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Czech it Out: Skoda reportedly to make future designs "more avant-garde"

Buyers overseas have plenty of good reasons to opt for a Skoda. Compared with the Volkswagens on which they're based, the Czech versions tend to be both more spacious and more affordable. But one thing they're not – or historically haven't been, at least – is stylish, the ho-hum designs generally appealing to more conservative buyers than their German or Spanish counterparts. But that's all about to change. At least it will if the company's design chief Karl Neuhold has his way. The designer behind the new Superb – an ... Read more →

Skoda teases new Superb wagon ahead of Frankfurt debut Noah Joseph

With its innovative Twindoor system, Skoda's flagship Superb already blurs the fine line between sedan, hatchback and wagon. But those crazy Europeans love their wagons, or "estates" as they ...

Jeremy Clarkson upsets Scouts, Catholic Church with Skoda commentary Jonathon Ramsey

What do you get when you mix Clarkson, May, a Skoda, and the Catholic church? Controversy, of course. During a review of the Skoda Scout, May and Clarkson engaged in a bit of banter that mingled ...

Skoda reveals facelifted Octavia RS and Scout Michael Harley

After officially unveiling the Octavia facelift at the Paris Motor Show last fall, the Czech automaker Skoda is revealing its freshened Octavia RS and Octavia Scout models, part of the ...

Geneva 2009: Skoda descends on Switzerland with a Yeti Jeremy Korzeniewski

Europeans are about to get one more soft-roading cute 'ute to add to their shopping lists now that Skoda, Volkswagen's Czech subsidiary, has released the production version of the Yeti at the ...

Geneva Preview: Skoda Fabia becomes a Scout, goes camping 9 months ago on Autoblog

When the Volkswagen Group and all its many subsidiaries roll through Switzerland in a couple of weeks, the new Audi A4 allroad quattro and Saab 9-3X won't be the only ruggedized wagons in town, as renderings of the new Skoda Fabia Scout have surfaced. Based on the existing Fabia Kombi wagon, ...

Skoda launches GreenLine Superb 9 months ago on Autoblog

Last year at the Geneva Motor Show, Skoda announced that it would offer a GreenLine version of its Superb sedan and that fuel-saving model is finally ready to show up in dealerships in the U.K. Like the Passat BlueMotion on which the Superb is based, buyers will be greeted by a 1.9-liter ...

Geneva Preview: Skoda to unveil production Yeti 9 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary SEAT has a raft of new models to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but its Czech cousin isn't about to sit it out. In addition to unveiling the Greenline version of its Octavia model (now celebrating its 50th anniversary) and the Scout and S2000 versions of ...

50 Candles and a big fat Czech: Skoda Octavia celebrates the half-century 9 months ago on Autoblog

Skoda's mainstay model has hit the half-century mark, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. The original 1959 Skoda Octavia was so named because it was the eighth model produced by the Czech automaker, at the time a state-owned enterprise until the Volkswagen Group came in and ...

Canceled Czech: Skoda ushers out the Octavia vRS with a limited edition 10 months ago on Autoblog

A Volkswagen brand just wouldn't be a Volkswagen brand without its own performance label (or two). VW itself has the GTI and R badges, Audi has S and RS, Seat has FR and Cupra, and so on. In fact, aside from Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini, Skoda seems like the only one with only a single-tier ...

Skoda's Twindoor: An innovative all-in-one trunk and liftback 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the new Superb's Twindoor system Czech automaker Skoda unveiled its new 2009 Skoda Superb (based on parent company VW's Passat) at the Geneva Auto Show this week. It's a great-looking car that represents an excellent execution of the platform, but that's not what makes ...

Geneva Preview: 2008 Skoda Superb 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image to view in high-resolution In advance of its public unveiling at the Geneva show in March, and after releasing a teaser photo, Volkswagen's Czech subsidiary Skoda has additional photos and details on its upcoming new flagship. The aptly-named Superb is based on the Volkswagen ...

Czech Up: Skoda plans its own VW Up! derivative 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Skoda Fabia (not sold in America) is pretty small. It's based on the Volkswagen Polo platform (also not sold in America). But Skoda chairman Reinhard Jung wants an even smaller car based on the upcoming production version of the VW up! concept, and that also won't be sold here in all ...

2009 Skoda Superb flagship to bow at Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Although the Volkswagen Group brands that sell in the United States (namely Volkswagen and Audi) tend to keep their respective platforms to themselves – almost to a fault – in foreign markets the German automaker rebadges and rebodies the same cars under several different labels. Skoda ...

Volkswagen's plan for expansion includes four all-new architectures 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen's plan for the next ten years includes streamlining production, cutting development costs and creating four new platforms so it can boost sales to 10 million units a year and give Toyota a run for its money. Architecture development is key to that strategy. ...

Entry-level, RWD vehicles coming from VW in 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog

More news on the microcar front comes in the form of "confidential planning documents" procured by Automobilwoche outlining Volkswagen's plan for its rear-wheel-drive compacts over the next nine years. VW considers the launch of its new "Small Family" lineup of RWD vehicles as the most important ...

Frankfurt 2007: ?koda Fabia GreenLine 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click images for photo gallery Green-ness in the European auto market has become quite the trendy thing, as evidenced by the frenzy of alt-fuel/economy/clean-tech debuts littering the IAA floor. It's to be expected, given the regulatory noises coming from Euro government officials. VW-owned Czech ...

Frankfurt 2007: ?koda Fabia Scout "Design Study" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Based on the Fabia Combi (wagon) that's making its world debut for Škoda at Frankfurt, the Fabia Scout "design study" on the show floor is, in all likelihood, a lock for production. Škoda already offers an Octavia Scout and a Roomster Scout, both of which ...

