Škoda UK’s latest Fabia price list, effective 1 October 2026, starts the sporty-looking Fabia Monte Carlo Edition at £24,475 recommended on the road. That price buys the 1.0 TSI 116 PS with a six-speed manual. The automatic costs more and is slower to 62 mph.
The clutch: the six-speed manual is the cheapest and quickest 116 PS Monte Carlo
The official Fabia brochure and price list shows two versions of the 1.0 TSI 116 PS Monte Carlo Edition. The six-speed manual is £24,475 OTR. The seven-speed DSG is £25,425, which makes the manual £950 cheaper. Škoda also lists the manual as quicker, at 9.3 seconds to 62 mph against 9.7 seconds for the DSG. Monte Carlo trim includes aluminium pedals and a leather gearshift knob, so the parts you touch when you shift get the sporty treatment too. The manual stops at 116 PS, though. The 1.5 TSI 150 PS Monte Carlo (£27,140) and the 177 PS Fabia 130 (£30,010) are DSG only. Škoda’s Fabia FAQ says every Fabia trim except the 130 is available as a manual or an automatic.
The official numbers
From Škoda UK’s Fabia brochure and price list (effective 1 October 2026):
- Fabia Monte Carlo Edition 1.0 TSI 116 PS 6-speed manual: £24,475 recommended OTR (P11D £23,965, BiK 29%, insurance group 15E)
- Same engine with 7-speed DSG: £25,425 OTR
- 1.5 TSI 150 PS DSG Monte Carlo Edition: £27,140 OTR, no manual
- Manual 0–62 mph: 9.3 seconds (DSG: 9.7 seconds)
- Torque: 200 Nm; top speed 125 mph
- WLTP economy: 53.7–52.5 mpg; CO2 119–122 g/km
- Kerb weight: 1,107–1,185 kg without driver
- Tyres: 215/45 R17 on 17-inch Procyon black diamond-cut alloys
- Length 4,108 mm, wheelbase 2,562 mm, boot 380 litres (1,190 litres seats folded)
- Other manual Fabias: SE Edition from £21,240 (80 PS 5-speed), Design Edition from £22,125, SE L 116 PS 6-speed £24,015
Why the Fabia Monte Carlo manual matters
The Monte Carlo is the Fabia trim that looks the sportiest. It gets sport bumpers, black styling, full LED headlights with cornering fogs, front sports seats, a three-spoke leather sports wheel with red stitching, and red metallic décor against carbon-effect trim. Plenty of small hatches with that kind of styling now come as automatics only. In the UK, Škoda makes the three-pedal version the cheapest way into this trim, and its own figures say it’s also the quicker one. If you want a small car that looks sporty and still lets you shift for yourself, this is one of the few left that is priced to make the manual the easy choice.
More small-car manual reading
For another UK supermini that kept the clutch, read Suzuki Priced the 2026 Swift Motion Manual at £19,999 and Kept the Clutch, and for a small crossover, read Suzuki Priced the Vitara ALLGRIP Manual at £25,499 and Kept the Clutch. From the same Volkswagen Group family, there’s Volkswagen Priced the 2026 Jetta GLI at $33,745 and Kept the Clutch. If you want the faster end of the hatchback class, read Hyundai Kept the 206 kW i30 N Hatch on a Six-Speed Manual.
£24,475, 116 PS, six gears, and 9.3 seconds to 62 mph. That’s the Fabia Monte Carlo Edition manual as Škoda UK lists it.
Monte Carlo is a registered trademark of Monaco Brands.
Highlights
- Fabia Monte Carlo Edition 1.0 TSI 116 PS six-speed manual: £24,475 OTR in the UK
- The manual is £950 cheaper than the DSG and quicker to 62 mph (9.3 s vs 9.7 s)
- Aluminium pedals and a leather gearshift knob are standard on the Monte Carlo
- The 150 PS Monte Carlo and the Fabia 130 are DSG only
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