SPEED AND SPACE FROM SKODA’S IMPRESSIVE OCTAVIA vRS ESTATE. By Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones). There’s something attractive about being able to cover ground quickly but discretely. This probably explains why specialist police units opt for the Skoda Octavia Estate vRS. It’s quick, very quick in the right hands and is roomy and comfortable for long stints in service. The … [Read more...]
New Skoda Octavia PHEV – Road Test
Skoda Octavia iV PHEV, SE L plug-in hybrid Estate... ...tried and tested by By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Skoda really is on a charge with its award winning Octavia range. The most successful Skoda ever sold in Britain, with over 500,000 delivered in four generations, has picked up a clutch of awards, notably the latest for its family values as selected by an international … [Read more...]
Skoda Octavia 1.5 petrol estate – Road Test
DRIVEN SKODA’S NEW OCTAVIA ESTATE BUT THIS TIME WITH PETROL POWER... …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The all-new Skoda Octavia range of Hatch and Estate models are well and truly in circulation after the initial COVID-19 lockdown delays, and are making their way to eager UK customers with more versions just announced. The Octavia has been Skoda’s best selling global model range … [Read more...]
Latest Skoda Octavia Estate – Road Test
Skoda Octavia Estate SE L First Edition 2.0 150TDI – What’s not to like? By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). We live in a 24/7 world, expect everything to work at any time and not let us down. One guide to choosing a good car is looking at what police, ambulance and taxi companies use because they are on the road 24/7 and one of the most prolific of vehicles you’ll see is the … [Read more...]
Latest Skoda Octavia – Road Test
LONGEVITY IS IN ITS GENES – THE NEW SKODA OCTAVIA. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new fourth generation Skoda Octavia Hatch and Estate models are here following the Covid-19 lockdown and UK customers can now take delivery of their new models or now more likely to wait until the new registration plate change month of September. The Octavia has been a huge global sales success … [Read more...]
Skoda Scala Monte Carlo – Road Test
SKODA’S SCALA FAMILY HATCHBACK GAINS SPORTY MONTE CARLO SPECIFICATION. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The five door family sized C-segment Scala hatchback was launched towards the end of last year but it’s only now the range-topping Monte Carlo sports spec level is introduced. The Scala was effectively a replacement for Skoda’s underwhelming Rapid range and sits between the Czech … [Read more...]
Skoda Superb 1.5 (petrol) – Road Test
The Skoda Superb SE L 1.5 petrol 5-door Hatch… …assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). When a car-maker gives a model a name it risks being memorable, forgettable, laughable, unpronounceable or ultimately it means little, but in the case of the Skoda Superb, it actually means a lot. It’s the 125th anniversary of Skoda in 2020 and for 85 years it has been making models with … [Read more...]
Skoda Superb iV PHEV – Road Test
SKODA ADDS iV PHEV PLUG-IN HYBRID MODELS TO THEIR SUPERB RANGE... ...David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) puts the newcomer through its paces. (Photographs by Skoda and David). Skoda’s hugely popular and award winning Superb range of large Hatch and Estate models has received a further boost to their range with the addition of petrol-electric PHEV models. The global car industry is … [Read more...]
Skoda Kamiq SUV – Road Test
Skoda Kamiq SE 1.0 95hp compact SUV… …put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Skoda is making sales inroads with its family-friendly SUV range. Their large Kodiaq and mid-sized Karoq have now been joined by the compact Kamiq as this SUV sector wipes away sales wise traditional saloon and hatchback models across Europe and throughout the USA. No volume … [Read more...]
Skoda Kamiq – Road Test
THE NEW SKODA KAMIQ COMPACT SUV FIRST DRIVE… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Kamiq (pronounced kamich) is the third all-new SUV model line-up launched in the last three years to the Skoda range. The Kamiq name says Skoda comes from the Inuit people living in northern Canada and Greenland and literally means something that fits perfectly in every situation – like a second skin. … [Read more...]
