Spy Pics (Pune): Some New Sedan comin our way !!!!

merve_extreme · 21st May 2005, 01:43

i got that car it is definately not the new Skoda Octavia but the Skoda fabia.

2005 Skoda Octavia

Spy shot photo

2005 Skoda Fabia

and the biggest clues is the fuel lid.see this on 2005 Octavia.

the taillights edge also dois not match with the round visible edge in the spy pic.if it was octavia then the left end of the tail light must not be visible.belive me i am sure it is the fabia 3-box version that Skoda was going to launch in mid-2005.i think they have changed the rear bumper(made it taller) and taillight design a bit for india.

pics copyright:germancarfans.com

v1p3r · 21st May 2005, 01:49

Not a new Sonata or a Civic, that's for sure!

All RHD Octavias seem to have the lid on the right, and vice-versa. So my vote goes to the new Skoda Octavia.

The hatchback you saw could be the Toyota Yaris. Atleast two have been spotted in Bangalore.

gr8guzzler · 21st May 2005, 01:52

Guyz...i think its a Fabia now...compare these 2 pics

gr8guzzler · 21st May 2005, 01:56

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

i got that car it is definately not the new Skoda Octavia but the Skoda fabia.

Hey Merve....that's a cool post...yeah it is a Fabia....

merve_extreme · 21st May 2005, 02:00

i think now time has come for the city to say goodbye to the topspot on the sales chart.

gr8guzzler · 21st May 2005, 02:34

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

i think now time has come for the city to say goodbye to the topspot on the sales chart.

Only if Skoda comes out with some agressive pricing. In all the reviews I have read....the expected price was mentioned as 8.0-8.5 Lacs...at that price the Fabia would not really trouble City.....

nishant_kingpin · 21st May 2005, 02:40

Hey team there still are some small things that indicate it to be the Octy than the fabia. Look at the door handles, in boh the pics that guzzler and merve posted, the Fabia shows black door handles. Also the boot top resembles the golden octy pic. But am not sure now

Beemer · 21st May 2005, 02:43

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Originally Posted by nishant_kingpin

But am not sure now

Yes even i am confused . May be its a blend of both .lol.

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

i think now time has come for the city to say goodbye to the topspot on the sales chart.

I wish it happensooner than later , but it may take time for people to get used to the design of the fabia .

p.s If the NHC's design can be a hit in india , i dont see any reason why fabia can't be a smash hit , but ya all depends on the pricing .

hawkeye · 21st May 2005, 02:43

I too guess thats the new Octy. May be with a 1.9 PDi wooww!!!

merve_extreme · 21st May 2005, 02:51

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Originally Posted by nishant_kingpin

Hey team there still are some small things that indicate it to be the Octy than the fabia. Look at the door handles, in boh the pics that guzzler and merve posted, the Fabia shows black door handles. Also the boot top resembles the golden octy pic. But am not sure now

what the door handles?they come in body color in to versions.also see the shape of the Furl lid.it cannot be an octy.the rear lights are simply not similar.and also were is the sharp ridge on the side.to remove that one will have to condiderably change the dies.if u see very minutely even the door in new octavia is not flared as with the one in the picture.the tires also seem too small and skiny for the octavia.the picture is take from the rear quater hence it looks big.

anyways only time will tell.

SMG · 21st May 2005, 03:46

How long will it take to reach show rooms?

Mpower · 21st May 2005, 04:18

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

i got that car it is definately not the new Skoda Octavia but the Skoda fabia.
2005 Skoda Octavia

Spy shot photo

2005 Skoda Fabia
the taillights edge also dois not match with the round visible edge in the spy pic.if it was octavia then the left end of the tail light must not be visible.belive me i am sure it is the fabia 3-box version that Skoda was going to launch in mid-2005.i think they have changed the rear bumper(made it taller) and taillight design a bit for india.

pics copyright:germancarfans.com

Merve, you did an extremely good analysis, but look closely at the angle of the rear windsheild. Its extremely raked in the cammo car but much more upright in the Fabia sedan. Therefore the cammo car is NOT the Fabia sedan.

X-Machine · 21st May 2005, 05:19

It looks more like the 2005 Skoda Octy.But the fuel-lid on the left side says a different story altogether......

X

Revvmaster · 21st May 2005, 07:31

Notice the tail-lamp cluster. In the spy pic it ends way before the bumper. Now compare the Octavia with the Fabia pic. The Fabia tail-lamp cluster ends where the bumper begins, while the Octy doesn't.

Also the spy pic, as MPower mentioned shows the windshield to be more raked, which isn't the case in the Fabia.

Looks like the A5 Octy to me.

Revv

ajmat · 21st May 2005, 09:08

I think its an Octy, the camera angles look a bit distorted.

focus saloon has a third window

21st May 2005, 01:43	#31
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	i got that car it is definately not the new Skoda Octavia but the Skoda fabia. 2005 Skoda Octavia Spy shot photo 2005 Skoda Fabia and the biggest clues is the fuel lid.see this on 2005 Octavia. the taillights edge also dois not match with the round visible edge in the spy pic.if it was octavia then the left end of the tail light must not be visible.belive me i am sure it is the fabia 3-box version that Skoda was going to launch in mid-2005.i think they have changed the rear bumper(made it taller) and taillight design a bit for india. pics copyright:germancarfans.com Last edited by merve_extreme : 21st May 2005 at 01:52.
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21st May 2005, 01:49	#32
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,365 Thanked: 7,507 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Not a new Sonata or a Civic, that's for sure! All RHD Octavias seem to have the lid on the right, and vice-versa. So my vote goes to the new Skoda Octavia. The hatchback you saw could be the Toyota Yaris. Atleast two have been spotted in Bangalore.
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21st May 2005, 01:52	#33
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Guyz...i think its a Fabia now...compare these 2 pics
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21st May 2005, 02:00	#35
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	i think now time has come for the city to say goodbye to the topspot on the sales chart.
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21st May 2005, 02:40	#37
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Hey team there still are some small things that indicate it to be the Octy than the fabia. Look at the door handles, in boh the pics that guzzler and merve posted, the Fabia shows black door handles. Also the boot top resembles the golden octy pic. But am not sure now
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21st May 2005, 02:43	#39
hawkeye BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 189 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	I too guess thats the new Octy. May be with a 1.9 PDi wooww!!!
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21st May 2005, 03:46	#41
SMG BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 72 Thanked: 119 Times	How long will it take to reach show rooms?
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21st May 2005, 05:19	#43
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	It looks more like the 2005 Skoda Octy.But the fuel-lid on the left side says a different story altogether...... X
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21st May 2005, 07:31	#44
Revvmaster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,189 Thanked: 98 Times	Notice the tail-lamp cluster. In the spy pic it ends way before the bumper. Now compare the Octavia with the Fabia pic. The Fabia tail-lamp cluster ends where the bumper begins, while the Octy doesn't. Also the spy pic, as MPower mentioned shows the windshield to be more raked, which isn't the case in the Fabia. Looks like the A5 Octy to me. Revv
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21st May 2005, 09:08	#45
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,215 Thanked: 31,651 Times View My Garage	I think its an Octy, the camera angles look a bit distorted. focus saloon has a third window
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