Tiptronic

[skodayouth]

Has anyone here driven the tiptronic 1.6 yet?

Given that it comes with uprated braking and standard ESP it looks very good value!

Has anyone driven one, I was just wondering about the performance penalty/Fuel Economy and performance,

Not looking to change just yet (need to get rid of the Getz first) so hopefully a handful of used ones will be around by then

[gingertone]

New boy to the site, so greetings to fellow Fabia worshipers.

Just completed first 500 miles in Fabia3 1.6 Tiptronic after 6 years running a Fabia 1.4 Automatic with very few problems. There is no comparison between the old and new, this is a FAR better motor to drive, especially in 3 trim with all the toys on. Still running in, but the motor seems to have plenty of pull and spends most of the time in 5th & 6th gear which should help petrol economy. The lower gears seem a bit too low to me, but apart from that unless you're watching the display you don't know when the box has changed so the tiptronic hasn't had a great deal of use yet but it's certainly a nice way to shift gear if you want to. Not had cruise control before, but if like me you've got a few points on you licence then its going to get a lot of use. Fit and finish just as good with some nice little extras thrown in. Its certainly worth comparing what you get in the 3 spec before buying as I couldn't find anything close for the price.

I would be interested to hear the views of anyone thats done a few more miles than me, or help out if I can if anyone has any specific questions.

[skodayouth]

Originally Posted by gingertone

New boy to the site, so greetings to fellow Fabia worshipers.

Just completed first 500 miles in Fabia3 1.6 Tiptronic after 6 years running a Fabia 1.4 Automatic with very few problems. There is no comparison between the old and new, this is a FAR better motor to drive, especially in 3 trim with all the toys on. Still running in, but the motor seems to have plenty of pull and spends most of the time in 5th & 6th gear which should help petrol economy. The lower gears seem a bit too low to me, but apart from that unless you're watching the display you don't know when the box has changed so the tiptronic hasn't had a great deal of use yet but it's certainly a nice way to shift gear if you want to. Not had cruise control before, but if like me you've got a few points on you licence then its going to get a lot of use. Fit and finish just as good with some nice little extras thrown in. Its certainly worth comparing what you get in the 3 spec before buying as I couldn't find anything close for the price.

I would be interested to hear the views of anyone thats done a few more miles than me, or help out if I can if anyone has any specific questions.

lol, where did you drag this post up from!

Iv'e bought one now anyway

[gingertone]

So what do you think about it?

[skodayouth]

Originally Posted by gingertone

So what do you think about it?

I feel that they have finally given the Fabia a decent automatic gearbox, the one in the original Fabia was slow and thirsty. I think that the sort of market that Skoda target are probably quite partial to automatics so I think the decision to put in a proper 6 speed tiptronic will pay off big time

What I love most about it is that it always tends to be in a gear suitable for speed/throttle e.t.c, my old Hyundai Getz used to just rev the engine on the torque converter, so it never really felt like you were connected to the road

The Sport mode doesen't just liven things up a bit, theres a definate and noticable difference in the way it drives, and the tiptronic mode is good but will still change gears for you if you hold your foot to the floor

I'm getting good MPG and performance as well as a comfortable and smooth ride

So Basically I love it

[gingertone]

Fully agree with you now that I've done a few more miles. What MPG are you getting, I'm only getting just over 30 around town at the moment, but motor is probably still tight- love the cruise control.

[skodayouth]

Originally Posted by gingertone

Fully agree with you now that I've done a few more miles. What MPG are you getting, I'm only getting just over 30 around town at the moment, but motor is probably still tight- love the cruise control.

I get mid 20's for very short/heavy traffic journeys, 30 odd for average driving and about 35-37 on longer journeys, which I dont think is to bad

[Dan]

I get about 17 for very short journeys and 34-35 for the longest joruney I tend to do which is for about 12 miles at around 50mph for much of the journey.

I've only done about 600miles in 11 weeks.

I agree that the cruise control is excellent.