Latest Skoda Superb estate car – Road Test
REVISED SKODA SUPERB ESTATE DOES WHAT IT SAYS IN THE TITLE… …proclaims David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Skoda Superb large Estate and its five door Hatchback stablemate models have over the years not only pulled in huge global sales but have received numerous awards and accolades. These have been not just for its D-segment class-leading interior passenger and load space, but for its … [Read more...]
Skoda Scala Diesel – Road Test
SKODA SCALA DIESEL - THE FUEL FRUGAL MODEL… …tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The all-new Skoda Scala, a C-segment five-door hatchback, is in effect the replacement for their Rapid range and sits between the Volkswagen Group’s Czech brand Fabia supermini and larger C/D segment high selling Octavia model ranges. Currently prices range from £16,595 to £23,315 and the … [Read more...]
Skoda Scala – Road Test
The new Skoda Scala SE 115 hp 1.0 litre petrol, manual – more than Rapid… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Skoda Rapid might be a hard act to follow, but the Scala five-door hatchback launched this summer has really overtaken it already. Within weeks of its launch the Skoda Scala started winning awards for its family-friendly practicality and praise for its styling around … [Read more...]
Skoda Karoq Scout – Road Test
SCOUT SPECIFICATION ADDS A RUGGED ELEMENT TO THE SKODA KAROQ MID-SIZED SUV… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives this newcomer. The Karoq is Skoda’s range of mid-sized SUVs available from £21,945 to £33,375. This wide range of prices covers petrol, diesel, manual, automatic, 2WD and 4WD models. Competitors are numerous in this mid-sized SUV sector and include the Dacia Duster, … [Read more...]
Skoda Kodiaq vRS seven seater – Road Test
NEW SKODA KODIAQ VRS 7-SEAT SUV – PACEY BUT PRICEY. Test-driven by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The award winning, highly praised Skoda Kodiaq range of five and seven seater SUVs has a new flagship model. It’s the vRS 240 hp biturbo automatic 4x4 model priced at a hefty £42,870, but added options can push that price up even further. For those looking for less performance, but still … [Read more...]
New Skoda Kodiaq Sportline – Road Test
SKODA KODIAQ SPORTLINE – A MILES BETTER SPECIFICATION LARGE SUV… ...Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) It’s a fast evolving world in the car industry with changing fashions in the models we buy such as hatchbacks, saloons and estates losing out to SUVs, the introduction of new WLTP testing procedures which has caused delays in supplying compliant engines, and the introduction of … [Read more...]
Skoda Octavia vRS estate – Road Test
The Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI 184 hp estate offers space and pace… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Octavia C-segment range of five door Hatch and Estate models is Skoda’s best selling model range, accounting for 29% of their total UK sales. The Octavia is available with a wide range of engine options, four TSI petrol units and three TDI diesels, with power outputs ranging from 115 … [Read more...]
Revamped Skoda Fabia – First Impressions
Probable ‘piece of cake’ sales success for the revised Skoda Fabia. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… To coincide with the launch of the revised Fabia range of ‘supermini’ sector five door Hatch and Estates, Skoda UK has commissioned professional baker and 2016 Great British Bake Off winner, Candice Brown, to produce a small-scale version of the iconic Fabia cake which starred in … [Read more...]
Skoda Karoq – Road Test
Keith Ward assesses Skoda’s impressive five door mid-size Karoq SUV… SUCCEEDING the successful Yeti in Skoda’s expanding SUV line-up is a very different-looking animal. The Karoq is more conventionally good looking and rounded than its boxy predecessor with the big windows, and a lot less distinctive. You may be hard-pressed to pick it out from many other SUV’s in the office or supermarket car … [Read more...]
Skoda Kodiaq Scout seven seater SUV – Road Test
Skoda’s Kodiaq Scout seven seater large SUV easily copes with life’s ups and downs… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The award-winning Skoda Kodiaq five and seven seat models in the large SUV market arrived in the UK last year, and soon became the benchmark models in the sector against which a raft of established and newcomer models were judged. Now the 2018 range has been further … [Read more...]
