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New Skoda Karoq SUV event in Stockholm

In Short Cuts, Skoda by Jonathan Humphrey

The latest ŠKODA Karoq SUV was launched and released to the press in Stockholm, Sweden on the 18 May 2017. Journalists from all over the world were invited to the launch that was held at Artipelag, an art gallery just a short boat trip from Stockholm city in the beautiful Stockholm Archipelago. Watch the video for opinions from the UK …

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A family performance car, the Skoda Octavia vRS 230

In Car Reviews, Skoda by Tom Scanlan

As it happened, the Skoda Octavia vRS 230 was the third of three fast cars I had experienced in successive weeks. First was the awesome Audi R8 V10 Plus, then a mighty Golf R and then the Skoda. Even with a zero to 62 mph time of ‘as long as’ 6.7 seconds – more than twice the time the Audi R8 takes and a whole 1.6 seconds slower than the VW Golf R – it rather strangely didn’t feel that sluggish by comparison…

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ŠKODA Yeti Xtreme

In Skoda by Jonathan Humphrey

Rally Car Ambitions for the ŠKODA Yeti Xtreme. A Compact SUV concept built by ŠKODA apprentices for the GTI event at Wörthersee, Austria on the 28-31 May. The legendary and popular Volkswagen tuning event in its 33rd year.   The ŠKODA Yeti Xtreme will use the 1.8 TSI/112 kW engine with all-wheel drive and DSG combined with height-adjustable chassis, and Octavia RS brakes. The interior is rally styled with …

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Greener ŠKODA Octavia Hatch with just 85g/km and 88mpg

In Skoda by Jonathan Humphrey

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The Most Superb Towcar this Year

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Škoda Superb has been named The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2014 Taking top honours the Škoda Superb Elegance Estate 2.0 TDI CR 170PS 4×4 DSG won in its class and became the overall winner of the 31st Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Competition. The nine judges suggested that it lived up to its name – simply superb! …

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Reach for the Ice Cream this Bank Holiday

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ŠKODA unveils the world’s biggest ice cream van, ready for the scorching bank holiday weekend! Giant ice cream van placed on Great Yarmouth beach – and will serve up 6,500 servings of ice cream to Brits as it tours the UK The 21 foot tall ice cream van boasts 5 foot Monster Truck wheels to cope with the toughest UK …