Skoda Superb Review & Road Test

2009 Skoda Superb TDI & TSI Review & Road Test

The big car’s not dead, but the big engine might as well be.

Models Tested:

2009 Skoda Superb MkII TDI Elegance; 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed DSG automatic; hatch – $48,990*
2009 Skoda Superb MkII TSI Elegance; 1.8-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-petrol; seven-speed DSG automatic; hatch – $45,990*

Options (As Fitted):

Metallic Paint $990; [...]

2010 Skoda Octavia Scout released in Australia

Since its market introduction 12 months ago, the Octavia Scout has become a successful model in the Skoda range. Now, with the introduction of the new Octavia range, a revised Scout model has joined the fold.

Revisions are subtle but include the new family face of the brand – complete with different grille and larger headlamps [...]

Skoda Yeti scores five-star EuroNCAP rating

Due to hit Australian shores in the not too distant future, the Škoda Yeti has scored the highest possible safety rating of five-stars under the new, toughened crash test performed by the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP).

The brand’s new compact SUV achieved excellent results in both adult and child occupant protection results as did [...]

Skoda Octavia RS – First Steer

2009 Skoda Octavia RS – First Steer

Skoda’s fastest Octavia and a racetrack – the test track used by Top Gear Australia in fact – was the setting for the Australian introduction, just weeks after its European launch, of the Octavia RS.

- by Paul Maric
It wasn’t all about racing around a track though, with the first [...]

Skoda Superb Estate reveal at Frankfurt

Škoda will reveal the estate version of its flagship Superb model at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

The estate version follows on from the hatchback, the current generation of which has found more than 42,000 owners globally since its launch just over a year ago.

Skoda sells 4500 new cars through scrappage

Skoda in the UK has taken over 4,500 new car orders as part of the government’s scrappage scheme which allows you to trade in a car or small van which is more than 10 years old and receive £2000 towards your new car.

The Scrappage Allowance/Vehicle Discount Scheme is a £300 million program,  introduced as part [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia Review and Road Test

2009 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI and 1.8 TSI Review & Road Test

1.8 TSI and 1.6 MPI – Beauty and the Beast

Model Tested:

2009 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI – $35,790
2009 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI – $31,290 (as tested)

Options:

None fitted.

1.8 TSI: Inoffensive design cues; bang-for-buck; ripper stereo. 1.6 MPI: Price.
1.8 TSI: Jittery from standing start. 1.6 [...]

2009 Skoda Superb – First Steer

2009 Skoda Superb – First Steer Review

How cheesy, we arrive at Sydney Airport and the limo waiting to collect us is none other than a Skoda Superb.
Sitting in the back seat of a car we are yet to drive, while a glorified taxi driver dodges and weaves through Sydney traffic to get us to our [...]

Skoda Superb Estate spotted

The upcoming Skoda Superb Estate (or Combi) has been spotted on test in Europe by our friends at AutoExpress showing for the first time what we can expect from the spacious wagon when it’s released in just a few months.

At around 4850mm in length the Superb Estate will be roughly the same size as its [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia Review & Road Test

2009 Skoda Octavia RS TDI  DSG Review & Road Test

Grunty, grippy and great – but will it grab you?

Model Tested:

2009 Skoda Octavia RS TDI DSG – $41,790

Options:

Metallic Paint $630

Decent quality, space, handling, grunt, gearbox, fuel economy
Dowdy styling, possible resale value

CarAdvice Rating:
- Words and photography by Karl Peskett

Cue Maxwell Smart voice:
“The old judge [...]

2009 Skoda Octavia – First Steer

2009 Skoda Octavia – First Steer

- by Paul Maric
Skoda, Skoda, SKODA! Remember that name; the brand is here to stay.
It was very brave of Volkswagen to launch the Skoda brand in Australia last year (2008), despite the fact that the main model it was launching, the Octavia, was two breaths away from tapping out.
The Octavia [...]