Skoda cars

BUILDING on the successful formula of space, refinement and generous levels of standard equipment, Skoda’s latest generation Superb packs all the familiar qualities that’s already convinced so many to sign on the dotted line.Improvements to the Superb might not be immediately obvious, however Skoda has focused on the things …

THE OCTAVIA is the mainstay of Skoda’s global operation making up around 40% of the company’s sales, so a new one is just about the most important thing to happen in any four-year product cycle.The new car’s looks are much changed. It looks a lot like an oversized Rapid, but the tell-tale difference is the pair of body-coloured …

A BAD man has taken 'my' Fabia vRS away. Okay, he was really a nice chap, but that doesn't compensate for the Fabia-sized hole in my life. It could've been more economical and I've experienced quieter cars over long distances, however it was a lot of fun. And, at the end of the day, that's what it’s all about.After choosing …

ENGINES – Thanks to the deep reserves of the Volkswagen parts bin, the Fabia boasts a good selection of frugal petrol and diesel engines. Save for the hot vRS model, don’t expect lightning performance from the range – this is very much a car for undemanding drivers.EXTERIOR – Looking a little more upright than its predecessor, …

WHERE are all the green cars? It's a question I've often asked myself as I tolerate the weekly motorway grind. Save for the odd ray of metallic sunshine, in my time with the Fabia I've seen very few brightly coloured cars.Thank goodness for Kermit, my bright green Fabia vRS, is all I can say. Having initially been on the …

AS THE days get shorter and the roads aren’t always as dry as I’d like them to be, I could quite easily start moaning about the pitfalls of running a Fabia vRS.Having racked up a disproportionate amount of motorway miles lately, I can’t say the car’s fuel economy has been especially impressive. You’ve got to employ a fair …

WHEN you're talking about Skoda it's hard to ignore the UK firm's recent - and successful - foray into motorsport. For the history nerds out there, rallying isn't a new venture as Skoda has long established connections with the sport famous for bobble hats, long walks in cold, dark forests and Thermos flasks.However, just …

MUTTERINGS about never-ending new car price rises have been building for the last few years, but Skoda has news for which you might want to sit down.Here is the Rapid, which revives a name from the 1930s in a car that slots between the Fabia and the Octavia, at more or less exactly the same basic dimensions as the 2001 …

KERMIT, as he is now affectionately called, has been a busy, er, bee recently. From pounding the nation’s motorways to being on a speeding train under the Channel, ‘my’ Fabia vRS has rarely had the opportunity to stand still.To say that the time spent recently with Skoda’s green machine has been fast paced is something …

IT’S VERY green, isn’t it? I figured that, if you’re going to run something a little left field like Skoda’s Fabia vRS for six months, you might as well go for broke in the colour department. And yes, I did choose the metallic green paint and black wheel combo myself. That it’s already been christened ‘Kermit’ by friends …

SOME PEOPLE say the art of making great small cars is all but lost, but that just isn’t true. Here’s a little Skoda that proves the point.To celebrate 100 years of the Monte Carlo rally Skoda has come up with the Fabia Monte Carlo, a trim level based on the mid-range SE, with five doors by default and pepped up with some …

CARS CAN surprise you in any number of ways. Most don’t, but as the police in Midsomer Murders must know by now, sometimes the most ordinary-looking suspect is the one with the most to hide.Take one Skoda Octavia, add a small-capacity turbo diesel engine and a bundle of efficiency-boosting but largely hidden refinements, …

THE SKODA Citigo can lay claim to a number of firsts. It’s the first sub-supermini Skoda for a start, it’s the first Skoda to wear the company’s new badge, the first to feature the new Skoda family styling and it’s even the first Skoda to have head-thorax-side airbags.Once the ‘oooh’s and ‘ahhh’s have died down, have a …

TESTS have begun on a zero-emission version of Skoda’s family hatchback, which will see 10 all-electric Green E Line Octavias rolling around the streets of Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic.The real-world evaluations mark Skoda’s first use of an electric powertrain on the public road. The technology, which is being developed …

Skoda's entry into the small 4x4 fray is called the Yeti. Steve Walker takes a look.

Our Yeti has changed hands and Max is thoroughly enjoying his new steed.

A driver survey has found that the most euphoric drivers own a Skoda.

Skoda has posted record sales in 2011, putting it on course for its most successful year ever.