Breaking 5 Speed Records In A Skoda Fabia - Fifth Gear

Jonny goes round and round and round to try and break some records in a humble Skoda.
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[@johnbower7452]

Never underestimate the power of Skoda.

[@chrifus31037]

I'm so proud to be the owner of one of these beasts !

[@boothegoopc8417]

Put better tyres on it.

[@team3383]

Not a good show for goodyear was it........

[@Shquiby]

They were Dunlop tbf but

[@chrwl007]

I wouldn't even trust Dunlop on a wheelbarrow.

[@dufonrafal]

When I saw the tyres installed, and before knowing what would happen, I was thinking that I would have choose something different.

[@russcattell955i]

OEM Dunlop sport maxx

[@soundseeker63]

How the hell did anyone ever get a Rover Metro upto 120mph!!?

[@russcattell955i]

M.G. Metro turbo !

[@georgiamcdermott5140]

Because Metros are actually not bad cars

[@soundseeker63]

Well if you've seen how they fold in a 40mph impact then you'd understand why the thought of doing 120mph in one is so terrifying! You'd also better hope it was bone dry on the day of the test, they'd go rusty if you so much as sneezed on them lol!

[@kevjards]

Just to let you know how good these little cars were kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKjZdXmsgc58p7M

[@willammillar8510]

That was average so it was at some point over that!!

[@milosvelj923]

That is one beautifull car...With that special green color and that VRS wheels...dammn

[@montego24]

I have the 2012 1.2 105 hp. I still can’t forget my self for not buying the vrs for additional €4,000.00

[@nyrol]

4:18 That's a directional tyre, and the way it was mounted on the wheel, it should be put on the left side of the car. But they put in on the right side of the car. Am I wrong?

[@Paul.V.24]

Was about to say just that. You are not wrong.

[@dextertreehorn]

You are right. May be this cut was only inserted for dramatizing reasons. It's all fake/show.

[@Rekt-M8-v4]

Dexter Treehorn i doubt its fake, it was just a mistake. i highly doubt they would purposely do that and make him go over 120mph for 40 minutes, he could have lost control and died

[@shitarse100]

At 4:!* it was a borrowed wheel so never used.

[@UKInfluence]

Actually the Fabia was based on the PQ24 and the Polo was the PQ25 chassis.

[@racerboii6086]

Best car to drive. I own this beast for last 7 years. Real pleasure of driving. Unfortunately Skoda stopped selling in India.

[@anshulsharma7656]

me too ,i have 2011 model ,still a beauty and runs like a fucking horse.

[@JayJayJaroo]

I wonder if budget tyres would of been a different outcome being a harder compound it would of managed a few more laps 🤔

[@TheTwister3000]

Guess it was tired..

[@collinslfc]

Ohhhh I see what you did there. Very funny.

[@chaoszombie9995]

TheTwister3000 I hope you get a terrible night’s sleep.. (Family friendly)

[@SrinivasAston]

One of the sweetest sounding 1.4 engine.. I own one :D

[@VxO4fame]

Well it has a soundgenerator if you didnt knew :D

[@ScottPC]

Srinivas Aston mines got the same engine, sounds awesome

[@thefatboyhotmailcouk]

VxO4fame mine had a sound generator... was called a milltek exhaust

[@janprokopenko7928]

ThatGuyNamedScott. C how does sound generator work outside the car?

[@4039byrne]

I know its weird me asking but how quite is it when driving on the motorway. Is it quite load or is it surprisingly quiet?

[@baldeepbirak]

Congratulations Jonny. Record breaker

[@JoelKupiainen]

What is this song in the beginning of this video.

[@TheFunkyair]

Definetly has more soul than todays Polo GTIs'

[@H4rshi3]

£1 in the jar

[@johnmiller9953]

@@H4rshi3 would that not be for an Alfa?

[@joshbacon8241]

Shame the Fabia Monte Carlo is as hot as the 2015-present Fabia is going to get...

