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“SUPERB…” now there’s a name inviting a smart come-back. It’s a bit like walking around with an “I’m terrific” badge on. Do it, and sooner or later you’ll come in for a bit of a punching.
Bringing things (and people) ‘down to size’ is something of an Aussie pastime. Kind of embedded into the national character.
So, [...]
SKODA AUSTRALIA, looking to extend its brand footprint in the Australian market, has confirmed that the snappy and versatile Yeti is on its way.
The Yeti will be in Australian showrooms in mid to late 2010.
“Yeti is obviously a priority for us… we’ll be looking at (its arrival) sometime next year,” Head of Skoda Australia Matthew [...]
CZECH MANUFACTURER Skoda has released its Superb large-car entry into the Australian market today, a car that that will sit above the Octavia as the company’s local flagship model.
Priced from $42,990 (before on-roads), the Superb blends luxury and practicality into a longer and lower package than the VW Passat.
And, unlike the Passat, the Superb has [...]
With the upcoming 2010 Skoda Yeti soft-roader due for a European release this year, Skoda has put together a video of the abominable snowman plowing its way through the hills and highways of Norway, all set to a happenin’ jazz soundtrack.
Powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines, the Yeti will feature a 4×4 [...]
Sara Watson, an art student at the University of Lancashire in the UK, has doomed us all. Having devised a way to turn a Skoda Fabia invisible, it’s only a matter of time until the Klingons discover her creation and invade Earth to steal the technology.
Wait, wait, I’m being told it is in fact just [...]
Lovers of cute little A-to-B commuters rejoice: Volkswagen has confirmed it is working on a new range of small cars, dubbed “New Small Family”. To make the most of the platform’s potential, VW also plans to sell the little blighters with Seat and Skoda badges applied. A production version of the Volkswagen Up! [...]
Along with the release of the first details of the refreshed 2009 Octavia RS, Škoda has also released the first batch of images and information on its 2009 Octavia Scout.
As with the other models in the Octavia line, the Scout wears new headlamps, bonnet and front guards. The Scout also picks up unique front and [...]
We most recently saw the Octavia at the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show, and now Skoda has unveiled the latest iterations of its Octavia RS lift-back and station wagon.
Based on the Golf GTI, the Skoda Octavia RS looks thoroughly refreshed thanks to a redesigned front featuring a clearly visible RS logo. And, for the first time, [...]
Official design sketches of Skoda’s upcoming Fabia Scout Hatchback have hit the web thanks to the European trademark office.
Not to be confused with the Fabia Scout Estate - we did a double take ourselves - the Scout Hatchback is expected to debut this year.
As with the Fabia Scout Estate, it’s more about looks than real [...]
Talk to an Englishman about Skoda, and he will most likely roll his eyes and laugh as he remembers uninspiring, unremarkable cars produced by communists for their comrades and exported to, among other places, the UK (more recently) and Australia (back in the 1980’s).
But that was a long time ago and times have changed.
Now sitting [...]
It is no secret that Volkswagen doesn’t see a future that features automatic transmissions. The old slush box is a little low tech, a little ‘old hat’ and a lot like yesterday’s news over Wolfsburg way.
As a result, we can expect to see a lot more of the fabulous VW DSG range of transmissions in [...]
One of the most popular vehicles on the Skoda stand at this year’s Geneva Motor Show has been the Fabia Sport Design Concept.
Little has been revealed beyond the eye-catching visuals, but rumours suggest the concept vehicle could be a precursor to the Skoda Fabia vRS.
The Fabia vRS is expected during 2010 and when released, will [...]
Bigfoot might be a fraud, but the yeti is now among us.
In addition to the Greenline version of the Octavia, Skoda is set to use the Geneva Motor Show to reveal the fifth model in its family; the production version of the Yeti soft-roader.
The Yeti will be offered with a choice of petrol and diesel [...]
The all-new Škoda Superb made its Australian debut in Melbourne this morning. This latest addition to the Skoda range is a flagship model for the company that links Skoda’s “illustrious past with its ambitious future…” (Škoda’s words there).
The elegant new Superb offers style and interior cabin space plus a host of clever features, including ‘TwinDoor’, which turns the car from [...]
