{"id":240900,"date":"2023-10-05T17:49:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240900"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:49:39","slug":"new-euro-7-emissions-regs-could-kill-the-skoda-fabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-euro-7-emissions-regs-could-kill-the-skoda-fabia\/","title":{"rendered":"New Euro 7 emissions regs could kill the Skoda Fabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Skoda is waiting for the final details of new Euro 7 emissions standards before committing to a new generation of its popular supermini<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--M0Zdgnzr--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031644\/autoexpress\/dsc_9517_0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--8BnLo8Kv--\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1681485754\/autoexpress\/2023\/04\/Skoda%20Fabia%20017_ujmirk.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Plans for a future generation of the Skoda Fabia supermini will \u201chang on the detail\u201d of any forthcoming deal on European emissions regulations, the company\u2019s boss has revealed to Auto Express.<\/p>\n<p>The existing Fabia was introduced in 2019, meaning that under a normal life cycle it would be due for replacement in 2026. But with the European Union still thrashing out plans for its toughest set of emissions rules yet, due to be implemented around the same time, Skoda officials have already warned that the popular supermini might become too expensive to make in its current form.<\/p>\n<p>The problem of clean and legally compliant small cars is one facing the entire industry although some brands, notably Renault, have already confirmed that they have electrified combustion-engined superminis under development \u2013 cars that could feasibly be on sale into the next decade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--zcJvz6GP--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1662458512\/autoexpress\/2022\/09\/Diesel%20exhaust%20smoke.jpg\">What are the Euro 7 emissions standards?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking to Auto Express, Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer admitted that work on a fifth-gen Fabia is not likely to start until the new regulations, called Euro 7, are finalised. \u201cCurrently we\u2019re waiting for that rules framework to be as concrete as possible, so we can start developing\u201d Zellmer said. \u201cWe have seen recently some good direction within the European Union, from certain countries. We\u2019ve always said that adding up to 5,000 euros per car for technology that doesn\u2019t fully benefit the climate is probably not the most intelligent solution. And I think we\u2019re heading in the right direction, so personally I\u2019m more optimistic now that we\u2019ll be able to extend the current Fabia\u2019s life cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we build another one after it, though? For the next generation we\u2019ll have to see precisely what Euro 7 is. It\u2019s going to hang on the details; we need to understand them fully and then we can make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Johannes Neft, Skoda\u2019s board member for technical development, has indicated that the Fabia\u2019s existing platform, MQB A0, would require expensive investment to adopt even 48-volt mild-hybrid systems that might allow motorway coasting or electric running in urban situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMild hybrid is about more than the CO2 footprint. It\u2019s also an advantage for the customer who is driving outside of town, on motorways, where the system can cut the engine out completely. This brings huge benefits,\u201d Neft said. \u201cBut I have to say that we never developed the MQB A0 platform to accept mild hybrid; when it was created there just wasn\u2019t a need for PHEV or even MHEV. If you want to have something like this, you\u2019ll have to redevelop the complete electronics system. And that will be complex and cost a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skoda\u2019s business case for adapting MQB A0 to take electrification might well be made tougher by other VW Group brands leaving the supermini category altogether. SEAT is said to have no plans for a next-gen Ibiza, Audi will abandon the A1 after this generation and there is increasing speculation that Volkswagen is preparing to drop the Polo model after the current edition. That could conceivably leave Skoda alone within the wider VW Group in wanting to sell a combustion-engined small car \u2013 and having to stump up all of the development costs required to make one that complies with European Union rules.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" class=\"imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a716lndg4rdr polaris__image\" height=\"20\" src=\"\/public\/trustpilot-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Check out the latest Skoda news and reviews&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/skoda\/361150\/new-euro-7-emissions-regs-could-kill-skoda-fabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skoda is waiting for the final details of new Euro 7 emissions standards before committing to a new generation of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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