[@Dan_B]

Josh Bacon Hot as expensive to buy or insurance?

[@joshbacon8241]

Dan B Yes, hot as in performance.

[@julinator1020]

My college has one, the Monte Carlo it has 95 bhp. That ist the biggest engine you can have in austria......

[@MrMarkeboy1234]

@@julinator1020 Hi my Fabia monte carlo tech is 105 bhp on a 1.2Tsi, shame they don't make 1.4 version anymore in the UK.

[@babyjeff10]

Re-upload or where did I see this before?

[@a9503128]

Modern cars are too heavy that's why you need 180Bhp and your tire STB in an hour (yeah that's 7000 miles on a normal road ).

[@godzillas6301]

Tart , the lads at mira do this day in day out . Few lads working out of spain at idiadas test facility have to do 8 hr stints at 300kph . To stop the boredom they play games and txt each other given high speed day in day out gets samey .

[@DylanChng]

So what engine class was this record?

[@SeanHarold98]

Dylan Ch'ng 1.4

[@Cheetahtos]

1:49 is that special tool to measure cylinder bore diameter?

[@edwilko8819]

That's a low profile tyre issue. If you had larger tyre wall it would of broken all the records. If u had 16" from the lowwer spec model you would of cracked it. F1 cars have massive tyre walls. My scooby always handled better of 16" rally tyres than the 18" it came with

[@rollingtroll]

Honestly, is there ANY upside to a low profile tire?

[@pascccccaaaalllljear]

The Rolling Troll wanna be lookd

[@jakubkrcma]

@@rollingtroll Looks good 😀 But for REAL use, high profile is THE way to go. Always buy new tyres for any high speed use, though.

[@ProDigit80]

Next race, Fiesta ST, and WITH racing or high mileage tires!

[@pugtato01]

U know when I was watching top gear they were comparing a s class and a RR. I heard that s class amg also had 5 speed

[@modderhoop2058]

The seat ibiza cupra also has a 1.4 and i think a little bit more power, would that not met a better bet?

[@diamondminer8577]

Its way more expensive

[@vishwamuthu9670]

Skoda❤

[@dodgeunofficial2868]

Plz upload latest episode,this are old episode

[@christian199963]

now that is a good Polo.

[@braddietzmusic2429]

What a cool car! Wish I could buy one in the US. :/

[@WarningSign1000]

It's just a rebadged Volkswagen.

[@pumagaming4224]

@@WarningSign1000 xDDD

[@pumagaming4224]

@@WarningSign1000 lol

[@WarningSign1000]

@@pumagaming4224 ?

[@chrifus31037]

Too bad you can't even import one to the US !

[@Kircho21]

Skoda - simply clever ;)

[@richardvaasone5658]

Idk how this is a new episode yet it looks as if it's from 2010

[@classicgames128]

Richard VaasOne I think this actually is from 2010, just reuploaded for KZbin

[@bennymarshall1320]

I'm looking at car finance for one of these but disappointed that the car was not capable of cornering at 130mph for 40 mins. I really need more from a budget hatchback.

[@ravenheart369]

4:20 they didn't consider the tire rotation mark and installed it inversely

[@bigounce2048]

Fabia Rules!

[@griffinwright4944]

the little skoda that could

[@OverlandTT]

2:03 metros top speed?

[@joshuaminke6629]

they don't even do a VRS fabia now, only the Octavia

[@kevin6666123]

When a DCT box isn't needed....

[@yahyasajid5113]

kevin6666123 just looks good on paper

[@SpamMeGooglification]

Which is faster @ 200 laps: Skoda Fabia or Tesla S ?

[@markolecic826]

Skoda, tesla doesn t have range.

