Skoda Fabia Sport

Basically an off-road version of its Fabia hatch, the Scout is not a hardcore 4x4 but a car that’s been mildly altered for limited off-road driving. Mechanical changes on the Fabia Scout are very few. The Fabia Scout remains a front-wheel-drive car though. So anything more challenging than a dirt road could prove tough for the Skoda. The Scout looks quite different from the standard Fabia. Skoda has used scratch and gravel-resistant cladding for the underside of the doors, the wheel arches are clad in the same material and there is cladding used around the rear of the car as well. There’s a scruff plate at the rear, easily visible on the...

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Skoda Vision D Preview

Skoda has previewed its future design direction with this new concept, dubbed Vision D, on the eve of the Geneva motor show. The long wheelbase design with short overhangs also allows for greater interior space. The new model previews the design language Skoda will start to introduce to its models from 2012....

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Car Skoda Octavia Review

The Skoda Octavia, a car slated to suffer much at the hands of its Japanese competitors, as it lacked backseat space, a crucial factor in this segment. There were also problems such as a limited dealership network and the high maintenance costs associated with cars from European car manufacturers. The Immediate threat though rested with the brand presence, as far as Skoda was concerned. The Skoda brand was known among a few rally enthusiasts, but that was as far as it got. Today, well into its third year in the Indian market, The Skoda Octavia brand enjoys much fan following and the car is known to be as much fun to drive, as it is to own. I...

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Car Skoda Laura Review

The Laura is actually Skoda’s new Octavia based on the VW Group’s A5 platform. A new, grounds-up design that was put on sale in mid-2004 in European and other markets, this is one of the most important cars in the carmaker’s 100-year history. While the current Octavia will continue to be sold, the new Laura, as Skoda has named the car in India, will take on heavyweight competition like the Accord, Sonata and the Camry. There’s no mistaking the Laura for anything other than a Skoda. It is sharper looking and has a more prestige-like exterior style than the Octavia, but the design cues from its smaller sibling are all there. The prominent grille,...

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Car Skoda Fabia Review

The Czech car manufacturer, Skoda Auto of the Volkswagen Group, develops and manufactures premium automobiles for the world market. The year 2001 witnessed the advent of Skoda Auto's Indian operations, beginning with a plant at Shendra on the Auranagabad border in Maharashtra (the company's single manufacturing unit outside of Europe). Skoda has introduced its second generation Skoda Fabia in India as a 2008 model. The Skoda Fabia is a 5-door large hatchback which was introduced to the world at the March 2007 Geneva Auto Show. The first generation of Skoda Fabia has sold since 1999 and has been a very successful model with over 15 Lakh of them...

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