Right on the market launch of the all-new Skoda Yeti, the exclusive automobiles refiner Cobra Technology & Lifestyle presents an accessories program for the Yeti.
All Cobra additional components are designed to increase the vehicle safety, and to add more character and extra visual pizzazz to the five-door Skoda Yeti SUV. (more…)
Škoda Superb was ceremonially introduced on the Chinese market under the name Hao Rui. Production of Škoda Auto’s flagship in China started on June 11. The Superb had already been first introduced to the Chinese public on April 20, 2009, at the Automobile Fair in Shanghai. (more…)
Skoda retailers have opened their doors for orders of the brand new Yeti. Customers can now place orders for the Czech manufacturer’s new crossover vehicle, six weeks ahead of its official on-sale date of 17 September 2009.
For those customers eager to track down a Yeti there is even more good news. Insurance ratings have been secured and they make great reading for stretched family budgets. (more…)
The search may be nearly over, but the adventure is only just beginning. Prices for Škoda’s newest – and fifth – model line, the Yeti, will start at just £13,750.
With great prices and Škoda’s legendary high levels of specification, Yeti will provide the best value in its class when it breaks cover on 17 September. Combining the strengths of a traditional 4×4 with the practicality and low running costs of a hatchback, Yeti is a true crossover. (more…)
Škoda Auto has started producing a modernised 1.2 HTP engine in its engine manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav, the place of the car manufacturer’s head office. (more…)
The first Skoda Yeti rolled off the assembly line at Skoda’s Kvasiny, Czech Republic plant on Tuesday 12 May 2009. With the start of series production, Skoda has officially introduced its fifth model line and entered the crossover segment. The very first Yeti spotted leaving the production hall was an Aqua Blue, four-wheel drive model, fitted with a 1.8 TSI engine.
Skoda has designed Yeti as it does all its models – for the way people use cars. Clever solutions include the flexible and practical VarioFlex rear seat system, which also makes it easy to increase Yeti’s carrying capacity to as much as 1,760 litres. (more…)
Škoda Auto has released the first official images of the facelifted Octavia vRS and Octavia Scout. Following the launch of the new Octavia late last year, the vRS and Scout have been updated to bring them into line with the current range and family face of Škoda.
The sporty Octavia vRS has proved extremely popular since it was launched in 2000. More than 60,000 have been sold, 70 per cent of which were the estate version. (more…)
Škoda will have its official launch of the Superb Hao Rui at the Shanghai Motor Show this week. Škoda’s flagship will become the third model to be produced by the Shanghai Volkswagen plant following the introduction of the Octavia Ming Rui and the Fabia Jing Rui. (more…)
Škoda Superb GreenLines have been provided to the Czech Government for the period of the Czech Republic’s EU presidency.
Superb GreenLine (1.9 TDI PD 105 bhp) is the flagship model’s more environmentally friendly trim that delivers low emissions and great fuel economy. The twenty-seven vehicles will be used by the government to transport EU ministers and delegations visiting the Czech Republic. The first event to see the Škoda GreenLines in action is the EU-US summit that will take place in Prague over April 4 – 5 and will be attended by the new US president Barack Obama as part of his first official visit to Europe. (more…)
Presented at the 78th Geneva Motor Show, the Škoda Superb has received nearly thirty prestigious awards all over Europe since its official world premiere one year ago. Furthermore, Škoda has sold over 20,000 second-generation Superbs since then.
The Škoda Superb received the Car of the Year 2009 award in the Czech Republic, winning both the Medium Class and the cup for the absolute winner. On top of that, the Superb has received Car of the Year awards in a further seven European countries: Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Ukraine. The new Superb also succeeded at COTY, Europe’s most prestigious poll, where it got as far as the final and finished fifth in the end. The latest award the Superb has received so far is the “Winter Car of the Year 2009” awarded by the expert jury of the Finnish magazine Tekniikan Maailma.
One of the properties appreciated across the various European polls is the economical fuel consumption of this impressive medium-class liftback, which was actually the main reason why the model has received Company Car of the Year awards in the Czech Republic and Germany, besides winning the Imported Vehicles category in the latter. The Škoda Superb GreenLine won the category of environmentally-friendly cars at the Fleet Car of the Year awards in Austria.
Other awards:
Czech Republic:
• Auto Motor a Sport – Best Cars – winner of the upper medium class
• Motoring Journalists Club – Technological Innovation of the Year awarded for the Twindoor system
• Motoring Journalists Club – finished 4th in MJC’s Car of the Year poll
Germany:
• Bild am Sonntag – Golden Steering Wheel 2008 (medium class)
• Auto Motor und Sport – Best Cars – winner of the category “Upper Medium Class Imports”
• Auto Zeitung – Auto Throphy 2008 (category “Upper Medium Class Imports”)
Austria: ARBÖ – Großen Österreichischen Automobil-Preis – Medium Category
Russia: Golden Horn 2008
Croatia: The Best Company Car
Poland: The Most Beautiful Car Exhibited
Autobest Jury Award: Technobest 2009 awarded for the Twindoor system
Belgium: VAB Family Car of the Year
Compact, attractive and with a fresh attitude, the new Škoda Yeti will be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show extending the brand’s model range to five.
The 4.2 metre long, five-door vehicle bears the well-known and distinctive features of the brand. An impressive front end with a ribbed grille and stylish headlamps confidently demonstrate Yeti’s relationship with the Škoda family. It has a robust and solid look on 17-inch wheels, whilst its fresh styling and high seating position enable the Yeti to exude lightness rather than looking bulky. (more…)
Škoda has unveiled the first official photographs of the Fabia Scout. The new addition to the Scout family will make its world debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.
The design of the brand new Scout includes distinct features and attractive protective elements, giving this functional and economical car, new emotional dimensions. A uniquely-shaped bumper and plastic cladding give this new version of Škoda’s popular estate enhanced, robust features. In addition, protective elements on the sides of the body and a silver roof-rails underline the Fabia Scout’s bold shape. (more…)