[@whatwhatyep]

How many miles is the track. Tesla s is reported to be between 310 and 335, that's independent tests as well

[@CustardInc]

Eddie Oliver range is poor at high speeds, and performance gets limited too if you go too quickly for too long

[@karperman14]

battery heat might be a problem

[@jakubmuron9030]

i dont think so, I am pretty sure that a combustion engine, that is based on burning generates more heat than a battery, where heat is jsut secondary product. However, I am not sure how well are those batteries cooled. I would be surprised if Tesla havent had thinked about that though.

[@reubenwstreet]

At least this video has audio

[@gavinivers8941]

If you would have skimmed half the tread off the tyres the tyre would last longer.

[@gavinivers8941]

Because the tyre block doesn't heat up as much.

[@skiptastic1000]

Does that guy have a soul patch ..... in 2017 ???

[@SalveMonesvol]

Needs better tires and 1 more degree of negative camberto wear it out evenly.

[@jngosselin]

Driver should be on the inner side of the curve for a better mass repartition...

[@esaipien]

Le vrai exploit c'est que ce 1.4 TSI twincharger qui était tout sauf fiable n'ait pas rendu l'âme sur cette épreuve !

[@Sachin_BI]

These guys really have to improve their camera settings

[@nickamarit]

Do it in an Abarth, why don't you?

[@nickamarit]

Aled Long That's dynamic weight reduction, bro.

[@lruddick2593]

The 2 Rover metro gti averaged 121mph for over 24hrs including fuel and tyre stops ... they broke multiple land speed records. you can see the metro record attempt here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKKzhJSwaLCoaNk

[@blueandstyles4753]

The Skoda is a new lada

[@dragox2945]

2:28 to 2:30 i broked it

[@mastergamer5777]

Hi

[@MrZimmaframe]

Dunlop tyres.... There's a reason most high performance companies are swapping to Michelin's

[@matthewking5612]

Johnny Herbert

[@techalyzer]

That is a fucking sweet car! It's the only one I've driven that has the controls so smooth that you feel you're flying. I absolutely, TOTALLY HATE cars where the gear stick has those super-tensed springs and you really need to put some muscle into shifting or clutching or steering/whatever. Car controls should be FEATHER TOUCH. On the downside, the ABS performed very poorly and almost hit a pedestrian, took double the distance to break than with a non-ABS car. but probably there was something wrong with it, don't know.

[@killer87madness1]

I'm not alright with that. A car you put you muscles into to steer and change gear is a car who's alive. You feel that you give it something and it gives it to you in return. Like it's a co-work. At this point, you kind of "merge" with the car.

[@techalyzer]

Light controls don't mean you don't feel the car. It's also a safety hazard. I'd pretty much like to focus on something else rather than popping my eyes out turning the wheel or shifting gears with two hands. Dunno, I feel that I merge with the car when the controls are light. Otherwise, it's like trying to drive a rock, doesn't move right and certainly does not give anything in return.

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

Well if you want to put your muscles into work get a Ford Model T, I'm perfectly happy with my Fabia vRS knowing I can floor it at any time and easily eat a sandwich in the other hand as I pass manual competitors ;)

Ri Max Try telling the owner of a muncie rock crusher controls should be feather touch.

[@AlexTheMotoMan]

One thing I leant from this video, if you're going to do something like this, get proper tires that are designed for these types of pressures on it. Don't buy shit ones like that

[@frequencydecline5250]

It all has to be stock. Best option would have probably been to do it somewhere else.

[@AlexTheMotoMan]

r. decline Ok

[@iantyers2086]

Dunlop sport max is what's on there and they are best in class for road use which I'm guessing is what they had to be, road tyres...

[@matthewspence7476]

Reverse gear sets new land speed record of 2 speeds

[@lolalalaq]

You look like a piegon jonny smith

[@aaronming8466]

They should use the 1.5L bmw i8

[@CNNECTCTRAL81]

It has to be 1.4 engine tho

[@steve75112]

139 out of a 1.4? unlikely

[@VxO4fame]

I do that shit every day on the Autobahn :D

[@SkabieSkabieSkabie]

VxO4fame Yeah, but not for 40 minutes.

