I'd go with the Skoda... they seem to have this magical ability to somehow build reliable vehicles with VW components.

@Mayank_Maximum

Жыл бұрын

And it looks more polo than polo Like fabia is the fabia is the real sussor of mk5 pol

@malrigby1

Жыл бұрын

We have the fabia love it

@rudraakshchauhan1172

9 ай бұрын

Skoda is the best of them 3

I am hiring a Seat Ibiza Xcellent. I am very impressed ( not easily impressed- my car is a Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0). The Seat is comfortable, quiet, nice interior, reasonably quick and brilliant handling. The steering is really direct and go cart like).

I own an Ibiza, the first car I bought. I just love the engine sound. It has a great sporty design and really smooth ride.

Fact-check time. There was a lot in the video that is not true. Firstly, you can easily add the adjustable boot floor in all 3 cars, so the Skoda Fabia can have that. Secondly, I advise you to watch some POV drives of these cars. As far as the Fabia is concerned, when you are driving at 85 mph, the revs are exactly the same. So, when you drive the 5-speed 95bhp model, or the 6-speed 110bhp model, or the 7-speed DSG automatic 110bhp model, at 85 mph the revs are 3000rpm for all the engine/gearbox combinations. So why is this? Well, the 5-speed has a very long 4th and 5th gear. 1st, 2nd and 3rd are quite peppy and the car is quick enough. The turbo and peak torque is available between 1600 and 3500 rpm. I had a look at the VW Polo on KZread on a POV drive and the 5-speed was the same as the Fabia at 85 mph. So this seems to be a standard on all three cars. However, when I saw the 6-speed Audi A1 110bhp, the engine did seem to be a little less busy at 85mph. But of course it is an Audi, so horrendously expensive and not any more reliable than the VW. And not too well-equipped either. For the VW Polo, Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia, The 110bhp 6-speed manual has its torque from 2000-3000 rpm, a much narrower band. So the 6-speed has 6 shorter gear ratios. Obviously, the DSG 7-speed has something similar, but as far as motorway cruising are concerned, then the engine is doing the same number of revs. Worth bearing in mind is that the 95 TSI has 175nm torque and the 110bhp has 200nm, not a huge difference. But the biggest difference is price. the 95tsi costs less than the 110bhp 6-speed, and a lot less than the DSG. There are long waiting lists now for the DSG due to semiconductor chips. But if you want a manual it should only be 2 to 3 months if you order the car. To sum up, the 95 tsi is the cheapest and the most economical. For most people, it will be enough. I drive a 59bhp Skoda Citigo, so for sure the 60% increase in torque is enough. I would buy a Skoda. I have had 2, no problems. They are cheaper, well built and somehow more reliable than Audi, Seat or VW. Don't know what they are doing in the factory in Mlada Boleslav, perhaps just screwing them more tightly together:) yes, I know that's not true but anyway...

@Dosclic98FPV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the accurate analysis. Yeah the 5 gear gearbox seems no not have much difference from the 6 Gear.

I'm a big Skoda Fabia fan, though I wouldn't contemplate an auto box (in fairness I've not much interest in any automatic transmission car). Terrific value for money, highly durable, good in the city, comfortable on the long motorway journeys. The current model looks good as well. Skoda all day for me.

My pick will always be the Skoda Fabia, the most practical car of the bunch.

Best new car purchase I've ever made. The 2020 Ibiza. In 15 months it's done nearly 50,000km flawlessly. Plus, I think it looks great.

@schrimpf

2 жыл бұрын

Best looking car! Good decision.

@andrewheyes564

2 жыл бұрын

Best looking car is easily the Fabia.

@MikeOxtolong

Жыл бұрын

Seat ibiza fr from 20 or 21 is far the best car

@richardcarnaby3398

Жыл бұрын

Seat with the dsg is a good motor and the best looking of these three

Would love to see this on the Golf, Leon and Scala. More videos like this please.

@MartinA-xh9ck

2 жыл бұрын

Octavia is on the same platform af the Leon and the Golf, Scala is in between polo and golf platform.

