Business review: Skoda Fabia GreenLine

Lem Bingley
clock • 5 min read

Aerodynamic tweaks, skinny tyres and a modified gearbox bring big fuel savings for Skoda’s budget baby

In television adverts for the Skoda Fabia, a team of white-aproned bakers construct the car using sponge cake and icing sugar. The real thing is not exactly a confection to look at nor particularly sweet...

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