Skoda’s 2010 Superb Estate, which is expected to arrive in UK showrooms in February, will be priced from £17,715. The pricing for the 125bhp 1.4 TSI model is remarkable as it costs significantly less than its nearest rivals. The 108bhp 1.6 Ford Mondeo estate is priced from £19,895 while the 108bhp 1..6 Volvo V70 costs from £23,245.

The Estate offers six engines, including three petrol and three diesel units. At the top of the range, Skoda has the 3.6-litre V6 260bhp DSG 4×4. Moreover, three rim levels will be offered - S, SE and Elegance. These have standard equipment that includes 16-inch alloy wheels, climate control and split folding rear seats. When it comes to boot space, the Superb Estate also beats its rivals. With its rear seats are folded flat, the Superb Estate can hold 1865 liters to the Mondeo’s 1733 liters and the V70’s 1600 liters. Photo gallery after the jump!

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Czech carmaker Skoda this week started building the 2010 Superb Combi at the Kvasiny production plant. Priced at CZK 589,900 (about US$34,600), the new mid-size station wagon is also referred to as Estate in some markets. The Superb Combi measures 4,838 mm long, 1,817 wide and 1,510 high.

It has a luggage compartment of 633 liters (1,865 liters with the rear seats folded down). In standard configuration, the car comes with a 1.4-liter TSI engine that develops 92 kW (123 horsepower) and mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The car is offered with several engine configurations, either gasoline or diesels, with outputs ranging from 125 hp to 170 hp. With regards to displacement, most of the units will be in the 1.4l range. Completing the lineup is the top of the line 3.6l V6 that develops 260 hp. Photo gallery after the jump!

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Skoda, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG, will soon have a low-cost family sedan to rival the Logan, which is a product of Renault’s Dacia subsidiary. CEO Reinhard Jung said that within two or three years, Skoda will have its new model go on sale for a price that is estimated to be between 10,000 and 12,000 euros.

While the CEO failed to provide more details, we’ve received reports from German press that the new car will be positioned between the Octavia compact and Fabia subcompact and would use components from both those models. Continued after the jump!

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The upcoming fleets of Skoda vehicles will be more daring and will have more flair than ever, according to Karl Neuhold, one of the brand’s chief designers and the man behind the new Superb estate. The image of Skoda has always been about good value but now, it wants to focus on styling.

Neuhold said that the company is looking for something that’s avant-garde and that will make the driver feel well-dressed. Nevertheless, the cars will not lose the qualities that have made Skodas famous such as spaciousness. In particular, Neuhold said that models like the next Octavia will have new design that shows styling that can’t be considered “a simple evolution” of the current car and will instead be “big step forwards.” One of the ideas being tossed around is a Skoda sports car.

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Skoda has several projects it is considering in order for Volkswagen to be the number one manufacturer by 2018. One of the projects that has gotten many people excited is an electric model that might be released in a few years, according to Autocar.

If Skoda does get the go signal to start working on this EV, it is likely to be based on the E-Up Concept model that was displayed by Volkswagen at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept is equipped with an electric unit and a 18 kWh lithium-ion battery. The E-Up measures 3.19 meters (length) x 1.64 meters (width) x 1.47 meters (height) and has a wheelbase of 2.19 meters. The E-Up’s 3+1 seater’s powertrain develops 60 kW/80 hp (continuous power of 40 kW) and 210 Nm of torque. This means the electric concept can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.3 seconds or reach 50 km/h in 3.5 seconds. Klaus Bischoff, Chief Designer of Volkswagen Brand, had said that the E-Up! has a “reduced, very clear and yet highly emotional design.” That means that it really isn’t much different from its stylistic ‘siblings’ of the New Small Family, the Roadster BlueSport and the new Polo.

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Due to the steep drop in demand following the end of Germany ’s scrappage scheme, Skoda is considering stopping production for two days in October. Jaroslav Cerny, Skoda spokesman, said that while it is not definite yet, Skoda is thinking of it as part of an annual stock survey that regularly takes place in the factory, usually at the end of October.

He added that it would be likely that Skoda would link the stoppage with the Oct. 28 public holiday. The days off would be Oct. 29-30, says Autonews. Most affected by the end of the scrappage scheme was the demand for the Fabia, its most popular model. The government incentives boosted Germany ’s new car sales by 26.6% to 2.4 million units in the first eight months compared to the previous year’s sales.

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Volkswagen will be producing a Skoda variant of its Up! city car to be priced at around €5,000. Unconfirmed reports claim that this version will be called the Joyster and would follow the 2010 launch of the Vw Up!. Seat has been rumored to soon be selling an Up! variant to replace its Arosa city car.

Both Seat and Skoda have expressed concerns that the cost of the Up!’s components would price both firms out of being able to sell the car. A Skoda source said that details related to Skoda’s Up! variant has not been decided. The source even refuses to confirm whether Joyster will be the name for Skoda’s Up!. Meanwhile, Audi has previously announced that in 2014, it will launch an all-electric car, which is likely to based on the Up!.

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Within five years, Skoda will see its range expand from five models to seven, including a five-door coupe. Senior management has signed off on the new Focus/Astra-sized car while the full-scale styling models have been made. Fitting nicely between the Fabia and the next-generation Octavia, the Focus-Astra-sized car will go on sale in 2012 or 2013.

Autocar reports that a Skoda insider revealed, “Determination to elevate the brand and our presence in 100 markets globally means we have to widen our product footprint. But as the Roomster and Yeti show, we do not always do the obvious thing.” The five-door coupe, which will use the same basic platform similar to the Volkswagen Golf, features the VW Group’s small-capacity normally aspirated and turbocharged petrol engines and DSG transmissions. For cost reasons, it will not get the Super’s Twinhatch boot.

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Just recently, the Czech carmaker Skoda has released its latest Fabia Scout in the United Kingdom with a price tag of 12,185 Pounds and is currently available for order. The Fabia Scout, according to the carmaker, is a quite rugged vehicle fit for the current urban setting.

Power under the hood for the Fabia Scout includes the 1.4-liter gasoline powerplant, together with the available 1.4-liter and 1.9-liter TDI diesel powertrains, all of which are coupled with 5-speed manual gearbox. The greenest of these powerplants, and which come with a fuel economy of 61.4mpg and an emissions rating of 119g/km, is the 1.4-liter TDI. The Fabia Scout is a FWD vehicle patterned after the Fabia 2 but it receives its own Scout-specific design that consists of protective body moldings, 16 inch alloy wheels, silver roof rails and a unique interior. Further standard features include cruise control, ESP, leather steering wheel and alloy wheels. Optional features consist of 17 inch wheels and adjustable boot floor. Photo gallery after the jump!

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Last Tuesday, May 12, the first of the Skoda Yetis came off the production line at the Skoda’s facility in Kvasiny, Czech Republic. The Yeti that was first observed to have come out of production was a four-wheel-drive Aqua Blue unit with a 1.8 TSI powerplant under the hood.

The Yeti was designed for the way people use cars, a design principle that Skoda uses for all its models. Included in the smart solutions are flexible and practical VarioFlex rear seat system that conveniently boost rear luggage capacity up to 1,760 liters maximum. There were a series of final pre-production tests Skoda did earlier on the Yeti with Oslo, Norway as the venue of the last test stages. The area around Oslo comes with road surfaces very much like those seen on both inside and outside all European countries. More details and photos after the jump!

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