Fiat may enter the microcar ring with a four-seater sub-Panda 2 years ago on Autoblog

This time next week, those of us fortunate enough to go to Frankfurt will likely be passed out after a long day of press conferences, caffeine crashes and schnitzel binges. Two of the more compelling concepts we expect to see in Germany include the Volkswagen City Expert and Toyota's Endo microcar, ...

Big Tease: Skoda releases teaser pic of Fabia Estate 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge This is the new, upcoming Skoda Fabia Estate. As of right now, that is all we can tell you, since the photo is all Skoda's released. More info is promised soon, and if we had to guess, it'll probably have the same drivetrain offerings as the regular Fabia hatch, meaning four ...

VW poised to sell 200k units in Russia 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is yet another car company that sees vast potential in Russia, due in part to the large quantity of low-cost automotive suppliers in the region. The automaker is targeting sales of 200,000 units per year from the home of Ivan the Terrible by 2009 or 2010, up from about 50,000 this year. ...

Wood you drive this Skoda? Knot us. 2 years ago on Autoblog

The owner of this car must have been barking mad when fitting this Skoda with, um, alternative, eco-friendly tires. We have a few questions, though. Do you decide when to replace them by counting the remaining rings instead of looking at wear indicators? Is the ride on these things as wooden as it ...

VIDEO: Skoda's Fabia is so yummy we could just eat it 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the new Skoda Fabia This is the ultimate car guy birthday cake. This advert for the Skoda Fabia is designed to hit you in the warm, gooey center. Right away, you're drawn in by dulcet tones from The Sound Of Music that trigger flashbacks to a Generation Y childhood and ...

Geneva Motor Show: Skoda's rally-ready S2000 concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for hi-res photo gallery Geneva was the venue at which Czech automaker Skoda introduced its new Fabia hatchback. While the Fabia's nice and all, the real eye candy at the company's booth is clearly the Fabia-based S2000 concept. The name refers to the Super 2000 regulations the show car ...

Skoda Roomster earns merit badge: Scout model debuts 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge Joining the Octavia in Škoda's scout line is the quirky-cool Roomster MPV. Unlike the Octavia Scout, which at least has all-wheel-drive, the Roomster Scout remains a FWD-only vehicle, and the Scout trim is just a butch appearance package. That said, it looks good wearing the ...

Skoda unveils Praktik, panel version of Roomster 3 years ago on Autoblog

We're big fans of the Skoda Roomster and its funky greenhouse that incorporates the kind of quirky styling that we don't often get here in the States. We're also all about the new panel van movement that appears to be catching on here, which is no doubt inspired by the many paneled commercial ...

Paris Motor Show: Skoda floats in the Roomster 3 years ago on Autoblog

We wandered into Skoda's booth at the Paris Auto Show expecting to catch our first up-close look at the much-lauded Roomster. What we didn't expect was that we'd spot it in dirigible form, silently gliding 15 feet over our heads. Apparently floated as a trial balloon for a new series of ...

Paris Motor Show: ?koda Octavia Scout 3 years ago on Autoblog

As our man Alex Nunez said when he covered the preview press release at the beginning of this month, the Škoda Octavia Scout is based on the Volkswagen Golf Mk. V. It's a new small wagon derivative from Škoda that sits 16mm higher than the regular Octavia Combi 4x4. It features ...

Paris Motor Show: ?koda Joyster 3 years ago on Autoblog

Alex Nunez just posted the preview information and press release last week so we won't waste a lot of space here re-explaining the Joyster. Claimed to be just a concept, the Joyster is a three-door, front-wheel-drive compact vehicle that is mainly targeted at young people. Click through for more ...

Paris Preview: ?koda Joyster Concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Paris Auto Show is around the corner, and automakers are steadily pumping out announcements in advance of the big event. Today, Škoda officially sent out word of the Joyster Concept vehicle it'll be unveiling in France. The Joyster is a 3-door design study that hints at a future styling ...

?koda Octavia Scout: Baby Allroad, Czech-style 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge One upcoming Paris debut that caught our eyes is the new Škoda Octavia Scout. Based on the Volkswagen Golf MkV, the Octavia Scout is a small wagon whose ride height is 16mm higher than that of the regular Octavia Combi 4x4. Its unpainted bumpers, fender flares and side ...

Mongol Rally: It's the journey, not the destination 3 years ago on Autoblog

Approximately 200 adventurers left London this past Saturday to begin making the 8,000-mile trek known as the Mongol Rally. The three-week journey will cover two deserts, five mountain ranges and an untold number of countries with the winners survivors finding themselves in the scenic Mongolian ...

?koda to Goodwood for the first time 3 years ago on Autoblog

Škoda, the VW-owned Czech automaker, will make its first-ever official factory-backed trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. The 300-hp First Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC car will be on hand and piloted by First Motorsport's 2006 driver, François Duval. Duval will ...

Skoda expands Chinese presence 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen-owned Skoda Auto announced Wednesday that it is expanding its plans for China. With production of Skoda's Octavia scheduled to spool up in 2007 at Volkswagen's plant in Shanghai, the company announced that it will add its Fabia (pictured) and Superb models to its Chinese portfolio. Skoda ...

VW to replace all automatics with DSG? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkwagen's Direct Shift Gearbox/S-Tronic twin clutch gearbox has been fairly canonized by all who have mashed its paddles. And now, the automaker's product chief Wolfgang Bernhard is suggesting that the gearbox will replace all of its conventional automatics in much of the VW kingdom shortly, ...

Geneva Auto Show: Skoda's little Lebensraumer, the Roomster 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our man Alberto caught up with Volkswagen Group's Czech outpost, Škoda, which busied itself plying their funky new Roomster. As an econobox in a very literal sense, the Roomster combines a cubist's aesthetics with a frugal footprint in both spatial and ecological terms. The five-door ...

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