ŠKODA Citigo wins What Car? Green Award 

  • ŠKODA Citigo wins What Car? Green Award in the Supermini sector
  • Judges praise Citigo for its green credentials, whole-life costs and driveability
  • Citigo SE 1.0-litre 60PS GreenTech emits just 96g/km of CO2 and has a combined fuel economy of 68.9mpg, meaning it’s exempt from road tax and London congestion charge

The ŠKODA Citigo has proved its environmental credentials are second to none by winning the What Car? Green Award in the supermini sector.

The magazine’s judges picked the Citigo SE 1.0-litre 60PS GreenTech five-door as best in class. Their deliberations included data on fuel economy and CO2 emissions, as well as levels of nitrous oxides and particulates in exhaust gases.

The What Car? team praised the Citigo’s fuel-saving technologies such as engine Stop/start and regenerative braking, suggesting these would make it even cheaper to run than other versions of the already-frugal Citigo. The category-winning model has an official fuel economy of 68.9mpg on the combined cycle and CO2 emissions of only 96g/km.

But the Green Awards aren’t just about high mileage and low emissions. The judges also evaluated whole-life costs, driveability and reliability.

Chas Hallett, What Car? Editor-in-Chief, commented: “The ŠKODA Citigo offers consumers a great way to reduce their motoring emissions and costs. Put simply, it’s a brilliant little car that offers superb ride and refinement as well as a surprisingly roomy and classy interior.”

Sponsored by EDF Energy and now in their fifth year, the complete Green Award results are published in the November 2012 issue of What Car? (on sale 20 September).

The critically acclaimed Citigo is the smallest car ŠKODA has built in its 117 history and is packed with ‘Simply Clever’ features. Redefining what customers should expect from urban transport, the four-seater has the largest boot in its class. Depending on model, fuel economy ranges from 62.8mpg to 68.9mpg, with CO2 emissions from 105g/km to 96g/km. Power outputs of 60PS and 75PS are available from its 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and prices start from £7,630.

For more information on the award-winning ŠKODA Citigo, why not take a look at our Citigo section.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

ŠKODA Octavia limited-edition special offers

  • Two UK limited-edition special offers are now available
  • 25% off the Octavia SE Connect, now priced from £13,990 OTR
  • The vRS Blackline special edition gets £1,900 of extras for free

ŠKODA is once again delivering outstanding value for money and engineering as the Czech manufacturer announces two UK limited-edition versions of its multi award-winning Octavia – the Octavia SE Connect and Octavia vRS Blackline. With a reputation as a great family car – thanks to its combination of style, reliability, comfort and class-leading interior space – the Octavia is set to broaden its appeal even further as ŠKODA announces exceptional offers on both.The

The Octavia SE Connect is based on the already highly popular SE trim, but features £1,680 worth of extra equipment. ŠKODA is now also offering an additional 25% off the Octavia SE Connect, meaning this version of ŠKODA’s critically acclaimed model is available as a hatch from £13,990 OTR (originally £18,650 OTR); the price of the estate is reduced from £19,690 to £14,760 OTR. It comes with a 1.6 TDI CR 105PS DPF engine and manual transmission and with exhaust CO2 emissions of just 119g/km, it is the ideal vehicle for both fleet and retail customers.

A generous standard equipment list extends to 16-inch ‘Crateris’ alloy wheels, rear acoustic parking sensors and GSM II telephone preparation and metallic paint, plus ŠKODA’s mobile device interface (MDI) connectivity package and Maxidot functionality.

Just 2,000 of these cars are available to order now from ŠKODA retailers.

ŠKODA has also announced details of a new limited-edition version of its performance flagship Octavia vRS family car, featuring a host of additional equipment at no extra cost.

Badged the Octavia vRS Blackline, the new model is on sale now in both hatch and estate body styles. Featuring stunning 18-inch black alloy wheels, the car boasts a standard specification list that includes acoustic rear parking sensors, Amundsen satellite navigation system, DAB radio and vRS leather upholstery. In total, this represents more than £1,900 of extras.

The Octavia vRS Blackline comes with ŠKODA’s acclaimed 2.0-litre TDI CR 170PS DPF engine and customers have the choice of either six-speed manual or six-speed DSG automatic transmissions. Three vibrant exterior colours are also available: Candy White, Black Magic pearl effect or Race Blue metallic.

Prices range from £21,260 to £23,495 OTR depending on which body style and gearbox is selected. In addition ŠKODA’s legendary pay no VAT offer still applies.

To make the deal even sweeter, the Octavia vRS Blackline offer also includes three years of free servicing for customers who wish to take advantage of ŠKODA Finance’s low rate of just 7.9% APR representative with a £500 deposit contribution paid for by the manufacturer.

500 of these cars are now available nationwide to order from ŠKODA retailers.

