Rapid is a good description of the record breaking UK sales of Skoda after four years of record new car sales and already in 2013 they have exceeded total sales of 2012.By the end of October Skoda had sold 55,217 new cars, a 19.3% increase over the same period last year.This makes Skoda the fastest accelerating VW family group brand in the UK in the terms of sales growth. Audi has … [Read more...]
Skoda kicks up the dust with its sporting models
It's an unlikely brand to shoulder its way into the performance market but Skoda punches above its weight in many ways.Skoda, a full member of the Volkswagen Group since 2000, started as a bicycle manufacturing business in 1894 and the links to cycling continue today with vehicle support for the Tour de France, Tour of Britain and most recently Ride London. After bicycles came motorcycles in … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Octavia SE 1.2TSi
If you have struggled with the keypad of a modern mobile phone you’ll have open arms to welcome the Skoda Octavia.The trend towards packing more into an ever-tighter space can drive you to despair.But despair not if you want a genuinely roomy and comfortable family car and look no further than the Skoda Octavia.Launched this year as the second generation Octavia following eight years … [Read more...]
New Skoda Octavia delivers surprises and sophistication
The name is the same but the new Skoda Octavia is a whole new ball game.The first in the Skoda range to be developed on the latest modular platform from parent Volkswagen Group, the Octavia is bigger inside with an extended wheelbase to provide more room but its also 100kg lighter.This not only reduces fuel consumption because it allows smaller engines to be used, but it also improves the … [Read more...]
Skoda Rapid will quickly upset rivals
A new generation of Skoda cars hits the road this month with the five-door Rapid becoming the seventh model from the manufacturer.This Ford Focus-sized hatchback is likely to account for 6,000 sales in a full year and the range will expand with next year’s introduction of an SW version which could account for a further 9,000 sales. Rapid joins as Skoda UK sales in October passed the entire … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Citigo
The smallest Skoda in modern times is big news in the city car sector.The Skoda Citigo 16-model series is available from launch on 1 June with manual gearbox in three-door body style and a five-door and automatic will follow this autumn.For now there is a new single 1.0 litre three-cylinder petrol engine electronically tuned to give either 60 or 75PS and both transmissions are new as … [Read more...]
