SKODA has announced that the new Fabia Estate, which goes on sale from February 7, will be priced from £9,360.

The firm says the new car will have significantly increased equipment levels over the outgoing model.

The latest edition to Skoda's line-up is larger in every key aspect than its predecessor and has a 1,460-litre loading area with the rear seats folded.

Bundled with all this extra space the new Fabia Estate gets a fresh new Skoda family' design, a choice of six engines, an abundance of storage trays, hooks and cubby holes to keep possessions secure and more passenger space.

As with the Fabia Hatch, the range is called simply Fabia 1, 2 or 3 and the order books have opened.

The new Skoda Fabia Estate is set to build on the success of its predecessor, of which over 630,000 were sold worldwide.