Chris Horrell, Product Marketing Manager for ŠKODA UK, commented: “Offering customers exceptional value is at the heart of our business, and I can think of no clearer indication of that than these two outstanding deals.”

The Octavia is the most successful ŠKODA model in the company’s 117-year history. Since production of the MkI car began in 1996, 3.6 million have been sold worldwide. It is also the Czech brand’s first 200mph car after a specially prepared vRS, engineered by ŠKODA UK technicians, was officially timed at 227.080mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, in August 2011.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

 

Mikkelsen eighth on sombre Barum Czech Rally

Andreas Mikkelsen finished 8th on the Barum Czech Rally Zlín in his factory-prepared ŠKODA UK Motorsport Fabia S2000 to maintain his lead in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Juho Hänninen (ŠKODA Motorsport) won the event as the first six places were filled with ŠKODA Fabia S2000s, although the podium celebrations and final stage (SS15) were cancelled as a mark of respect following an accident on SS13 that claimed the life of a spectator. ŠKODA UK Motorsport would like to extend its condolences to all those involved in the tragic accident.

Changeable weather during Leg 1 made tyre choice exceptionally difficult, and Andreas lost 14.4 seconds on Friday night’s opening super special stage around Zlín city centre when rain offered little grip to his slick tyres.

Saturday’s constantly changing weather continued to make tyre choice a lottery, although Andreas was one of the best to master the slippery conditions as he and co-driver Ola Fløene took the lead after setting fastest times on SS4.

The ŠKODA UK Motorsport Fabia S2000’s technical set-up was perfect for the twisty narrow asphalt roads. However, the Tesák stage had a slippery section with very long and fast corners, which didn’t suit the set-up so well, meaning that Andreas dropped 33.4 seconds to leader Hänninen over its two runs (SS7/9).

Andreas started Sunday’s second and final leg in 3rd place, but lost almost five minutes on the day’s opening stage when he clipped a kerb at a left hand corner and had to stop twice to replace punctured front and rear right tyres.

Having dropped to 10th, Andreas had worked his way up to 8th before the rally was stopped one stage before scheduled.

Andreas: “It’s been a difficult weekend with a lot of difficult tyre choices, which I don’t think anyone has got right all of the time. I went in a new direction with my set-up before the rally, and maybe that wasn’t the way to go because the car felt better on Leg 2 when we changed it back. I struggled a little in the wet, but in the dry I felt more confident and I was a lot more competitive. A lot of the time I was happy with my performance. The team did a fantastic job, the Fabia S2000 was perfect and we scored what may prove to be some very important points.”

Final positions (provisional after SS15)

1. Juho Hänninen/Mikko Markkula (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….2hrs 11mins 28.2secs
2. Roman Kresta/Petr Gross (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+1min 43.1secs
3. Tomáš Kostka/Miroslav Houšť (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….1min +51.8secs
4. Jaromír Tarabus/Daniel Trunkát (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+4mins 11.7secs
5. Robert Barrable/Stuart Loudon (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+4mins 33.6secs
6. Karl Kruuda/Martin Järveoja (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+5mins 03.0secs
7. Andreas Aigner/Ilka Minor (Subaru Impreza)….+5mins 34.6secs
8. Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+5mins 36.8secs
9. Michał Sołowow/Maciej Baran (Peugeot 207 S2000)….+6mins 18.7secs
10. Sepp Wiegand/Timo Gottschalk (ŠKODA Fabia S2000)….+7mins 21.8secs

IRC points (provisional after Round 9)
Drivers’

1. Andreas Mikkelsen….136pts
2. Juho Hänninen….93pts
3. Jan Kopecký…83pts
4. Sepp Wiegand….53pts
5. Giandomenico Basso….40pts
6. Patrik Flodin….28pts

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

Octavia Estate

The latest Octavia Estate is ŠKODA’s next step forward in the history of this award winning model. With some design and functional improvements, the Octavia improves on what was already a class leading and award-winning predecessor.

 

With its elegant exterior, the Octavia marries classical good looks with a sense of dynamism and sophistication. Continuing to offer outstanding load carrying ability Octavia Estate offers the customer 605 litres of boot space with the rear seats up and a gigantic 1,655 litres of space with the seats down.

 

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

 

Service and Maintenance - How we look after your ŠKODA and you

We pride ourselves on offering the highest level of customer service and satisfaction to make sure that owning your ŠKODA is an easy and enjoyable experience. ŠKODA owners seem to agree - in 2011 we won the Auto Express Driver Power survey for the third year running!

 

Being ŠKODA approved, our technicians are specially trained to know your car inside out. Replacement parts (only genuine ŠKODA replacement parts) are kept in stock or usually delivered within 24 hours, so you'll spend the absolute minimum of time without your car when any service or maintenance is due.

 

Our retailers also sign up to the Customer Promise - a set of consistently high standards that ensure great service and make sure you know what to expect each and every time you visit a ŠKODA retailer.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

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