[Fabpreza]

How are you all doing with your 1.6 Tiptronics after a few miles ?

My retired mum's mk1 2.0 petrol Fabia is coming up to 5 years old (still only 25k on it!) and she's starting to talk about wanting an automatic.

Still think the 2.0 is massively under-rated but I reckon the 1.6Tip makes sense for her now.

Thanks

[d96em]

I'm very happy with my car. Got a Fabia Elegance with the automatic gearbox in February, have done just short of 4000 km so far. The gearbox works really well, shifts are smooth and quick and the economy is just a joy. Ok, my previous car was a rather thirsty SAAB 9-3 automatic with a 205 bhp turbo-charged engine, so I guess the economy being tons better didn't really come as that much of a surprise. The parking sensors are useful and well worth the extra cost, as are the cornering lights. The low tyre pressure warning I don't know about yet, but if it works I guess it can come in handy (didn't spec that one, they added it anyway).

Only thing I've noticed so far that I don't really like is the cruise control. It works well when you find your preferred speed and engage the control to keep it, and when you adjust it slightly with the +/- buttons. But, and here I'm comparing to the SAAB again, when you disengage the cruise control and want to resume speed, it goes Michael Schumacher on you.. :/
See, the SAAB would compare current speed to the previously stored speed that I wanted it to resume, and would then adjust acceleration accordingly. If the difference was large, it would accelerate quicker at first, but it would never "floor it". It was always incredibly smooth. The Skoda, on the other hand, immediately kicks down and tries to hit red on the rev counter. Not very smooth, not very quiet, not very comfortable. Even if the speed difference is as small as a few kph, it just HAS to get there as quickly as possible, hence the kickdown and flooring of the virtual gas pedal. I don't like that. I wonder if it could be fixed by a SW upgrade at the shop?

[WW_VRS]

It is the same on the Mk1 Fabia

[Dmac1969]

No , but in other countries they still use Classic , Ambiente and Elegance instead of 1 , 2 and 3 for the new Fabia.

[d96em]

Originally Posted by Dmac1969

No , but in other countries they still use Classic , Ambiente and Elegance instead of 1 , 2 and 3 for the new Fabia.

Ok, so that's what all these numbers are
It doesn't seem to be a 1-1 relationship though, as far as I can tell from other posts here, stuff like for instance rear disc brakes, ESP and third headrest aren't included in the 3? Here, those are all standard in all specs (except the brakes which are drums in the 1.2 l version)

[skodayouth]

Originally Posted by d96em

Ok, so that's what all these numbers are
It doesn't seem to be a 1-1 relationship though, as far as I can tell from other posts here, stuff like for instance rear disc brakes, ESP and third headrest aren't included in the 3? Here, those are all standard in all specs (except the brakes which are drums in the 1.2 l version)

In this country the Fabia Tiptronic comes as standard with rear discs, esp and tyre pressure monitoring, do they do this in sweden too?

[d96em]

Originally Posted by skodayouth

In this country the Fabia Tiptronic comes as standard with rear discs, esp and tyre pressure monitoring, do they do this in sweden too?

The discs and esp are standard, regardless of gearbox. The TPM I think is optional, but I got one despite not ordering it so either they just screwed up at the plant or it is in fact standard and they just didn't mention that when I specced my car.

I'm thinking the 1/2/3 or Classic/Ambiente/Elegance stuff don't really reveal much about standard equipment, other than suggesting that 3 is better equipped than 1, for example. Comparing between countries, you quickly realise that there are a heap of differences - Swedish cars are always equipped with heated seats and corrosion protection coating because of our weather conditions, whereas German cars very seldom are. Danish cars are often stripped clean of extras (because of their ridiculous taxes, they need to keep pre-tax prices at an absolute minimum).
I'm still curious though over why they decided to name the different equipment packages differently. It's not like there's a badge anywhere on the car, mine really only says Elegance in the title. Might as well have been a simple "3".