@JeffersMcJ

2 жыл бұрын

@@MartinA-xh9ck true, but the Octavia is a different type of hatchback, where the scala is more close in style to the golf and Leon plus has similar dimensions and boot space. The Octavia is a much bigger car in length and boot space.

@MU-we8hz

2 жыл бұрын

I have driven the Golf 8 and the Leon 2021, the Leon is everything the Gold should have been! What a awesome car.

@namelikeanyother885

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffersMcJ Buti t makes no sense to compare a lower tier car. You have to compare it against the Octavia even though we know the clear winner already. Honestly, I don't get why anyone still buys VW lol.

@nickmos1499

15 күн бұрын

And Audi A3 is also form the same platform.

Imma just take the Ibiza, more fun in the daily life, take my money.

I have a 2016 Polo with 6 manual gears and a 115hp engine, having that there’s no way I’d downgrade to 5 gears/95hp engine in the new polo, and pay the huge premium for it. I’d be the Seat for me, to me it looks even better too.

@tuomasheikkinen9251

2 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong but do you have a more powerful 1.2 TSI version? If you have the 1.2 TSI do you think that your car has worked perfectly with the higher tune? I have thought about ECU flashing my car to get it to around 120hp. I have the 105hp/6 gear version.

@reececollison5101

2 жыл бұрын

@@tuomasheikkinen9251 no I don’t actually, I have an SEL Polo with the most powerful version of the 1.0TSI and 6 gears 😄

@tuomasheikkinen9251

2 жыл бұрын

@@reececollison5101 wow that's awesome!

I have a 66 plate fabia monte carlo and I love it I prefer it over the ibiza and polo them new fabia is really nice to me it's the best interior plus u go further up the range u get so much more so skoda is the best end of

Obviously you’re not too bothered about true facts. The Fabia Colour Edition comes with reversing sensors as standard but not keyless entry, which is an option. It does have keyless start though. The best looking is by far the Skoda. It looks so classy. So it’s obviously a massive upgrade over the last Fabia. Easily my choice.

Did we ever get told the price of each model/range? On a small budget car price is important.

@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062

2 жыл бұрын

These are new cars mate. Nothing under 20k (€).

Very informative. Your reviews are as good as those by channels that have 10x or 20x your followers. I subscribed.

The Fabia looks the winner for me. Great price/quality.

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for voting

"Supermini" ? "Small and sensible" ? How autos have grown over the past two or three decades !

Skoda Fabia would be my choice. A have owned mk1 and mk3, they are the most practical cars I have ever driven.

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

I've owned 4 Skodas in the last 21 years. I'd be leaning towards the Skoda, even before I looked at or drove the others... I can't imagine what the issue was with the DSG box in the Fabia. The one I had in the Golf I had was excellent, with very smooth and quick changes. I could change the driver profile in my Golf though, with the option of Normal, Eco, Sport or the remaining one you could programme yourself... You could of course select gears yourself with the DSG if you wished, using it as a clutch-less manual box. The Sport option hung onto the gears too long for my liking... I stuck with Normal, and just let it get on with the job.

Fantastic review. I've seen good reviews for the Fabia and was towards the top of my list but now I can see the value in the Polo. But I'd get the beefier turbo or even the GTI.

I own an Ibiza, the 1.6L 4 cylinder engine it has a great engine sound and a good acceleration, i love it

Hi Rebecca, Great review. Slightly O/T but do you any good estates that sell Ferraris where I can also graze my pet newt?

I do not think you mentioned that the Skoda can be had with the 1.5 lt engine. sounds a good combination.

Skoda gets my vote nice and spacious nice runner fantastic video 👍

The SEAT Ibiza in Singapore is also available in 1.5 Turbo. I dunno why you guys don't carry that FR 1.5 Variant of the Ibiza.

