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Fabia drivers who find themselves in a blue mood, pretty in pink or simply seeing red can now change the colour of their car at the touch of a button. ŠKODA has created the world’s first ‘on the move’ colour-change system that allows motorists to alter the hue of individual panels via a new menu on the touchscreen infotainment system.

Milton Keynes, April 1st 2015 - A further extension of the Fabia’s acclaimed Colour Concept system – a £500 option that allows buyers to mix and match body, roof and wheel colours – the ShadeChange™ feature is set to bring a whole new world of technicolour variety to ŠKODA drivers.

To change panels, owners simply select the panel they want to change on the infotainment screen and then choose the colour from the palette. The Fabia’s advanced electronics handle the rest of the process – changing the colour immediately.

The revolutionary system has been developed by a team of ŠKODA engineers led by Professor Dr Gio Kyng of Prague University. Each panel is coated with a microscopic layer of unobtainium – a newly discovered element that changes colour when a small electrical charge is applied to it.

“Customers are no longer limited to the colour they choose when they order the car.” Explains Dr Kyng. “When drivers are feeling in a jolly, spring-like mood, they can switch the whole car to a bright yellow. On the other hand, if they are feeling sad because their cat is unwell, they can switch it to black.”

The ŠKODA ShadeChange™ technology is in final development phase and will be available to customers shortly. Meanwhile, the all-new, award-winning Fabia Hatch and Estate are in retailers now with prices starting from £10,600.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

With its exceptionally spacious cabin and class-leading rear legroom, the all-new ŠKODA Superb is set to be a great place to do business when UK deliveries start later this year. And, thanks to the introduction from launch of a new SE Business trim level, company car drivers will get to enjoy an even higher level of specification, comfort and refinement.

Milton Keynes, 23rd March 2015 - Designed to meet the specific needs of the fleet market, SE Business trim level adds a raft of additional equipment over the already well-equipped SE model.

The specification, which adds even greater comfort and technology, includes upmarket Alcantara upholstery; front and rear parking sensors and stylish sunset glass from the B-pillar back, to help keep occupants cool. ŠKODA’s Amundsen touchscreen satellite navigation system is included as standard, with a 6.5-inch colour touchscreen and Bluetooth telephone integration, as well as SmartLink (which integrates mobile phone functions via Apple CarPlay, MirrorLink and Google Android Auto). Also featured is Drive mode selection, which enables drivers to choose between Eco, Sport or Normal driving profiles. From 2016*, a Phone box with wireless charging and an enhanced mobile signal will also be standard, meaning driver’s phones will always be charged without the need to plug in.

As on the SE, SE Business models also come with stylish 17-inch alloy wheels; dual-zone air conditioning; lumbar support, cornering front fog lights; electrically folding door mirrors; Front Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control.

Despite the significant increase in standard equipment, SE Business models are priced at exactly the same level as SE models, making for a seriously competitive P11D price.

Two EU6-compliant diesel engines are available from launch: a 1.6-litre 120PS unit and a 2.0-litre 150PS motor. DSG transmissions are available on both. A GreenLine model, which is expected to return 76.4mpg combined and emit just 95g/km of CO2, will join the line-up in due course. Prices start at just £21,590 for the 1.6-litre 120PS model.

New Superb - the most advanced ŠKODA ever built

The new Superb features a striking design with sharp creases along the flanks and a svelte coupe-like profile. While it is 28mm longer and 47mm wider than its predecessor, it’s the 80mm longer wheelbase that drivers will most appreciate, as it makes for an even more spacious passenger compartment. The boot is 30 litres larger than before, at 625 litres, expanding to a cavernous 1,760 litres with the rear seat backs folded.

Despite the increased size, the new ŠKODA Superb is up to 75kg lighter than its predecessor, thanks in part to weight-saving measures made available by the car’s advanced MQB construction. This helps make it both more efficient and more agile.

The new Superb is also brimming with new technology and ŠKODA’s acclaimed Simply Clever features. Designed and engineered to make the new Superb safer and more comfortable, new optional features include the clever Virtual pedal system, which opens the boot with just the wave of a foot under the rear bumper; Blind spot detection; Rear traffic alert (which makes reversing out of parking spaces safer); third-generation Park assist (which enables automatic parking in parallel spaces, and in perpendicular spaces either nose-first or tail-first) and, on DSG-equipped models, Traffic jam assist, which makes driving in heavy traffic less stressful.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is fitted to some Pump Duse and all Common Rail diesel engines and is the part of the exhaust system responsible for cleaning the engine exhaust gases before they enter the atmosphere. If you are unsure whether your vehicle is fitted with a DPF, please contact your local ŠKODA retailer and quote your vehicle registration or chassis number and they will be pleased to assist you.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

Deliveries to customers	Thousand cars	1037	921	+12.7
Deliveries without China	Thousand cars	756	694	+8.9
Production *	Thousand cars	1050	932	+12.6
Production without China **	Thousand cars	748	651	+15.0
Sales	Thousand cars	796	719	+10.8
Employed ***	People	25,889	25,758	+0.5
Sales revenue	Million EUR	11,758	10,324	+13.9
Operating profit	Million EUR	817	522	+56.5
Operating profit as % of sales	%	+7.0	+5.1	-
Profit before tax	Million EUR	775	536	+44.6
Profit after tax	Million EUR	665	455	+46.0
Investments (w/o capitalized development costs)	Million EUR	698	741	-5.8
Net liquidity	Million EUR	2065	1472	+40.3 Article source: wwww.skoda.co.uk

Although there are probably more exciting cars on the Geneva Motor Show floor, Skoda’s Superb is a stand-out example of how competent the design departments of the VW Group have become.

The level of precision shown in the car’s surfacing is a delight, while the theme of extreme accuracy is reflected in details like the car’s front lamps that look like works taken from a high-end glassmaker – how far Skoda has come from its humble origins is striking to say the least.

The cabin is well executed, too, with an attention to trim materials that really impress, including Barbour-jacket-style quilted upholstery that looks classy and hard-wearing but not ostentatious.

However, it’s extremely hard to look at the Skoda without thinking of other VW Group cars, from Seat lamp graphics, to Audi bonnet shutlines and tail-lamps, to the width of IP so prized for adding premium feel in Volkswagen’s latest cars.

The new Superb certainly appears to do justice to its name. But while a subtle reference or family resemblance is, if anything, to be encouraged, is the Superb’s design a little too incestuous when you take the whole VW Group into account?

Article source: www.salon-auto.ch

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