2022 Skoda Fabia Moose Test Ends With Traffic Cone Carnage

km77.com had the opportunity of testing a base specification fitted with 15-inch alloys and 185/65 tires. Instead of high-quality rubber, we’re actually dealing with a low-resistance compound that doesn’t fare well in terms of hard braking and high-speed evasive maneuvers. The Continental EcoContact 6 offers 15 percent less rolling resistance and 20 percent higher mileage than the EcoContact 5, hence the Fabia’s so-and-so moose test performance.

The Spanish motoring publication made the first entrance at 79 kilometers per hour (49 miles per hour), hitting two cones in the process. The reactions of the supermini, however, were deemed good. At 75 kilometers per hour (47 miles per hour), a little oversteer hindered the second run. But on this occasion, no cones were hit. The test driver notes that the ESC came into action in a subtle and efficient way, almost unnoticeable although anyone who remembers how cars were before ESC can tell when ESC intervenes.

Unfortunately for the Fabia, it failed to stay clear of the cones at 76 kilometers per hour (47 miles per hour) even though the reactions were smooth and progressive. In truth, all modern superminis are fine at town speeds because of their small footprint and electronic nannies. With the notable exception of wider-tired hot hatchbacks like the Polo GTI and i20 N, all other subcompacts are meh in terms of high-speed maneuverability.

Currently listed from 339,000 koruny back home in the Czech Republic, which is $15,050 at current exchange rates, the Fabia is exclusively offered with small-displacement mills. The engine in this car is the most basic of the lot, the free-breathing 1.0 MPI that puts out 80 metric ponies (make that 79 horsepower) and 95 Nm (70 pound-feet) at 3,000 revolutions per minute.