Tbh the Polo would be my last pick. I strongly disagree with your 2 main argues in its favor which are quality inside and feeling of a big car. I have been in the 3 of them and both the Ibiza and the Fabia looks bigger from the outside and give more space while inside. About the quality, imo the Polo have some premium parts and some very cheap. It did not gave me a higher quality feeling than the others 2. Where the Polo takes it is with more equipments on the car without options. But no, this not justify the price difference.. you can have the same equipements in the Skoda for arround 1k€ of options while the prices between a Fabia and a Polo is 5k€ cheaper. To me if you want confort and space you go for the Fabia, if you want a dynamic small car for the Ibiza. You only go for the Polo if your ego push you to waste some money.

Please can you do a Hyundai i10 vs Kia Picanto comparison.

so how does polo have big car feeling when all these share the same base or at least are very similar in size?

I have the polo 95bhp auto. I absolutely love it. You have to learn to put your foot down slightly more than you’d expect to get the gears where you need them but once you’ve got the knack of it, it’s a hoot to drive. It does feel bigger than it is. Passengers often think I have the golf until they see the badge on the back. So much big car tech as well. It’s truly a grown up car but does have a cheeky side when you push it slightly. Also, the purple gets a lot of attention and compliments. I’ve got 60mpg on motorways too. Average high 40’s in day to day driving.

@portman8909

Жыл бұрын

The more recent Polo's have gotten a lot larger so that's probably why they thought it was a Golf.

The Polo has the most equipment, and if you spec the others to that level they actually get more expensive than the Polo. I like the way the Polo looks, so that’s the one I’d pick

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

it don’t have a reverse camera though

@oliverstemp9132

Жыл бұрын

@@piggyMcchav1 none of them do

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

@@oliverstemp9132 the seat does

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

@@oliverstemp9132 and you can get one in the vw

@oliverstemp9132

Жыл бұрын

@@piggyMcchav1 they are all optional

Looking at a fabia to replace my fiesta,you seem to get more for your money,options are priced well to,also the fabia is bit bigger to

I just went from a Leon mark 3 too a golf mark 7 and was surprised how different these feel. The golf feels a lot plusher thanks to some detailing like metal trim. It rides better at low speed, steering is much lighter. Sport was like the normal mode of the Leon. There's a decent difference between them then. Leon definitely felt sportier, golf more comfy. That adaptive cruise control is really good and the main reason I swapped brand as not available on the Leon. For everyday use golf is definitely better car, for a hoon I'd probably go for the seat. So it sounds quite similar to the superminis. The days of being able to get Skoda's for much less seem to have gone. 2nd hand Octavia estates were more than the Leon and similar price to golf with the right spec. Admittedly it is a bigger car but even so. Skoda now seems to major on practicality rather than price.

@TheEmperorOfTheWorld

2 жыл бұрын

The reason 2nd hand Octavias are more expensive than Golf or Leon is probably because they are a lot more reliable. It's the same reason why used Toyotas and Hondas keep their value so well

@paultasker7788

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEmperorOfTheWorld they should be fairly even as they share nearly all the same mechanicals although Skoda definitely has the better reputation for customer service. Reliability differences may well be more about who buys the cars, expectations and how they are used. Plus possibly some differences with electronics. No reason why an Octavia should be any more reliable than a Leon ST. The extra tech on the golf could cause more issues.

Is an Ibiza XCellence (without sport chassis) still less comfortable than the 2 others ? I wish I could associate the sporty look with a much comfortable ride

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

exactly what i want really don’t like the fact the seats and interior look so much better in the sport version than the XCellence would love the sport version with the reversing camera

All the same underneath. Which one would you pick ?

I don't understand this comparison. You have two manuals and one with a DSG box? Why not do all of them with a DSG?

As for the VW Group I always found the brands to be like this: Skoda: Practical. Seat: Sporty. Audi: Luxury. Volkswagen: Mixture of Sporty, Practical and Luxury.

Hi. Does the Seat Ibiza FR Sport come with parking sensors,reverse camera and stop/start button? Cheers Rob from Ireland.

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

rob i really need this answer too if you are correct they can take all of the money they want

FALSE INFORMATION! The Fabia does have an adjustable boot.

