German Owner Reaches 1 Million Kilomter Mark in Skoda Fabia Diesel

Peter Kirchhoff from Sprockhövel near Wuppertal, Germany, has driven his 2000 Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI 74 kW (101 PS) for 1 million kilometers (621,371 miles). As a true German, Kirchhoff meticulously planned the moment his Skoda’s odometer would show 999,999 kilometers so that it coincided with a trip to the Skoda Museum in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. Read more »

Skoda Rapid Estate or Possibly Next Gen Fabia Combi Spotted Virtually Undisguised

We always thought that an estate version of the Skoda Rapid was a very interesting proposition for its respective sector of the market, and we were expecting to see one very soon. Now, to be honest, we're not entirely sure that the car captured by the folks over at Nacho Fernández López’ blog is indeed the new Rapid estate or the next generation Fabia Combi.

The reason why we're leaving a question mark has to do as much with Skoda's one-style-fits all design strategy, as it has with the fact that this particular model featured a "Fabia" moniker on the tailgate. That's not to say Skoda may have placed the logo there simply to confuse us – which it did…

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Skoda Rapid Sport Concept Is Even More Aggressive in the Metal

Volkswagen has always tried to sell SEAT as its most sporting mainstream brand, but that hasn’t stopped the other group brand whose name begins with an “S” to inject a little bit of verve into its range with its line of vRS models. Now, Skoda has just revealed the Rapid Sport concept at this year’s GTI Meeting in Wörthersee, Austria. Read more »

Skoda Pops Out New Fabia Monte Carlo Tech Edition

Automakers love special editions, some, in fact, like them so much that they release special editions of…special editions. The new UK-market Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo Tech, is one such example, as the Czech company added the Tech edition to the Monte Carlo trim with enhanced specification. Read more »

Skoda Shows Off Fabia Combi Monte Carlo and Roomster Noir in Geneva

Aside from the show-stealing appearance of the all-new Octavia, Skoda's Geneva stand also featured interesting special editions of two of their older cars. The first of these is the familiar Fabia Combi (estate), which has been given an optional Monte Carlo package, which has been available for the regular hatchback model since 2011. Read more »

New Skoda Logo and Brand Lettering for Fabia and Roomster

To underscore the brand’s entry into a new growth phase, VW Group-owned Skoda presented an updated version of its winged arrow logo with a more modern design that did away with the integrated ŠKODA lettering on the VisionD Concept study back in 2011. Read more »

The Mystery of the Flattened Down Skoda Models Solved

A couple of days ago, we showed you a video of two heavy-duty tractors destroying a new Skoda Superb and asked if any of you, our readers, had information on what was going on in this clip. It didn't take long for one of you to solve the mystery.

Carscoop reader Michał Jakóbik emailed us a link to Czech website Autocz that not only explains everything but also includes three more videos of the tractors putting down a Fabia estate, a Yeti crossover and an Octavia Scout.

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Skoda's New Citigo Rally Car Concept in the Flesh from Wörthersee

Czech carmaker Skoda secured an exhibition area of more than 600 square meters at the world's largest gathering of Volkswagen Group enthusiasts at Lake Wörthersee in Austria to display a number of its models.

Following the impressive Fabia RS Convertible Rally Car Concept at last year's Wörthersee festival, Skoda once again opted for a race-inspired study to spearhead its presentation.

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