200bhp "Fabia vRS+" coming?

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:38 pm

Apparently so:
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=400045

It's "confirmed" about halfway through the thread.

Deek

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:29 pm

I already know of a 200bhp Fabia that's for sale...but it's a diesel, with 24k on the clock, Brembos, TT Comps, etc etc.

Not a blatant plug, honest!

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:27 pm

Wouldn't 200 bhp make it faster than both the upcoming Polo GTI (no real shocker) and even the Seat Ibiza what'sitcalled? Isn't Seat supposed to be the 'sporty' brand?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:30 pm

200bhp

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:34 pm

Seat seems to have lost its identity a bit with the new Leon and Toleado. They hardly appear sporting at first sight.

Although the new shape Leon that passed me on the M1 yesterday looked really good was it approached from the rear and passed by the side. It all fell apart with the eggcup-shaped rear end though. All, ihmo, of course

Also current-shap LCR is faster than MKV GTI, so I don't think it'd worry VW too much.

I should mention that there's a 100hp Fabia "Sport" coming as well.

Still - only four weeks until Geneva if this does turn up there. But far more important will be the 9N2 / 9NF unveilling...

Deek.

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:46 pm

Deek, what new Leon?

You mean the Altea?

The new Leon is to be released later on in the year.

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:51 pm

It was the one with the "normal" rear window profile -- not the "notched" one like the renault avantime? thingie.

I thought that was the new leon -- maybe I've got the two mixed up because, as far as I can tell - the rear window seems to be the only thing that's different about them.

Deek.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:58 pm

For comparison:

Altea:

New Toledo:

My guess was it was the Altea you saw? They're both very similar, but the Toledo is slightly bigger and sits a little lower, no?

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:23 pm

I know the Leon and Toledo were pretty much the same, like the Altea and New Toledo, but there is a new Leon on it's way too!

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:33 pm

So the next-gen Ibiza will look this way too, but a little smaller? How confusing if it does...... and I wonder if Seat have an Arosa replacement on the cards?

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:08 pm

No Arosa replacement, at all.

Ibiza replacement? Give it a few years yet!

ClublandPolo · Post by **ClublandPolo** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:45 am

i read in sum car mag that the new leon's goin2 hav roughly the same front as the altea and toledo. its a real shame cos all there cars r morphing in2 1

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:21 am

toXXin wrote:No Arosa replacement, at all.

I thought the VW Fox chassis was going to be used for an Arosa replacement?

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:24 pm

good time for an old skoda joke?

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:52 pm

that Skoda does sound interesting. shame they're only making 1500 of them though, I wonder if any will actually be RHD?