6th May 2008, 08:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

Hey guys. Great news for hatch lovers

The Skoda Fabia will soon get a 1.9 Diesel engine ( 4 Cylinder )

A Friend of mine had a skoda dealership and he has driven the 1.9 and told me about it

At first the Hatch was to be launched as a 1.9 and not 1.4. But then better late than never

The source is trusted . So Expect it to be here latest by the year end.

The good chassis of Fabia will now get justice and getz will lose whatever numbers it is doing becasue of diesel.

The 1.9 will be from Laura( A5 ) and not from Octavia ( A4 ), then its really good deal. The power along with good torque will be very useful in pushing the performace of Fabia.

But, already Fabia is priced on the higher side, then what will be cost of 1.9D. To really get volume it must be priced at some thoughtful levels and not in SX4, Verna segment.

jkdas · 6th May 2008, 08:38

The 1.9 from Skoda? and price it at 9lac?

jerish666 · 6th May 2008, 08:43

Let them fix an attractive price.Engine must be same as octavia 1.9Tdi.

ashthedivx · 6th May 2008, 09:21

Skoda Fabia Fate is purely dependent on the prices offered with the new engine in the hood.

maxbhp · 6th May 2008, 09:33

I Dont think thats a right move by skoda coz thecar was never underpowered. Its unrefined and to address that its quite impossible as the clatter is really loud , there is a limit to what sound dampers can work.
1.9D is a great engine but really is it needed in this ? More over they need to localise and get the pricing of the car more to a reasonable level instead of making effort to upgrade engine options.
If they can reduce the price of the car by plonking in another engine , they should do it and not upgrading into a better more expensive engine.

shuvd · 6th May 2008, 10:01

If the engine in question is the 1.9TDi, then perhaps the pricing would not be too crazy. This engine has been here for a long time and should not be a very expensive proposition. But, if its the 1.9PD, God help us. Rather, God help Skoda!
The TDi makes more sense. Don't think they will continue the Octavia for long. And since the setup is already in place, why not plonk the work horse in the Fabia? 90bhp @ 4000 and 210nm @ 1900.. Add a tuning box and you are ready to rock!!

karanraheja · 6th May 2008, 10:01

I think they should launch the Sedan version of the Fabia with the 1.9 TDI and price it at 9 lacs OTR with the goodies. But the biggest question is will Skoda price it at that level. I can hear a lot of NO's.

GTO · 6th May 2008, 10:11

If the news is true, I am pleasantly surprised by Skoda's quick response. A rare pat on the back to them. The Fabia always deserved a better engine at that price. Even the 1.9D with the Octavias output will do just fine. They will surely think of the Laura's limited output before launching the 105 KW variant.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellspawn

If the 1.4 diesel fabia costs around 7lacs,i wonder how much the 1.9tdi variant cost unless skoda is using economies of scale to bring down costs.

I presume they'd be sensible enough to do away with the three cylinder altogether.

CBlazer · 6th May 2008, 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

The source is trusted . So Expect it to be here latest by the year end.

I've heard this too. They should bring in the new engine very soon. I would expect them to increase the localization in the current Fabia, plus plonk in the bigger engine and keep the prices unchanged. IMHO, people should stop buying the Fabias with the 1.4 TDI given the high price.

But knowing Skoda, don't be surprised if they sell the 1.9 (obviously priced higher) along with the current 1.4 TDI.

Quote:

Originally Posted by karanraheja

I think they should launch the Sedan version of the Fabia with the 1.9 TDI and price it at 9 lacs OTR with thegoodies.

I don't think Skoda launched a sedan version of the new Fabia in 2007. They sell the hatchback and the estate (which I really liked) in the UK.

6th May 2008, 00:32	#1 (permalink)
abhinav.gupta88 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 628 View My Garage	New Engine powering the Fabia Soon Hey guys. Great news for hatch lovers The Skoda Fabia will soon get a 1.9 Diesel engine ( 4 Cylinder ) A Friend of mine had a skoda dealership and he has driven the 1.9 and told me about it At first the Hatch was to be launched as a 1.9 and not 1.4. But then better late than never The source is trusted . So Expect it to be here latest by the year end. __________________ VTEC NHC AND RED SKODA OCTAVIA vRs (LAAL PARI) WHY IS EVERYTHING ELSE SO SLOW !!! --------------------------- -=]\|Do The Dew\|[=-

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blue2ki BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: city of ghosts Posts: 181 View My Garage	engine specs for the 1.9? any news __________________ do right and fear no man...

6th May 2008, 01:35	#4 (permalink)
blue2ki BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: city of ghosts Posts: 181 View My Garage	wikipedia says the 1.9 TD has a 78kW(105hp) output. would be really great if that turns out to be true, lovely power to weight ratio. bad times for the getz then __________________ do right and fear no man...

6th May 2008, 03:31	#5 (permalink)
hellspawn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,494 View My Garage	If the 1.4 diesel fabia costs around 7lacs,i wonder how much the 1.9tdi variant cost unless skoda is using economies of scale to bring down costs. __________________ Kenwood KDC-X8529,IPaul 4.300,Image Dynamics CTX65cs,IDQ15 If you try,and succeed at first, try not to look astonished.

6th May 2008, 03:39	#6 (permalink)
blue2ki BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: city of ghosts Posts: 181 View My Garage	yup yup that wil be interesting, skoda does have weird prices __________________ do right and fear no man...

6th May 2008, 01:02	#2 (permalink)
PatienceWins BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 931 View My Garage	Thats great news!! I wish this vehicle was there when I was looking out. The only disappointing feature in Fabia is its engine. With 1.9 D it would be a pleasure to drive. Hope they would not price it abnormally!!

6th May 2008, 08:38	#8 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,234 View My Garage	The 1.9 from Skoda? and price it at 9lac? __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

6th May 2008, 08:43	#9 (permalink)
jerish666 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 588	Let them fix an attractive price.Engine must be same as octavia 1.9Tdi. __________________ Jerry's

6th May 2008, 09:21	#10 (permalink)
ashthedivx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 334 Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Skoda Fabia Fate is purely dependent on the prices offered with the new engine in the hood.

6th May 2008, 09:33	#11 (permalink)
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: CCK Posts: 1,113 View My Garage	I Dont think thats a right move by skoda coz thecar was never underpowered. Its unrefined and to address that its quite impossible as the clatter is really loud , there is a limit to what sound dampers can work. 1.9D is a great engine but really is it needed in this ? More over they need to localise and get the pricing of the car more to a reasonable level instead of making effort to upgrade engine options. If they can reduce the price of the car by plonking in another engine , they should do it and not upgrading into a better more expensive engine. __________________ Its not what you drive but how you drive that matters !

6th May 2008, 10:01	#12 (permalink)
shuvd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 807 View My Garage	If the engine in question is the 1.9TDi, then perhaps the pricing would not be too crazy. This engine has been here for a long time and should not be a very expensive proposition. But, if its the 1.9PD, God help us. Rather, God help Skoda! The TDi makes more sense. Don't think they will continue the Octavia for long. And since the setup is already in place, why not plonk the work horse in the Fabia? 90bhp @ 4000 and 210nm @ 1900.. Add a tuning box and you are ready to rock!! __________________ I (still) feel the need...the NEED for SPEED

6th May 2008, 10:01	#13 (permalink)
karanraheja BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 805	I think they should launch the Sedan version of the Fabia with the 1.9 TDI and price it at 9 lacs OTR with the goodies. But the biggest question is will Skoda price it at that level. I can hear a lot of NO's. __________________ Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

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