Skoda Unveils Three Fabia Design Studies in Geneva

Skoda Fabia vRS design study at Geneva 2009

Possible Fabia vRS in Disguise?

By Thami Masemola
March 5, 2009 11:52 PM
Filed Under: Concept Car, Design, European, Geneva Motor Show, Skoda

A possible future Fabia vRS was unveiled by Skoda at the Geneva Motor Show as one of three Fabia concepts. The Fabia Sport Design Concept could point the direction for the Fabia vRS which is partially inspired by Skoda's S2000 rally car. It is expected that the new vRS will appear some time in 2010.

Skoda did not spell out any details for the concept which is an unusual thing to do. Thus only speculation will have to do for the time being. Power could come from the 1.4-litre turbo engine supplied by Skoda parent Volkswagen. That motor would give the vRS 180 horses (134kW) to play with.

The Sport Design is styled to the hilt with elements like dark chrome on the front grille, darkened headlights, black alloy wheels, a front apron, side skirts, a roof spoiler and a two-tone exterior paint job. On top of all that it gets a rear apron with a integrated diffuser.

The interior only hints at sportiness but doesn't go full-out. The two-tone red (more like maroon) and black trimmings are set as background against features such as a sports steering wheel, aluminum pedals, sports seats and a sports manual gear lever. It looks as though the next VW Polo GTI will have its hands pretty occupied trying to fend off in-house rivals like the next Fabia vRS and Seat Ibiza Cupra.

Also on display, perhaps to help the vRS blend in, are two more Fabia "design studies" of which one is a minty green Fabia Scout. As for the third, we're not sure, Since Skoda was so tight lipped about it.

 

Source: carscoop.blogspot.com and imotormag.co.uk

Comments

kimbo
March 6, 2009 12:13 AM
I love the looks, I hate everything else.

Michael
March 6, 2009 7:03 AM
The new Fabia design was kinda dissapointing for me. Its cousins Polo and Ibiza are more beautiful. The red&black Fabia in the pictures above seems to be an attempt to show that Fabia could look nice. But I hope the next vRS will be really based on S2000. Otherwise I think it would not have any chance to compete with Seat Ibiza Cupra and next Polo GTI as far as design and stabilty (Fabia is taller and narrower than the other two). As far as Fabia Scout is concerned, I think it is not attractive at all and it will not sell very well.

ShinyG
March 6, 2009 9:06 AM
So where's the "potential" vRS in this!? All I see are some cheap bolt on extensions to the bodywork covered up in a tacky looking paint job. If Skoda is trying to "pull a Porsche" here, i.e. making only slight modifications to the body work for the high end versions so only "connaisseurs" will be able to spot them; then they are going the wrong way, because there is no such thing as a "Skoda connaisseur"...

Razz
March 7, 2009 1:16 PM
Honestly, i like how they made this game of colours, it look like a pretty Fabia (the usual one is so ugly) but i still don't understand what's with this waiting .. from 2007 to 2010 are 3 years, they killed a succesful model for this time and now they don't give at least a detail? Shame of you Skoda, i am a skoda owner.

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