Dear Team, the video is good and informative but the background is too loud!

Seat the best looking, but Škoda is probably the best choice..

I personally would take all of them but if i had too choose it would be The Ibiza or Fabia,theyre just a bit more special :D

After testing them all lately and teaching people to drive in the polo and Ibiza , although both great cars I have now settled with the Skoda Fabia , based on space , comfort and just feeling the all round better car , out of the 3 I found the Ibiza slightly less quality, owned for 18 months , polo and Fabia in my opinion is the same quality but Fabia is more comfortable with lots of extra neat features .

These are basically slight variants of the same car. You wouldn't go wrong with either.

Shame that Polo isn't available as a 1.5TSI in the UK though. The Skoda is.

I got the 2016 Fabia Estate, too bad they ditched that model. Great car, nearly as specious and practical as the Golf Estate, though much lighter and cheaper. It seems the small estate is going extinct.

When I connect my phone with android or ios operating system to this 8.25-inch multimedia system, a black unusable bar appears on the left side of the screen. Does anyone know the solution to this problem? It is very annoying.

@piggyMcchav1

Жыл бұрын

not in the car manual?

test driven all three of the cars. the ibiza was definitely the most “fun” to drive. the steering felt “sharp” not sure how else to describe it. the polo was a bit shite (but it might be because the polo i test drove was a diesel). the fabia felt the most comfortable for me. went with the fabia and love it

A very late correction the Polo has 351 litres, not 335 litres with the seats up.

Had a Polo Style 2022 with 95BHP and 5 gears, and 17in wheels, for almost a year and 14,000 miles. It has plenty enough power on all roads, drives well, is comfortable and drives like a bigger car. I see a lot of reviews that say the VW is expensive and the Skoda cheap but this is not the case. If you spec-up a Skoda to the same as a Polo Style it will cost you quite a bit more, as will the Seat. I did compare the Fabia but they had a weird combination of extras - eg if you wanted one thing you had to pay for other extras you did not want. The VW IQ-lights are fabulous and I would definitely recommend them. Fuel consumption varies from around 52MPG to 59MPG depending on the journey and the weather.

Ibiza the best of three

seat ibiza fr 1,5cc 150hp dsg7

Why go for the VW when it would do the least miles per gallon being a 5 speed

Seemed a bit skewed to me. Big car feel without having more interior space than the others is just self-deception. These models didn’t appear to be at the same price-point. Wouldn’t it make sense to either have three cars with most similar specs (and compare the prices and performance etc) or three at the same price-point to compare specs and performance etc?

@MLife1972

2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe the reviewer was referring to the interior room, rather its interior quality and refinement on the road.

Ibiza is my choice

I also prefer Fabia for the space.

So the result is exactly what we knew already

I'm confused how is the Seat Ibiza Latin flare? Geography isn't my strongest subject but doesn't Latin mean Italian not Spanish. Also Ibiza is a Spanish island, where is the Latin flare?

@c4rg00y6

2 жыл бұрын

Latin=Italian,Spanish,Portughese,Romanian,Catalan.

Seats the best looker more sporty and better styling fr sport is best I’ve got an Fr 95 bhp a little slow but nippy about town and very good on fuel

@AlaricsFather-in-Law-em8kz

7 ай бұрын

I'm getting the fr 95 bhp soon, are you still enjoying it?

The Fabia can have a variable boot floor as an optional extra as part of the Comfort packages. I stopped watching this review at that point.

If you buy the seat fr from 20/21 you get it all. They downgraded the car, to good. The new polo r line is exactly like a seat ibiza 20/21 inside but 12.000€ more...?

Skoda Fabia is by far the best looking so that gets my vote seeing as it's the most spacious, practical and quietest of the three

@butchmeister80

2 жыл бұрын

Worst looking more like

@Bambotb

15 күн бұрын

Worst

I agree!

