Skoda Fabia named What Car? Car of the Year
Presented at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane last night, the Fabia’s overall win marks 15 years since it picked up the same title in 2000. The supermini beat a shortlist of 25 other models to take the title.
Judges praised the perfoamance and efficiency of the Fabia’s 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine, and its ability to beat the Fiesta and Polo for space and practicality, as well as useful technology including a 6.5-inch touchscreen and Mirrorlink smartphone integration.
What Car? editor, Jim Holder, said: ‘The Fabia is a fully deserved winner of our most sought after award – not just because of the fact it is a well-equipped and practical small car, but also because of the big name rivals it has disposed of in the process.
‘We’ve driven and evaluated all of its rivals and, whichever way you cut it, the Fabia is the most rounded small car on sale in the UK today.’
A full list of the 16 category winners can be seen at http://www.whatcar.com/awards.
Alex Grant
Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
