Video: Skoda Creates A Whole Fabia Made From Sweets!

Skoda wants the new Fabia to be "one of your favourite things." To really prove to you how totally "sweet" this car is, Skoda gathered the country's finest chocolatiers, bakers and bricklayers to help create a life delicious size version of the Fabia with cake and candy. According to the Czech manufacture, "rivets were for raisins, metal for marzipan and spark plugs for sugar." The process was captured on a TV advertisement that aired in the UK on May 17, 2007. We wonder, will a concept like this make people buy the car, or just make everyone hungry?

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Brisk RS 01 WRC: Prodrive Developed Skoda Fabia Coupe With A 500Hp 2.0TFSI Engine

Apparently this isn’t a typical road-going Skoda; it’s a unique rally car created by Czech spark-plug manufacture Brisk in collaboration with Prodrive. Albeit Brisk’s spec-sheet is available only in Czech, it doesn’t take a nuclear physicist to make ends meet. Based on a first generation Fabia, the RS 01 WRC gets a coupe body that actually doesn’t look half-bad and a supped-up 2.0TFSI engine -yes, the same as in the VW Golf GTI and Audi S3 models among others, producing 500Hp @ 7.800 rpm and 600Nm @ 3.700 rpm. Combine that with a weight of just 1.000kg or 2.200 pounds and the 2.7 sec time for the 0 to 100km/h (62mph) that Brisk announces makes (some) sense.

According to the Czech spark-plug manufacture, the RS 01 WRC is ready to be tested in rallies both nationally and abroad. In addition, Brisk says that promotional events and test drives for journalists and the general public have been planned for the immediate future. -Full Image gallery and the specs after the jump

SPECIFICATIONS: BRISK RS O1 WRC

Sportovní závodní automobil určený pro automobilové soutěže s konstrukcí podle řádu FIA, přílohy J, bez homologace. Celá konstrukce vozu vychází z koncernových dílů Škoda a VW.

KAROSERIE

Typ karoserie - samonosná, ocelová, tvořená příhradlovou konstrukcí

z vysokopevnostních ocelových trubek,

doplněná o panely z kevlaru, karbonu a skelného laminátu.

MOTOR

Typ - zážehový, přeplňovaný výfukovým turbodmychadlem,

se samostatným obtokovým ventilem, sekvenční dvojité

vstřikování paliva, bezdotykové zapalování

Zapalovací svíčky - BRISK Racing DOR 1O DS EVO 2

Zdvihový objem motoru ( cm3 ) - 1998

Počet válců - 4

Max. výkon ( kW/k/ot/min ) - 368 / 500 / 7800

Max. točivý moment ( Nm/ot/min ) - 600 / 3700

Příprava směsi - sekvenční dvojité vstřikování

Přeplňovací tlak ( MPa ) - 2,5

PŘEVODOVÉ ÚSTROJÍ

Typ převodovky - sekvenční, přímo řazená, s posilovacími magnety

Počet převodových stupňů - 6

Spojka - suchá, dvoukotoučová, keramická

DYNAMIKA

Max. rychlost ( km/hod ) - 200

Zrychlení z O na 1OO km/h ( sec.) - 2,7

HMOTNOSTI

Pohotovostní hmotnost ( kg ) - 1000

ROZMĚRY

Celková délka ( mm ) - 4 002

Celková šířka ( mm ) - 1 890

Celková výška ( mm ) - 1 270

Rozvor ( mm ) - 2 500

Rozchod vpředu ( mm) - 1 670

Rozchod vzadu ( mm) - 1 620

PODVOZEK

Přední / zadní náprava - nezávislé zavěšení kol, trojúhelníková ramena,

pérování tlumiči Proflex

Přední / zadní brzdy - čtyřpístkové o průměru 330 mm /

čtyřpístkové o průměru 320 mm

všechny brzdy kotoučové, značky Porsche

Diferenciály - mezinápravový i pasivní nápravové s omezenou svorností

DALŠÍ VYBAVENÍ

18ti palcová kola, hasicí systém, bezpečnostní nádrž, intercom, vyspělá diagnostika pro snímání telemetrie - v první fázi na motoru, ve druhé fázi ve vývoji telemetrie podvozku.

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GENEVA: Skoda Fabia "bi-colour" concept

Well, not much of a concept since Skoda has announced that it’ll offer a white-painted roof for the new Fabia (photos below). Only difference is that this one draws its uniqueness due to the silver painted roof & mirror covers and the pearl-black body color. So, I guess at the Frankfurt show we’ll see a Fabia concept with a white colored roof "dressed" with the British err, sorry I mean the Czech flag? -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the press release and more photos

PRESS RELEASE

A Fabia concept car will present the design of the new model in an attractive elegant combination of colours in Geneva. In particular, the contrast between the black body with a pearl effect and the silver-painted roof is most impressive. Looking also very attractive indeed, a white-painted roof will be available for the new mass-produced Fabia.

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GENEVA: Skoda Fabia S2000

Along with the “civilian” version Skoda also presented a racing study of its second generation Fabia hatch. The Fabia S2000 has been designed to comply with the new FIA Rally Regulations so as to compete in the 2008 IRC (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). In accordance with the regulations, the 4WD Fabia S2000 is equipped with a two-litre, four-cylinder normally aspirated petrol engine that delivers 280Hp. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see additional images & the official press release

PRESS RELEASE: THESKODA RALLY CAR STUDY

Skoda is going to continue in the more than one hundred years old motor sport tradition (anniversary was celebrated in 2001). The concept car S2000 was presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007. It is an attractive demonstration of how the car producer will take up the great tradition again.

