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  • 2013 Skoda Octavia Combi – A Good Family Touring Car

    Skoda has announced the new 2013 Octavia Combi, which will be showcased in Geneva, next month. AWD version will be also shown at the famous Motor Show. Earlier this year, Skoda has revealed the Saloon version of the practical family car.

    The new Skoda Octavia Combi has grown significantly, boasting dynamic and elegant design. Skoda chief designer – Jozef Kaba, and his team have redesigned the car from head to toe. Never before has a Skoda Octavia Combi been so dynamic and yet timelessly elegant, distinctive, sophisticated and confident on the road as the third generation of this bestseller. An outstanding amount of space, fuel efficiency, innovative safety and comfort systems as well as many ‘Simply Clever’ ideas make up the Skoda genes that distinguish the new Octavia.

    Compared to the previous Octavia Combi, the new one is 45 mm wider, 90 mm longer and with 110 mm longer wheelbase delivering excellent comfort. There is an extra 73mm of rear legroom and 610 liters of cargo space with the rear seats up. With folded seats, the Octavia Combi boasts 1740 liters of cargo space.

    The newly developed engines of the third-generation Skoda Octavia Combi are up to 17 % more economical than the previous generation. The engines currently on offer comprise four petrol and four diesel engines, the fuel efficient GreenLine reaches a consumption of only 3.4 l/100km and CO2 emissions of only 89 g/km.

    Also to be seen first at Geneva 2013: the Skoda Octavia Combi 4×4 with a newly developed all-wheel drive and 5th-generation Haldex clutch.

    2013 Skoda Octavia Combi
    2013 Skoda Octavia Combi
    2013 Skoda Octavia
    2013 Skoda Octavia
    2013 Skoda Octavia
    2013 Skoda Octavia

    Source: Skoda

  • Skoda Green E Line Development

    Skoda-Green-E-Line-thumbAt Skoda these days are busy developing their not yet ready for production “Green E Line” vehicles – a segment of electric cars based on the Octavia Estate. Right now, a fleet of ten E Lines is undergoing a phase where day to day conditions are recreated so see how the cars behave. The whole green thing is a part of Skoda’s plan to excel in the field of fuel efficiency. Other projects concerned with that often work to optimize the TDI and TSI drivetrains and also various transmissions.

    The gathered data will be of extreme value for fine-tuning to get the most out of the cars. Issues that concern potential customers can also be addressed – being extremely silent in traffic might be a disadvantage for example.

    The whole testing procedure comprises of three phases: the first and the second are ongoing now and deal with in-house (on the Prague airport to be more exact) trials and research of the car’s various systems. The third phase, set to begin in March this year, will put the fleet to the real test as the cars will go to different institutions other than Skoda Auto (government, educational institutions etc.) for further research and testing in real life conditions.

    Skoda Green E Line (Octavia based)
    Skoda Green E Line (Octavia based)

    Because of being based on the Octavia Estate, the Green E Line is ideal for harboring electric car components such as batteries, motors and electronic controllers. Power output stands at 85 kW and generous figure of 270 Nm. (because of being electric, torque tends to be always high and instantly available throughout the whole rev range). A zero to sixty time is said to be around 12 seconds and top speed is as high as 135 kph. On a single charge it is estimated that the E Line will go for 150 km which is more than enough to satisfy various European communities.

    Source: Skoda