Skoda Fabia pricing

So the pricing is out,the fabia will start from Rs.5 lakhs ex-showroom and go all the way to a staggering Rs.7.7lakhs again ex-showroom price.The car would be available with 1.4Lpetrol as well as diesel engines and a 1.2Lpetrol engine[this particular engine would be available only at a later date].

So is this car overpriced.The reviewers so far have gone ga-ga over its build quality and of course the legendary trait of skoda diesel engines being fuel efficient.This car is no different and gives you everything you want to.Although it is a small car it does it job of pretending to be a big car very well.So who do I expect would go for this car,for starters the Honda city crowd.This car is ideal for the city,exceptional build quality and ofcourse the skoda brand is of equal importance if not greater than the Honda badge.Then you cannot forget the fact this is a diesel and would give you exceptional FE.What is against the car is the lack of a boot/trunk[not that customers in this segment would actually need that space] and the high maintainance costs usually associated with a skoda.However I have a feeling that the fabia could do what the Sx4 could not, make the Honda camp consumers switch camps.Yes the car is priced a touch on the higher side,this car is certainly not aimed at the value for money buyer it is more for the brand conscious buyer but I am sure a number of manufacturers would be praying for the fabia's success since they too plan to launch hatches around this price tag.

As far as driving reviews have ,not yet driven the car yet but there seems to be a large amount of turbo lag as far as the diesel engine is concerned but then I really wonder if customers would complain about that considering the savings in their fuel bills.