There are a number of automakers now
producing standard passenger cars with rugged looks. Like Skoda, for example,
which has just rolled out a Scoutline version of the latest Fabia Combi. Though it may be a far cry from,
say, an Audi Allroad or Volvo Cross Country, the new Skoda Fabia Combi
Scoutline wears a number of cosmetic enhancements to give it a bit more of a
rough-and-tumble look.
Those include matte-black and silver lower body
cladding – including the front and rear bumpers, side sills, and wheel arches –
as well as the door mirror caps and roof rails. Inside those beefed-up fenders
sit a unique set of 16-inch (or available 17-inch) alloys.
This is essentially the same as any other
version of the subcompact Fabia wagon, and offers the same powertrain options:
all 1.0-liter three-cylinder engines, burning either gasoline or diesel fuel. It just looks a
bit more rugged, is all. Which may be just what some customers want.
Also, this a similar transformation to that applied
by the Czech automaker to other models in its lineup, including the Rapid
Spaceback that’s soon to be replaced by the new Scala. But it stops short of
the full Scout treatment available on the Octavia, Karoq, and Kodiaq – versions
that take this rugged approach way more seriously.
