2009 Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI To Take On Global Green Car Challenge

2009 Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI To Take On Global Green Car Challenge

SKODA HAS TODAY announced plans to enter the all-new Skoda Superb in this month’s Global Green Car Challenge.

The Skoda team will cover the 3000km trek down the centre of Australia in the 2.0 litre TDI version of the Superb, paired with parent company Volkswagen’s six-speed DSG transmission.

Returning a fuel economy of 5.4 l/100km and [...]

Skoda Yeti Confirmed For 2010, FWD And AWD Variants Planned

Skoda Yeti Confirmed For 2010, FWD And AWD Variants Planned

SKODA AUSTRALIA has confirmed that the versatile Yeti crossover is on its way, and it’s gunning for a significant slice of the small softroader market.

The Yeti will be in Australian showrooms in mid to late 2010. Skoda expects to be able to offer it in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive variants.
“Yeti is obviously a priority [...]

2009 Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI Elegance Road Test Review

2009 Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI Elegance Road Test Review

Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI Elegance Road Test Review

IF YOU ASK a cross-section of the Australian public, chances are few of them will know much about the Volkswagen Group’s Skoda brand, let alone have any knowledge of its latest model range.

This is because the Skoda nameplate is ‘fresh fish’ as far as Australian motorists [...]

2010 Skoda Superb Estate Official Photos Surface Online

2010 Skoda Superb Estate Official Photos Surface Online

THE SKODA SUPERB, only recently launched in Australia (see TMR’s road test) and built on a stretched version of the Volkswagen Passat platform, is set to be joined by a wagon later this year.

Following spy photos of the near production-ready model revealed by TMR last month, a series of official photos has surfaced online [...]

New Skoda Octavia Scout Launched In Australia

New Skoda Octavia Scout Launched In Australia

JOINING THE REFRESHED Octavia and Octavia RS, the Skoda Octavia Scout has also been given a mid-life styling update; the new model now available in Australian showrooms.

As with others in the Ocatvia range, the updated Scout now wears new headlamps, bonnet and front guards.

Differentiating it from its siblings, the higher-riding Scout [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia RS First Drive Review

2009 Skoda Octavia RS First Drive Review

2009 Skoda Octavia RS First Drive Review

ALLOWING MOTORING SCRIBES to mercilessly flog your new model for more than three hours at a track is a display of serious confidence in your product.

To launch the new look Octavia RS, Skoda Australia assembled the motoring press at Top Gear Australia’s test track at Camden Airport and [...]

New Kia Sorento, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Yeti, Subaru Liberty Achieve 5-Star Euro NCAP Scores

New Kia Sorento, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Yeti, Subaru Liberty Achieve 5-Star Euro NCAP Scores

ALL DUE IN AUSTRALIAN showrooms in the near future, a flotilla of new models have been awarded 5-Star crash test scores by Euro NCAP, the European equivalent of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

The 2010 Kia Sorento, scheduled for an Australian launch this year, achieved an 87 percent score for Adult Occupant Protection, [...]

Skoda Octavia RS-P: Unique Australian Skoda Revealed

Skoda Octavia RS-P: Unique Australian Skoda Revealed

THE NEW OCTAVIA RS is a fine machine. A dozen laps of the Top Gear Australia test track at yesterday’s launch left us in no doubt that even the ham-fisted will find it an entertaining and well-connected drive.

It also makes the perfect base for a project vehicle, in this case Skoda Australia’s Octavia RS-P (‘P’ [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia RS Update Launched

2009 Skoda Octavia RS Update Launched

INTRODUCING THE SAME styling updates brought to the rest of the Octavia range earlier this year, Skoda has today launched the new-look Octavia RS.

A largely aesthetic update, the new model is powered by the same turbocharged 2.0 litre TSI petrol and 2.0 litre TDI diesel engines of the pre-facelift model.

The updated Octavia RS, available in [...]

Volkswagen, Skoda Revise Fuel Recommendation For Petrol Engines

Volkswagen, Skoda Revise Fuel Recommendation For Petrol Engines

SKODA AND VOLKSWAGEN have updated the recommended fuel grades for much of their petrol-powered model ranges, with most engines now declared safe to run on 95 RON fuel.

Virtually all VW Group petrol engines have, up until now, required the more expensive 98 RON fuel, which typically retails for 13-14 cents more than regular unleaded.

With Skoda [...]

2009 Skoda Superb V6 FSI, 1.8 TSI And 2.0 TDI First Drive Review

2009 Skoda Superb V6 FSI, 1.8 TSI And 2.0 TDI First Drive Review

“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, [...]

2010 Skoda Suberb Range Launched In Australia

2010 Skoda Suberb Range Launched In Australia

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 [...]

2010 Skoda Yeti Video, From Norway To You

2010 Skoda Yeti Video, From Norway To You

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 [...]

Art Student Invents Cloaking Device For Skoda

Art Student Invents Cloaking Device For Skoda

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 [...]

Minicars Coming For Volkswagen, Seat And Skoda

Minicars Coming For Volkswagen, Seat And Skoda

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! [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia RS Unveiled

2009 Skoda Octavia RS Unveiled

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, [...]

Skoda Fabia Scout Hatchback Design Images Revealed

Skoda Fabia Scout Hatchback Design Images Revealed

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 [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI And 2.0 TDI First Drive

2009 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI And 2.0 TDI First Drive

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 [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia RS 2.0 TSI Gets A Six-Speed DSG

2009 Skoda Octavia RS 2.0 TSI Gets A Six-Speed DSG

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 [...]

Skoda Unveils Fabia Sport Design Concept in Geneva

Skoda Unveils Fabia Sport Design Concept in Geneva

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 [...]

Skoda To Reveal Production-Ready Yeti At Geneva Motor Show

Skoda To Reveal Production-Ready Yeti At Geneva Motor Show

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 [...]

2009 Melbourne Motor Show: All-New Skoda Superb

2009 Melbourne Motor Show: All-New Skoda Superb

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 [...]

2009 Skoda Fabia Scout Details And Images Released

2009 Skoda Fabia Scout Details And Images Released

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 [...]

Škoda Launches GreenLine Superb In UK

Škoda Launches GreenLine Superb In UK

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 Fabia S2000 Rally Car Makes Promising Start At Monte Carlo Rally

Skoda Fabia S2000 Rally Car Makes Promising Start At Monte Carlo Rally

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 [...]

Škoda Fabia Super 2000 To Debut At Rally Monte Carlo

Škoda Fabia Super 2000 To Debut At Rally Monte Carlo

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. [...]

Škoda Launches Octavia RS TDI With DSG Option

Škoda Launches Octavia RS TDI With DSG Option

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 [...]

Czech It Out: Skoda Expands Octavia RS Line With TDI Model

Czech It Out: Skoda Expands Octavia RS Line With TDI Model

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 [...]

Skoda Fabia Super 2000 Tested by Carlos Sainz

Skoda Fabia Super 2000 Tested by Carlos Sainz

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 [...]

Skoda produces two-millionth Octavia

Skoda produces two-millionth Octavia

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 [...]

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