Volkswagen’s Skoda brand doesn’t get much press in the West, but it’s a very popular brand in central and eastern Europe. The Yeti, a mid-size SUV concept approved for production in April 2007, will finally be making it to market sometime in 2009, though the spokesperson wouldn’t guarantee a date.
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Volkswagen may have to call upon its Skoda subsidiary to manufacture its forthcoming production up! minicar, which many are predicting will be the next-generation Lupo compact. This way VW will be able to take advantage of Skoda’s low-cost production facilities in Vrchlabi and Pamplona to help give it the advantage over Toyota’s new […]
Rally racing has bred some of the most incredible, insane and absolutely beloved automobile variants of all time. From the Renault R5 Turbo and Audi Quattro to the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi EVO, rally racing finds ways of turning otherwise sensible, economical transportation into snarling, gravel-spewing demons of speed - which is why we […]
Czech carmaker Skoda has taken the wraps off the long-awaited Superb, aimed at the upper medium segment. Like most new cars, the Superb has grown considerably over the previous generation and is both longer and wider for additional interior space.
The new Superb features a number of smart technological solutions not usually found in this segment […]
Skoda will debut two new vehicles at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the production Fabia Estate (pictured) and a new ultra-efficient Fabia Greenline design study. The Fabia Greenline is a design study that’s intended to highlight Skoda’s push to develop more environmentally-friendly vehicles and showcase new technologies that will eventually make it to the carmaker’s […]
For those readers not familiar with the Skoda Superb, the car is an executive saloon manufactured by the Czech carmaker and shares its underpinnings with the Volkswagen Passat. The current model has been on sale since 2001 but will be coming in for an upgrade early next year with the release of an all new […]
Skoda has set a goal of increasing its sales by 50% by the end of the decade, with the focus now set on expanding its foreign operations into emerging markets such as India and China. Production numbers for this year stand at 580,000 cars but is expected to be lifted to around 616,000 units according […]
Czech carmaker Skoda has been given the go-ahead from parent company Volkswagen to produce a new small 4×4 model based on its Yeti concept car that was displayed at 2006’s Geneva Motor Show. Smaller than VW’s upcoming Tiguan soft-roader, the new Yeti is expected to be built using a mix of components from VW’s parts […]
Skoda has taken the wraps off its next-generation Fabia hatchback, to be officially introduced at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2007. A total of seven engines will be available for the new Fabia – four petrol and three diesel engines ranging in power from 44kW to 77kW. With this new model, Skoda will also […]
Skoda has launched its new Roomster Scout MPV, which joins its Octavia Scout sibling in the Czech brand’s crossover lineup. Based on the standard Roomster hatch, the Scout grows in all dimensions and rides on unique 16in alloy wheels as standard. Other visual enhancements include the plastic molded side-cladding and new bumpers with silver highlights.
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Skoda will be launching an all-wheel drive “Scout” version of the Roomster hatch, which is expected to be launched at next year’s Geneva Auto Show. These images taken in the Czech Republic were sent to us by a reader, and reveal that the Roomster Scout will feature an […]
Skoda’s replacement for the Octavia, due for release by the end of the decade, will share a platform with the next generation Volkswagen Golf. These renderings sourced from CocheSpias, depict a car that features almost identical styling to the current model. However, for its next iteration of the Octavia, Skoda is aiming to improve on […]
Skoda has released images of its new three-door hatch which has been displayed at the Paris Motor Show. Information is still sparse though we’re sure the Czech designed concept will make it to production. The final version will be heavily toned down and should come in a five-door version as well.
More high-res images after the […]
Thanks to a tip sent to us by Jeff, we now have some real life images of the Skoda Joyster concept direct from the Paris Motor Show. The Czech company’s latest three-door sports hatch follows on from its Yeti and Roomster concepts from previous shows.
Official details are scheduled to be released later this week. We […]
The Skoda Joyster is the latest concept from the Czechs, a handsome 3-door car with sporty pretensions. It follows on from the 2002 Tudor, the 2003 Roomster and the 2005 Yeti.
With further details being released on the 28th of September, the only details we know is that it looks like it will be in […]