Skoda wants to encourage buyers in to showrooms with new range-topping Monte Carlo versions of the Scala Hatch and Kamiq SUV. It’s either wet and miserable outside or cold and miserable, so the idea of traipsing off to buy a new car, what with Christmas credit card bills hitting and tax payments due, is not […]
Electric Skoda Citigo e iV costs from £16,995
The Electric Skoda Citigo e iV, sister to the VW e-Up! and SEAT Mii Electric, goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £16,995 (after PiCG). The SEAT Mii Electric went on sale in the UK last month, and now it’s the turn of its Czech sister – the Skoda Citigo e iV, […]
Thinking of buying a new VW Golf? Be SMART, and get this new 2020 Skoda Octavia instead.
The new Skoda Octavia is revealed as Skoda launch their take on the VW Golf in Hatch and Estate guises, with new looks, new interior and lots of technology. The VW Group look set to make Skoda’s offerings more ‘downmarket’, but, for now at least, there seems to be nothing at all downmarket about the […]
2020 Skoda Octavia: All of the details – none of the photos
Skoda has release most of the details of the new Octavia ahead of its debut on 11 November, including new engines and two hybrid options. We had a tease for the 2020 Skoda Octavia last week, and it looked slick and appealing. But then it was a design sketch with more than a splash of […]
New Skoda Octavia TEASED with flattering design sketch
The new Skoda Octavia, Skoda’s take on the VW Golf Mk8, is teased in design sketches ahead of a debut expected in November. You want a cheap VW Golf? The answer has long been to go and buy a Skoda Octavia, pure Golf under the skin but with rather more conservative styling. And with the […]
Skoda going DOWNMARKET and SEAT going UPMARKET as VW looks to realign group offerings
The Volkswagen Group is looking to realign its brands to create more differentiation, and are planning to push SEAT upmarket and move Skoda down according to a recent report. We’ve had a moan before about Jaguar Land Rover’s model overlap cannibalising sales from one model to another instead of eating up the competition. But at […]
Skoda Kamiq SUV UK prices and specs announced
The Skoda Kamiq, Skoda’s new baby SUV, costs from £17,700 in the UK, with a choice of four engine options and four trim levels. Arrives in the UK November 2019. The Skoda Kamiq, Skoda’s new baby SUV, was revealed earlier this year ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and it’s now […]
Skoda’s Karoq and Kodiaq SUVs get a bit of a facelift
The Skoda Karoq and Kodiaq SUVs are getting a bit of a facelift, with some styling tweaks, new technology and SKODA writ large. It doesn’t seem five minutes since Skoda didn’t have a single SUV in its lineup, but as is the modern way they now have a whole heap of ‘K’ model SUVs to […]
‘CHARGE’ your children for LIFTS with Skoda’s Parent Taxi App
The Skoda Parent Taxi App launches as a way of charging your children for lifts by earning ‘miles’ by doing chores at home. Once your children are old enough to have a social life, your social life ends as you spend half your life ferrying them where they want to go – especially if you […]
Skoda gives cyclists what they really need – a Karoq with a WASHING MACHINE
The Skoda Karoq Velo is revealed as a Skoda Karoq concept designed with cyclists in mind, including built-in washing machine and pressure washer. There are probably lots of little gizmos and gadgets we’d like our cars to have, but we’re not entirely sure many car buyers have dreamt of a car with a built-in washing […]