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The rally version of Skoda Fabia unveiled

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Skoda Fabia R2 is the new rally version of the Czech manufacturer, a model based on the current Fabia, as you probably already guessed. People from Skoda teamed up with Impromat Car in order to build the new Fabia R2, a competition model which already received FIA’s homologation.

Skoda Fabia R2
Skoda Fabia R2

Coming at a price of over €60,000, Skoda Fabia R2 is a rally model fitted with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine developing 177 horsepower and 194 Nm of torque. The naturally aspirated engine comes together with a five-speed sequential transmission developed by the French specialists from Sadev.

Alongside the 1.6-liter gasoline unit developing a decent amount of horsepower, the new Fabia R2 benefits from other improved components worth of a rally model.

Skoda Fabia R2
Skoda Fabia R2

From these we can note the the special Sadev transmission, a new revised chassis optimized for the competitions but also an improved suspension which fits better the new usage of the model. As we said above, the Czech rally model has a price of about €60,000 and is ready to enter any competition as the vehicle already received the green light from FIA.

Andrei Ursu
the authorAndrei Ursu
Andrei is one of the oldest automotive journalists of Automotorblog and has written more than 3000 articles for our publication. He has been passionate about cars since he was a small child, and he joined our team of writers in 2009. In addition to his passion for cars, he is also passionate about music. In his free time, he composes songs and sings them, which also brought him real success in the musical field.

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