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Skoda Or Mercedes?

December 9, 2010

Which of the two would you go for – the new Skoda Superb or the Mercedes E-class? Both are big, comfortable and estate in shape. Just how much difference does it make if you go for the better known brand that inevitably costs more? Find out more in the as always excellent Fifth Gear review.

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Skoda Makes Fabia vRS Even More Attractive

November 16, 2010
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Following a successful assault in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this year, Škoda has announced a special edition Fabia vRS S2000 to commemorate the all-conquering Fabia S2000 which helped the brand to take the IRC Constructors’ Champion title. Production is limited to a very small run of only 200 cars, with 20 coming to the UK. [...]

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Skoda Fabia VRS – Meaner!

November 7, 2010
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As Škoda enjoys its strongest year on record, the car manufacturer is launching a new multi-million pound national marketing campaign for the Fabia vRS. The 12-week campaign, which was bought and planned by MediaCom, is centred around a 60 second TV commercial and will see Škoda unveiling a ‘meaner’ side for the high-performance Fabia vRS. [...]

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Skoda Advises Of Need To Change Cambelt At Correct Intervals

August 25, 2010

Škoda is warning all car owners of the importance of getting their cambelt changed at regular intervals, with many people unaware of how much damage a failure can cause and cost. With damages escalating to as much as £5000, a replaced cambelt is a small investment to ensure a car’s smooth running. A cambelt is [...]

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Skoda Fabia vRS Reviewed By Auto Express

July 21, 2010

Here, Auto Express looks at the new Fabia vRS, and sees how it compares to the genuine rally car as used by Skoda. The new vRS looks very well put together and has a decent level of performance. The turbo and superchargers that are fitted means plenty of power for this little pocket rocket. A [...]

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Wilks Set For Full Recovery Following Crash

June 9, 2010

Guy Wilks is expected to make a full recovery after fracturing two vertebrae in an accident on the opening stage of the Rally d’Italia-Sardegna, Round 5 of theIntercontinental Rally Challenge. The 29-year old Darlington driver was making the most of his favourable starting position of running seventh on the road, when a wrongly written pace [...]

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Skoda GreenLine II Fabia And Roomster

May 8, 2010
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Skoda is releasing an even more economical version of the strong selling Fabia and Roomster vehicles – with the launch of GreenLine II technology. The new model Fabia and Roomster’s have been facelifted and fitted with new technology designed to further reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emission levels. The most important innovations include a new [...]

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Skoda – Committed To Quality

March 26, 2010

Once again Skoda has proven that they are committed to the quality of their vehicles and has been justifiably awarded for doing so. In this case, the UK arm of the firm has won Škoda Auto’s Human Touch and Customer Care award for the second year in succession. This is the fourth time in five [...]

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Skoda Superb Estate – Now On Sale

March 2, 2010
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The excellent Skoda Superb estate is now on sale at your local Skoda dealership! The car took the Top Gear magazine for ‘Luxury Car of the Year’ (which tells you all you need to know really) and is the most luxurious and practical car to wear the Skoda badge to date. The Skoda Superb estate [...]

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Two New Motors From Skoda!

January 24, 2010
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The Škoda Octavia family hatchback and estate range is now even more attractive thanks to the addition of two new engines. A new, downsized 1.2 TSI 105bhp petrol engine is now offered along with the very latest 1.6 TDI CR 105bhp diesel engine with DSG dual-clutch transmission. The state-of-the-art 1.2 TSI 105bhp is now available [...]

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