The Skoda Octavia vRS is now officially the fastest 2.0 litre supercharged production car in the world, with the 600hp ‘salt spec’ model having achieved an official top speed 227.070 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flat in Utah.

The model is a modified version of the production Skoda Octavia vRS hatch, having been prepared by Skoda UK, the team spent the week leading up to Speed Week putting the car through a rigorous dyno programme, supported by performance software and tuning outfit specialist REVO Technik.

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Skoda Company introduced at the Paris Motor Show, his first electric concept car Octavia Green E Line. Road test of the electric vehicle, built on a platform of versatile Octavia, will begin next year.

The car is equipped with a 114-horsepower electric motor, lithium-ion batteries. Maximum torque of this engine is 270 Nm. No extra charge electric car overcomes a distance of 140 kilometers. Acceleration from zero to hundred kilometers per hour and the machine takes 12 seconds and a top speed limited at around 135 kilometers per hour.
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Produced from 1996, the car played a pivotal role in transforming Škoda Auto to a worldwide-successful car manufacturer. The Octavia line continues its success story with the second-generation Octavia Tour and the second-generation Octavia. Furthermore, a few weeks ago Skoda presented
its Octavia Green E Line concept: the first Skoda with an electric engine. The Octavia E Line is going
to appear on the roads next year as part of a special test fleet.

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The Skoda Superb Estate Elegance 2.0 TDI CR took the top honour in its price class and went on to be voted overall winner of the twenty-eighth Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2011 competition, by a panel of 10 judges, for its great performance when towing in a variety of situations and its practicality as a caravanning family car.

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Skoda has announced eco-friendly GreenLine versions of its recently updated Fabia Estate and Roomster.

Powering the latest models is a new, 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbodiesel engine. It develops 75bhp. Other features include stop-start technology, energy recuperation and gear recommendation.

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Škoda Auto has a long association with motor sport. At the beginning of the year, the competition car is derived Mladá Boleslav in the rally racing circuit and the world. Last car RS assume that this sport tradition, which provides second-generation Skoda Fabia RS one step ahead of the competition. And now for the first time there are two versions of the RS in the Škoda Fabia range: a hatchback and the estate continues Bodystyle Hospital changed its name a combination of athletic performance with fuel efficiency and exceptional environmental performance.

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Skoda has announced that updated versions of both the Fabia and Roomster will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show sporting a redesigned exterior, new engines and technology that help reduce emissions and increase performance.

At the heart of the changes are improvements to the engine line-up. There will be a range of options to choose from, including four petrol engines and two diesel power plants. The updates to the exterior consist of a redesigned grille and as the Skoda press release states ’3D-shaped headlamps’.
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Skoda Auto presented the new Fabia vRS hatch and estate at the Geneva Motor Show, where it will join the sports-tuned Octavia vRS. Both Fabia vRS versions are indeed impressive: for the first time ever, Skoda Auto is using a double-supercharged, four-cylinder petrol engine providing 180bhp, in an engine of just 1.4 litres.

A sophisticated compressor-and-turbo combination increases the engine power smoothly and harmonically, and the maximum speed of 140 mph (141 mph in the estate version) and 0-62mph acceleration in just 7.3 seconds in both versions mean a sporty driving experience. With fuel consumption of 44.1 mpg, the Fabia vRS offers high power and maximum fuel efficiency as well as excellent environmental parameters.
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Skoda has been awarded the top spot at the 2010 Which awards winning the prestigious title of ‘Best Car Manufacturer’.

Skoda’s trumped the competition, beating even premium brands to be crowned Best Car Manufacturer.

The accolade was given to Skoda as an acknowledgement of the quality of its products, the great value for money and high standard of customer care that the brand offers. The Which car test team and Which members have all been impressed with Skoda’s reliability, customer care and the quality of its dealerships.

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Skoda added an impressive two more trophies to its already bulging awards cabinet this month, as the manufacturer won twice at the Fleet News awards 2010.

The brand was named the Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer and the Skoda Superb model won the accolade of Best Upper-Medium car, at a glitzy awards ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on the 16th March 2010.

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