Skoda marks 100 not out

BMW_Dude · 11-05-2005, 08:24 AM

Czech manufacturer Skoda is celebrating 100 years since its first car was built in 1905, ten years after the company's inception. To mark the occasion, Skoda is building a limited run of 500 'Edition 100' versions of its Superb executive saloon flagship, with 200 of them bound for the UK.

Available as a 1.9-litre 130bhp turbodiesel (£20,900) or 2.5-litre 160bhp turbodiesel (£23,305), the Edition 100 costs £2100 more than the Elegance on which it's based. For that you get bespoke grey leather interior, 17in alloy wheels, twin chrome exhausts, privacy glass and bespoke badging.

Standard equipment includes sunroof, rear blind, colour satellite navigation, Bi-Xenon headlamps with washers, rear parking sensors automatic rear-view mirror, rain-sensing wipers and cruise control.

Source = Autocar

Mirage77 · 11-05-2005, 09:55 PM

Honestly, the Superb actually feels better-built than the Passat it is based on. Not sure about the new Passat though.

11-05-2005, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
BMW_Dude Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,224 My Mood: Thanks: 265 Thanked 392 Times in 234 Posts	Skoda marks 100 not out Czech manufacturer Skoda is celebrating 100 years since its first car was built in 1905, ten years after the company's inception. To mark the occasion, Skoda is building a limited run of 500 'Edition 100' versions of its Superb executive saloon flagship, with 200 of them bound for the UK. Available as a 1.9-litre 130bhp turbodiesel (£20,900) or 2.5-litre 160bhp turbodiesel (£23,305), the Edition 100 costs £2100 more than the Elegance on which it's based. For that you get bespoke grey leather interior, 17in alloy wheels, twin chrome exhausts, privacy glass and bespoke badging. Standard equipment includes sunroof, rear blind, colour satellite navigation, Bi-Xenon headlamps with washers, rear parking sensors automatic rear-view mirror, rain-sensing wipers and cruise control. Source = Autocar

11-05-2005, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: Skoda marks 100 not out Honestly, the Superb actually feels better-built than the Passat it is based on. Not sure about the new Passat though.

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