The S2000 is a concept car on the basis of the second generation Fabia Hatchback and has been designed to comply with the new FIA Rally Regulations. In accordance with the regulations, the car will have a two-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine.

The study Super 2000 exhibits fundamental benchmark data – 3,992 mm in length with a wheelbase of 2,486 mm correspond to the values of the new Fabia. A clear difference to the serial model, however, is the 4WD, the roll cage in the interior and further parts of the car in compliance with the regulations.

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Skoda Fabia vRS Special Edition

Question: What do you do when you have a bunch of models left on the shelf a few months before the next generation goes on sale?
Answer: You stick a "Special Edition" name-tag, throw in a couple of extras and cross your fingers hoping buyers will go for it...

PRESS RELEASE: Skoda Unleashes Special Edition Fabia vRS

Question: what’s blue and red on the outside, black on the inside and excellent value for money?
Answer: the stunning new Škoda Fabia vRS Special Edition. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the rest of the press release

To celebrate the fourth and final year of one of the UK’s best-loved diesel pocket rockets, Skoda has produced 1,000 Special Edition vRS’ featuring individually numbered black leather seats, sporty red callipers and Race Blue metallic paint – the only colour available and the first time it’s been offered on Fabia.

In addition to this – and the impressive spec already offered on vRS models - the Special Edition also benefits from cruise control, ‘sunset’ glass and a six-disc CD changer. You can even choose the number you want on your seats (001-1,000). However, this is on a first come first served basis.

Prices for the limited run start at £12,990 (standard vRS’ cost £12,375). Not only does this compare favourably to similar models from rival manufacturers, but it also represents outstanding value when you consider that the extra equipment included would otherwise cost over £2,000.

Buyers will still find the highly-acclaimed 1.9 TDI engine with its 130bhp and 310Nm of torque under the bonnet. The plucky powerplant not only dispatches the sprint to 62mph in 9.5 seconds on its way to a 128mph top speed, but is also capable of returning over 64mpg on the extra urban cycle.

Nearly 11,000 Fabia vRS’ have been sold in the UK since the sporty model’s introduction back in 2003. Now in its final year, the frugal yet feisty favourite will be phased out during 2007.

The all-new Fabia hatchback goes on sale in May with the new vRS derivative expected sometime in 2008.

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2007 Skoda Fabia – Full Image Gallery

VW’s Czech subsidiary just released a full image gallery of the 2007 Fabia. As we forecasted at the initial presentation of Skoda’s new supermini in December, the new Fabia’s dashboard comes straight from the new Roomster. Also, the new set of pictures reveal that Skoda will be offering the Fabia with a… white colored rooftop! Of course, that has nothing to do with the fact that the Fabia draws it looks from the Suzuki Swift which, as we all know, is inspired from the MINI… (Continued – Click Read More to see the full image gallery)

The world premiere of the new generation of the Skoda Fabia will take place at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2007. This will be followed by its launch in the European markets. Production of the bodywork versions, the Fabia Estate and the Fabia Sedan of the first generation will be continued.

DECEMBER PRESS RELEASE: THE NEW SKODA FABIA HATCHBACK – THE SUCCESSOR OF THE SUCCESSFUL COMPACT AUTOMOBILE NOW PRESENTS ITSELF

The new Skoda Fabia is characterized by all of the core values, which have made more than 1.5 million customers buy the first generation – and this has been further developed even further by Skoda. In its class, the Fabia is the vehicle with the largest knee and headroom in the rear. The occupants in the front traditionally enjoy a great deal of space.

The total length of the new Fabia has, thanks to the new design of the front bumper, increased. With its external measurements (3992 mm x 1642 mm x 1498 mm) the new Skoda Fabia hatchback is among the largest in its class. The effectively usable space offers the occupants more space both in the front seats and in the rear. The boot has a basic capacity of 300 litres, and, when the rear seats are folded down, increases to 1163 litres.

In addition to its extraordinary reliability, spaciousness, its excellent driving properties, the safe construction and the outstanding price-performance ratio, there is also a wide range offered in bodywork external colours with its fresh design and coupled with a combination of high-quality materials and colours in the interior. The Fabia also exhibits further improvements in the sector of safety. New: passengers on the front and the rear seats are protected by head airbags. In the rear, a child’s seat can be affixed with a top-tether belt which limits the forward movement of the upper part of the child’s seat in the event of a head-on collision.

State-of-the-art technologies, such as, for example, virtual reality, were applied in the development and the construction of the automobile and its equipment. And with this new model, Skoda is also providing the possibility of ordering the six-gear automatic Tiptronic transmission for the smallest of its models instead of the five-gear manual transmission, electronically controlled Climatronic air conditioning, or head airbags. In the field of communication technologies, the new Fabia provides a modern, innovative preparation for the GSM telephone with Bluetooth, or the audio system with the possibility of connecting external units such as MP3 players or iPod.

A total of seven engines will be available fort he new Fabia – four petrol and three diesel engines. Both of the popular three-cylinder petrol engines now have increased performance and provide the car with more elasticity.

Petrol Engines - Diesel Engines:
1.2 HTP/44 kW - 1.4 TDI PD/51 kW
1.2 12V HTP/51 kW - 1.4 TDI PD/59 kW (also with DPF)
1.4 16V/63 kW - 1.9 TDI PD/77 kW (also with DPF)
1.6 16V/77 kW (also with automatic transmission)

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