Skoda has passed on the first official images and details on its new Fabia Scout, which is scheduled to be released at the Geneva Motor Show.
Despite sharing the same front-end design cues and blackened A-pillars as the regular Fabia, the Fabia Scout is a different beast. There’s a unique front bumper, an extended rear cabin, taller [...]
Once upon a time, ’green’ car buyers were offered scant choice - they may have been lucky to find a single green model from some automakers. Nowadays, any car maker not offering a range of green options is in serious trouble. Škoda has seen ‘the writing’ (on the walls that is) and introduced its GreenLine version of the new mid-size Superb [...]
Skoda is one manufacturer that we here at TMR have been keeping close tabs on. Volkswagen-owned Skoda rose from relative obscurity to become one of Europe’s best-known automakers during the 1990s and the re-introduction of the brand to the Australian market in 2007 is now proving a success for the company.
Skoda’s resurgance in the showrooms [...]
Czech manufacturer Skoda will unleash its freshly-homologated Fabia Super 2000 rally car for the first time at tomorrow’s Rally Monte Carlo, marking the official return of the brand to the world of motorsport.
The Fabia-based rally car is built to the FIA’s S2000 regulations, which will form the basis for all WRC cars from 2010 onwards. [...]
Australians are embracing diesels and why wouldn’t they? Efficient and powerful, they make a compelling case for the new car buyer’s hard earned dollars. Škoda Australia has now added a new variant to its Octavia model line up – the high performance Octavia RS TDI, with a new 125kW 2.0-litre turbocharged common rail diesel engine.
The [...]
Skoda has added a new turbo-diesel engine and DSG gearbox to its performance-oriented Octavia RS range, giving the Golf-based family car a substantial boost in torque, mechanical efficiency and fuel economy.
Power for the 2.0-litre TDI inline-four is 125kW, while peak torque of 350Nm is available from just 1800rpm. The twin-clutch DSG transmission is, like the [...]
We have previously introduced the Škoda Fabia Super 2000 which was reported to have begun testing earlier this year. Škoda Auto have just officially announced that testing continues with a recent Austrian test session being conducted by a team that included world rally champion Carlos Sainz.
The test was not Sainz’s first experience of driving a [...]
Škoda’s Octavia reached a milestone today, when the two-millionth version of the popular model rolled off the production line in Vrchlabí (no we can’t pronounce it either). The two-millionth Octavia was a Silver Octavia Scout 2.0 TDI.
Škoda Auto has been producing the modern Octavia since 1996 (the very first generation Octavia was produced in the [...]
So you thought Škoda’s were sensible cars with the most exciting option being bright yellow paintwork… Well, they do have a dark side, witness the matt-black creation pictured above.
Škoda Auto has today begun testing the first prototype of the Škoda Fabia Super 2000. Designed to be used in the Super 2000 production based race [...]
Not to be outdone by all of the Detroit Motor Show shenanigans, Skoda have taken the wraps off their new Superb sedan. Details are skant but it has been confirmed that the Superb will make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March of this year.
Slotting into the upper-medium range the Superb will [...]
Skoda have chosen to release the first image of their coming 2009 Superb sedan in a brief Australian press release. Due to be unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show there is actually little officially known about the second generation Superb.
Skoda Australia suggest that their new flagship sedan will offer a generously-sized interior with a [...]
As already reported Škoda are staging a return to Australia in the dying months of 2007 and they are starting the ball rolling by offering two models, the Roomster and the Octavia. The Octavia is Škoda’s top-selling and most popular vehicle and is best described as a European package at an accessible price point.
Hi res [...]
Hailing from Czechoslovakia, Škoda the brand has not had a presence in the Australian market since approximately 1983 but that is all about to change. A fully owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Škoda are heading to Oz in late 2007, with two models leading the charge, the quirky Roomster and the Octavia.
The history [...]
It’s been known for some time now that Skoda were planning to return to Australia and we can now confirm that the brand will be “coming out” at this years Australian International Motor Show in Sydney (October 11-21).
We will be there to welcome back the Czech manufacturer who now operates under the VW umbrella. Skoda [...]
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