Skoda presents the new Octavia Combi

Like all the new cars being presented in these days it will also be at the Geneva Motor Show and the majority of car is already known from the sedan, meaning the only changes happen outside and in the rear which is of course bigger. Click here to see the sedan.

The new Octavia Combi is 90mm longer and 45mm wider than its predecessor, and has a wheelbase which is also longer by 11mm. The boot has 610liters, which is a record in its class, and can get to 1.740liters when the rear seats are folded.

Skoda offers the same four petrol and four diesel engines available in the sedan and the Combi 4×4 with a new four-wheel drive system (5th-generation Haldex clutch). The GreenLine Version reaches a fuel consumption of only 3.4l/100km and CO2 emissions of only 89g/km.

2014 Skoda Octavia III RS revealed again in the brands configurator

We already saw the new Octavia III, and the RS version was leaked to the web in the brands own configurator. Well it seems they did it again, revealing the car to the public again but this time in blue with black wheels.

As you can see the new RS will have headlamps with a darker inside, new more sportier bumpers, a large spoiler on the the trunk/boot lid, and larger black wheels.

No information was revealed about the engines but we expect to see the 2.0liter petrol engine with over 200hp and the 2.0liter TDI with 184hp. Both will have the DSG gearbox available. We will probably see it for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Skoda preparing a facelift for the Superb

After presenting the new Octavia and Rapid, it was time to refresh the image of the Skoda Superb making it look more like its younger brothers. For now we only have pictures of the front bumper, but we can have an idea of the changes.

To start its more angular, as you can notice from the shapes cut for the headlights and the grille. Supposedly the new front lights will have LEDs similar to those found in the most recent family members of Skoda.

But the biggest changes should happen in the back, with new taillights and a complete redesign of the back, which was one of the most criticized parts.

On the inside not much will change. While the new superb will have a new steering wheel and instrument panel we won't see all any of the gadgets introduced in more recent models.

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Skoda teases 6 new cars for 2013, new logo and a special edition Yeti

In a short time the Skoda unveiled several news related to future releases, a new logo for the Fabia and the Roomster, and a Yeti Laurin & Klement Edition, named after the company founders Václav Laurin and Václav Klement.

 

In the picture above we can see six new models, the first three are already known, the Octavia and Rapid, but the other 3 are still a mystery. Might be a RS version of the Rapid or the Octavia, or it could be the new Yeti, Fabia or Superb.

About the new logo, the vehicles launched after the review in 2011 had already it, so only the older models like the Fabia and Roomster did not have it.

And to finish, Skoda launched a special version of the Yeti called Laurin & Klement. The special edition is distinguished by bi-xenon headlights, silver roof rails and 17-inch "Annapurna" alloy wheels. On the inside we have fewer changes, still it comes with leather seats, a glossy black trim and alloy pedals.

 

Skoda begins the production of the new Octavia

 

The third generation Octavia, presented just one week ago, started production yesterday in the Mladá Boleslav factory, which suffered a major overhaul in order to receive the production of the new Skoda.

 

The modernization of the factory allowed the increase in production from 800 for 1200 cars per day, and included a new body shop, press line and a fully automated interior painting line.

About the car, like i already told you, it is now bigger in every way, but also lighter and uses the MQB platform used by other cars in the Volkswagen Group, like the new Golf and A3. It is also safer and more technological.

Sales start in late January 2013.

Source: Skoda