Fiat Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 vs Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG : which one is faster?
0-100 km/h, 400 m, 1000 m, top speed — physics simulation calibrated on 7 measures.
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Race simulation at real speed
CONFIDENCE 95%Calibrated physics simulation: SCx via VMax, power curves, Crr via WLTP, drivetrain losses. Manufacturer 0-100 is the calibration target. Confidence 95 %.
Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 vs Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG: chronicle of a drag race at 190 km/h
The launch: 0 to 100 km/h
Off the line, the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 hits 100 km/h in 11.10 s versus 12.25 s for the Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG. At this point, the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 leads by 1.15 s and sits roughly 31 m ahead.
From 100 km/h to 400 metres
At 200 metres, the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 is doing 102 km/h against 103 km/h for the Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG. The gap is 1.16 s. The gap remains stable from the start.
At 400 metres standing start, the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 crosses the line in 17.87 s versus 18.94 s. The 1.08 s gap represents roughly 38 m of track — a gap visible to the naked eye.
Beyond 400 metres: top speed comes into play
Past 400 metres, the gap narrows. The Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG maxes out at 184 km/h while the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 keeps accelerating towards 190 km/h. At 600 metres, the gap has dropped to 1.00 s.
At 1,000 metres, the Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 finishes in 32.84 s versus 33.76 s, with just 0.92 s to spare. The Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG fails to fully close the launch gap.
What the numbers don’t tell you
With two combustion powertrains, the difference comes down to power-to-weight ratio (13.37 kg/hp vs 11.78 kg/hp) and transmission (Automatic vs Automatic).
In European road use (130 km/h max), both vehicles reach the legal speed limit in under 19.63 seconds. The 1.15 s difference in 0 to 100 km/h is mostly felt in motorway merging and overtaking.
Fiat Grande Panda 1.2 Hybrid 100 has a clear edge over the Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 7DSG to 100 km/h. This difference is clearly noticeable in spirited driving and widens on standing starts.