[@VxO4fame]

on rushhour obviously noit but at night or early morning possible

[@mudemmeonick]

I wonder what are tire load indexes and speed indexes... And these guys call themselves automotive journalists. Pathetic.

[@ES-wy2xj]

If you knew the tires will fucking disintegrate, why didn't you bring spare ones ?

[@cmuller1441]

Instead of trying to run at top speed they could have just drive at 1km/h above the previous record...

[@DonMorte2]

Bet your the same guy that bids one pence higher on eBay!

[@Mikedalos]

Poor škoda:(

[@Y2Kvids]

Double Agent. He like electric and GT.

[@Hashbrownmoment]

First

[@MyRealName]

it's not skoder, it's skoda. shkoda actually, don't know why you can't pronounce anything correctly.

[@fredrikrnhovde7634]

MyRealName and its not a VRS, it's a RS 😑

[@varkokonyi]

Native English speakers can't pronounce anything non-english correctly but laugh at you when you mess up an english pronunciation. Oh well

[@samb5327]

Fredrik Rønhovde in the uk Skoda use the VRS badge since ford have the RS name trademarked

[@igenaz4670]

so nothing happened... great

[@mplewp]

Get smaller alloy wheels / better tyre / fill with nitrogen. you fool xD

[@SuperPiggy8]

It needs to be stock to beat the record. You fool *xD*

[@mplewp]

i can't leave any car stock. All needs to be modified lol.

[@batuyellowspring7029]

Bugatti test track isn't it

[@SrinivasAston]

BaTu Yellowspring nope. Bugatti is longer . And with few straights in Germany

[@ryanwainwright8025]

BaTu Yellowspring no

[@Sh0tD0wn]

They must have been quite lucky that the engine didn't break. Wouldn't be the first one.

[@firzabratadikarawidodo3591]

Jonny wearing the helmet like woman

[@bamboozle83]

Skoda Fabia has a striking resemblance to the Fiat Stilo.

[@rollingtroll]

Very different dimensions though, the Stilo is lower and wider

[@shidy121]

BIG FUCKING WOW SEND ME YOUR SORT CODE AND ACCOUNT NUMBER IM GONNA WRITE YOU CHEQUE FOR THIS SKODA

[@zalankhan300]

Plz change your camera really very bad quality

[@iamfranko7]

Zalan Khan these are recorded years back.

[@OwainF]

This was from 2010 and recorded for tv, obviously it wasn't recorded at 1080p 60fps

[@theannoyingfan100]

wtf spoiled brad xd ahahah

[@zalankhan300]

Ok

[@rollingtroll]

"Your camera"? This is British national television :D.

[@BenzinioB]

Oh come on... tell me really what a hero?! Pretty much any modern car can beat the records you beat!

[@peacefulobserver8159]

these videos are 7 years old

[@Chriswales]

The record was for engines up to 1.4 liters, there aren't that many cars with that size engine that'll go over 130mph

[@Henry_Jr_Watsson]

Yeah indeed. The 1.8L V4 in my Toyota Auris Hybrid can reach 130mph but it's a little strained as it runs already at 3k RPM at that point. It can do a little more but that's not good for the engine. For an 1.4L with turbo's + superchargers to do the same is only really testing the small block. It's just a veyr hard stress test to be honest. I was wondering if the Skoda would have to re-fuel after 100 miles running at top speed ha! They should have at least put on some decent rubber and enhance the suspension. Due to the useless suspension they risked a life.

[@nevelzireland6820]

Worst car ever drinks oil and the engine can't take the power the ecu also gives so much trouble

[@theanimeotaku2794]

If you can’t drive at those speeds for that amount of time you’re just a bad driver

[@philipcooper8297]

Škoda, simply never.

[@AsekiBekovy]

Volkswagen Group must go down.