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FELICIA

FABIA

Skoda on a roll with the Fabia (Nov 00) - Tony Conlon

Skoda Fabia Sedan is another gem (April 01) - John Reilly

Proving their success is no myth, Skoda for Europe and Ireland trotted out enough good news statistics at the pan-European launch of the Fabia Sedan in Athens last week to make a Cyclops blink, writes John Reilly. Skoda Sales Manager in Ireland Colin Sheridan confidently reckons when the checks and balances are sorted out Skoda could grow their Irish market share by another 10% before the year is out. Full Story.


Fabulous new Fabia from Skoda (May 01) - John Reilly

Four hundred thousand cars sold in 2000, writes John Reilly. Year 2001 sales currently up by 16%. A final year forecast of 460,000 unit sales. Worldwide, Skoda is on an upward curve. With a steady stream of new product lines (new vehicles, new body variants and new engines) in the offing, signs continue to be good. Good enough for Colin Sheridan, Skoda Sales Manager in Ireland, to predict a 10% increase before the year is out. Full Story.

OCTAVIA

Never mind a flash TT; try a Skoda for size! (Oct 00) - Tony Conlon

Sensational Skoda Octavia RS (Nov 01)

Simply Sensational. If I called a Skoda sensational four years ago I'd have been rightfully committed, writes John Reilly. Nowadays, it’s a different story. Success with the brilliant Octavia rocketed Skoda to the 'gottahave' summit. And Skoda are really only starting. Soon to be released, the new Skoda Superb looks exactly that - though another choice of name might be more appropriate. Full Story.

SUPERB

Skoda hits the luxury trail (Feb 02)
It is, perhaps, the motoring equivalent of a modern rags-to-riches story, writes Eddie Cunningham. Skoda, the former bargain basement car, the butt of the harshest jokes, the byword for cheap but not cheerful, is planning to take on the toffs. Its new motor, the Superb, is due here in July and will have the style and substance of a luxury executive motor. Full Story.

Superb is a laptop in luxury (Nov 02)
There’s one way to describe the most interesting attribute of the Skoda Superb, writes Brian Byrne. I’m sitting here in the back, behind a driver’s seat that is set for all 6’2” of me. And there’s room enough to comfortably use my laptop, more room, indeed, than in a first-class seat in a plane. Much more room. The Superb is Skoda’s limo. Longer than the Passat on whose platform it is based, and from which it is stretched, and just the right job for a long trip.

The name says it all superbly (Jan 03)
Calling their new flagship car the Superb (after a luxurious model Skoda built back in 1934) left the VW-owned Czech motor company open to ridicule should anything go wrong - no matter how successful Skoda's Octavia and Fabia have been, writes Tony Conlon. It was a gamble, but it paid off. Its platform is that of a stretched Passat and although extended by only 95mm between the axles the effect is amazing.