IN NOVEMBER 2017, Skoda quietly modified the likeable Fabia supermini with an 81kW/200Nm 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine installation, taking over from the smooth 81kW/175Nm 1.2 four-pot turbo.

With more torque and better economy, it provides yet another reason to revisit one of our favourite B-segment hatches. Here’s the base 81TSI DSG with three specific options, but we’d truly hesitate to recommend one of them.