ŠKODA Australia introduces new Fabia hatch and wagon with a host of standard features, including Front Assist with City Emergency Brake and SmartLink™ smartphone connectivity including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and rear parking sensors.

ŠKODA Australia is pleased to announce the arrival of the third generation of its vibrant city car, the Fabia, with two body shapes, a raft of new standard equipment, new effi cient petrol engines, and a host of colour combinations and optional packages for customers to personalise their Fabia.

The Fabia range is available in Australia with two engine and transmission combinations – the 66TSI petrol engine paired with a fi ve-speed manual transmission, or the higher output 81TSI petrol engine paired with a seven speed DSG transmission. Both combinations offer excellent fuel economy thanks to standard Green Tech – which features a start/stop system and brake energy recuperation – producing an impressive fuel economy fi gure of 4.8 litres per 100km in all specifi cations.

Available in either hatch or wagon specifi cation, the Fabia is the next ŠKODA model to feature the new ŠKODA design language, as premiered in the new Octavia. As always, all the hallmarks of ŠKODA's 'Simply Clever' thinking is present in the new Fabia; and despite its size, it offers one of the best interior spaces in its class, dwarfi ng even the space offered by some larger SUVs with a staggering 1125 litres of storage space with the rear seats down for the hatch, and an even larger space of 1370 litres for the wagon. Having already been named 'Best in Class' by Europe's NCAP crash testing program, for achieving the highest overall safety score in its class, the new Fabia arrives in Australia with an even higher level of safety equipment as standard specifi cation, with the addition of Front Assist with City Emergency Braking function across the range.

The Front Assist with City Emergency Brake uses a radar sensor to continually measure the distance to the traffi c ahead. Whenever the distance is too small, Front Assist intervenes – from warnings to automatic emergency stopping.

The radar sensor integrated into the car's front end permanently monitors distance to traffi c ahead. As soon as this distance becomes insuffi cient, the Front Assistant intervenes at one of four levels to prevent a collision. The shorter the distance becomes, the stronger the intervention.

The new Fabia is also one of the fi rst vehicles in its class to offer convenient connectivity with smartphones via the SmartLink™ system, also standard specifi cation. As part of the Volkswagen Group's Modular Infotainment Matrix (MIB), the SmartLink™ function allows users to connect their mobile phone to the vehicle's display with the ability to use the mobile's apps and programs using the vehicle's interface. SmartLink™ integrates both Apple's Carplay and Android's Android Auto software for a seamless experience.

To further add personalisation for customers, the Fabia hatch is available in a number of Colour Concept packages which enhance the interior and exterior of the vehicle with a selection of alternating body, roof and wheel colours, ensuring that each Fabia can be as wild or sophisticated as customers would like.

In addition to the Colour Concept, the new Fabia is available with a number of optional packages which represent excellent value and further opportunities for customisation.

Optional packages

Travel Pack

Available for 66TSI manual models, the optional Travel Pack adds cruise control with speed limiter, 16-inch 'Rock' alloy wheels, Fatigue Detection and LED daytime running lights.

Sports Pack

Available for 81TSI DSG models, the optional Sports Pack adds 17-inch 'Clubber' alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, front fog lights, Fatigue Detection and sports suspension.

Premium Sports Pack

Available as an option for 81TSI DSG models in combination with the Sports Pack, the optional Premium Sports Pack adds Light Assist (automatic light switching, coming home and leaving home functions), rain sensing wipers, privacy glass, a three-spoke fl at-bottom steering wheel, advanced Keyless entry including smart key (KESSY) and alarm, Climatronic air conditioning and DAB+. ŠKODA AUTO

• is one of the longest-established vehicle production companies in the world. Since 1895, the Czech headquarters in Mladá Boleslav has seen the production fi rstly of bicycles and then, shortly afterwards motorbikes and cars.
• currently has seven passenger car models: Citigo, Fabia, Roomster/Praktik, Rapid, Octavia, Yeti and Superb.
• delivered 1.04 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2014.
• has belonged to Volkswagen since 1991. The VW Group is one of the most successful automotive groups in the world. ŠKODA, in association with the Group, independently manufactures and develops vehicles, as well as components, engines and gear transmissions.
• operates at three locations in the Czech Republic, produces in China, Russia, Slovakia and India mainly through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine and Kazakhstan through local partners.
• employs over 25,800 people globally and is active in more than 100 markets.