Skoda today launched another variant of its flagship product Fabia. Fabia which is already available with two engine options – 1.4L petrol and 1.4L diesel is now being launched with a lower displacement 1.2L engine. The 3-cylinder,1.2L petrol engine produces 70bhp and is expected to return better fuel economy figures. Skoda has clocked an impressive sales figure of 3,500 Fabia’s till April 2008. But this figure is nowhere near the sales of Maruti Suzuki’s swift. Skoda hopes the 1.2L Fabia(priced in the similar range of swift) will bring some swift customers to its fold. This new Fabia comes in the price band of Rs.486,795 and Rs.580,174. Fabia 1.2L MPI comes in three variants – active,classic and ambiente. Fabia 1.2 MPI will be available in colours such as candy white, cappuccino beige, brilliant silver, magic black, satin grey, corrida red, tangerine orange.
Update: A 1.2 litre engine with 4-valves per cylinder and a double overhead cam (DOHC) producing 70 bhp of maximum power at 5400rpm and maximum torque of 108Nm at 3000rpm powers the Fabia. According to Skoda, the 1.2L fabia can reach 100Kmph in 14.9s and has a maximum speed of 163 km/hr.