I'm cheap & practical, I would go for Dacia Sandero/Sandero Stebway

The Fabia is the obvious winner here. Cheapest, best looking inside and out, most spacious, most comfortable drive, plus Škoda always outranks both Seat and VW in terms of reliability. Škoda has become the best European car brand nowadays

@vladimirart758

2 жыл бұрын

How kb2 and bhp is Skoda?

@zlatanlikic3988

2 жыл бұрын

Hhahahahahahahahahahhahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaahahahahahahahhhah

@Bambotb

15 күн бұрын

Not best looking outside what are you smoking

Skoda, especially now with the equipment. TSI SE-L 95

I wonder, why they correctly pronounce Ibiza but škoda, that should be pronounced like "shkoda" like a first letter in "SHY" or "SHAME" it is correctly pronounced "Shkoda"

Defo the Fabia for ride comfort and value.

…. The not so distant cousin….. the Audi A1..?

Dacia Sandero comfort bi -fuel. Brilliant car

This size of car deserves a manual gearbox. Fabia the best car here

its closer contest between skoda fabia and volkswagen polo

All 3 are as big as a MK4 golf, and more practical

Drove a Skoda Fabia when I was traveling to Europe and it felt very flimsy with poor handling. I can compare it to Kia Forte in the US.

Seat Ibiza for me I will be getting my 3rd car in 2024.

'Farbia' or Fabia? After all, we don't say 'farbulous'.

Latin flair? Sorry but Seat a Spanish manufacturer 😆 I'd take the fabia

Seat every time!

Skoda for me please

Viva Polo respect Forza

SEAT FR 1.5 for me....

I think that VW ruined the design with this facelift. I hate it. Ibiza and Fabia are much beter looking cars.

I would go with ibiza

"which one should you choose" the Seat, no wait the Skoda, no actually we're paid to say the Polo 😝What was the logic for a 7 speed auto in the Fabia though 🤷‍♂

I take Seat Ibiza very sporty car

Vw messed up the Polos looks with this facelift

I think this review is comparing Apples, Pears, and uh Oranges! At least pick the vehicles that are of similar specs. You can't compare a 5 speed manual gearbox car (Polo) with a 7 DSG model (Skoda).

A bit of badge snobbery going on here big time. Skoda every day .

Ibifa?

Fabia rocks to me

Skoda Fabia 1.5 TSI, 150 ps, DSG7, 50lt-tank outperforms all.

@BrateTebra123

2 жыл бұрын

Lol that would be way to pricy

@adiafm7160

2 жыл бұрын

Seat ibiza cupra.. 170 hp stock.

Seat ibiza every time

Who knew they were called Faaarbia's

Ibiza FR wins

Wouldn't buy any of these. Long term TSI engines can be troublesome. for example excessive oil consumption, ignition coil failures and faulty oxygen sensors to name a few. You might get an owner reporting that they have not suffered any reliability issues with TSI engines but they have just been lucky. The issues that I have mentioned are well documented and are known in the trade.

Did anyone notice that the Polo looks like a dud with the Facelift?

Imo only the Skoda looks decent.

Skoda the best by far

@Bertha076

2 жыл бұрын

🧢

Why do you pronounce ibiza like that? z's too hard to pronounce or are you mike tysons long lost daughter?

@dj_efk

2 жыл бұрын

And while we’re there, it’s Fabia, not Farbia

@oliverstemp9132

2 жыл бұрын

British people always say ibi-tha instead of Ibi-za. It’s just a thing.

@richardwareing8298

2 жыл бұрын

@@dj_efk The Czechs say Fabia so I'll stick with that pronunciation 😄

@brianhume4743

4 ай бұрын

​@@oliverstemp9132in Spanish z is pronounced as th, we go to ibitha on holiday not ibeeza

Why would you wear a loud raincoat inside a car when doing a review 🤦‍♂️

The Polo is not even in the running. Have had 2 Ibizas and a Fabia over the years; liked the Skoda but loved the Seat.

I drove both, the Polo and the Fabia. While the Fabia is comfortable and silent the Polo is incredible noisy. Sorry Volkswagen, but Skoda can do it much better!

Nice boots, not the car boots haha.