Skoda cleans up in 2011 Driver Power survey results

Skoda cleans up yet again in Auto Express' 2011 Driver Power survey results.



Not only did the brand claim the overall manufacturer award, but the Superb, Yeti and Octavia won places #1, #2 and #4 respectively in the overall model rankings.  The Yeti was knocked off last year's #1 position by the Superb - but coming from the same stable we're sure it'll be forgiven.

The Auto Express Driver Power survey covers the responses of 23,000 readers who were asked to rate the car they drive in ten key categories.  Categories include Reliability, Performance, Comfort, Handling, Running Costs, Build Quality and Ride Quality.

The results are then assessed by model and by overall manufacturer.  It's a chance for drivers to highlight what they love - and hate - about their cars.

The Driver Power survey results prove that Skoda is achieving its aim of manufacturing happy drivers!

Skoda Fabia vRS breaks SEVEN national speed records

The new Fabia vRS faced its biggest challenge to date when Five's Fifth Gear team succeeded in using one to break SEVEN nation speed records.

Presenter Jonny Smith took the Fabia vRS to the high-speed bowl track at Millbrook and broke the speed records for 5km, 5 miles, 10km, 10 miles, 50km, 50 miles and 100km  - all of which have stood for over 20 years!

In their recent review, the Fifth Gear team say of the new Fabia vRS 'If you are looking for a zippy little supermini that doesn’t come with some of the compromises that the hot-hatch title often brings, then the Fabia is well up to the task.'

The Fabia vRS is available from Motorline Skoda in Canterbury and Dartford.

Skoda duo win Rally of Scotland in Fabia S2000 Facelift

The Skoda Motorsport team earned their third Intercontinental Rally Challenge title this year by winning the the Rally of Scotland, thanks to a stunning performance by Juho Hänninen and Mikko Markkula in their Fabia S2000 Facelift.

The win meant Hanninen was crowned IRC Drivers' Champion, and in a double-whammy for the team, Skoda Motorsport took the IRC Manufacturers' Champions trophy.

Hanninen's consistent performance saw him bagging a place on the podium in every IRC race.

Hanninen and Markkula finished the Rally of Scotland in 2 hours 1 minute and 7.4 seconds - 25.5 seconds ahead of Meeke and Nagel of Team Ford.

The Fabia vRS - one of FHM's Cars to Buy Now

The Skoda Fabia vRS is proudly nestled within the pages of FHM this month, in a feature on 'new motors that are well worth your savings'.

The magazine applauds the Fabia vRS' cornering abilities and hails the way the car copes with the terrible state of Britain's road surfaces.

The build quality is described as 'seemingly indestructable' and its looks are 'subtle'.

FHM goes on to say 'For £15,700 you'll be hard pushed to find another new car that offers so much entertainment behind the wheel'.

The Fabia vRS is available from Motorline Skoda.

A sizzling review of the Fabia vRS from the Times

The new Fabia vRS continues to bask in praise - this time from the usually-hard-to-impress Times motoring correspondent, Giles Smith.

Mr Smith rather eloquently described how the Fabia vRS 'flies away from a standing start like a pea off a flicked fork handle'.

Having appreciated the car's supercharger and turbocharger, the journalist went on to do the same for the fuel consumption and emissions - figues that 'people in entirely well-mannered cars would barely have the gall to dream about'.

The new Fabia vRS is now available from Motorline Skoda.

Praise rains down for Skoda at the Auto Express New Car Awards

The unseasonably rainy August has brought with it a new heap of awards for Skoda at the 2010 Auto Express New Car Awards.

Collecting an impressive FIVE awards on the night, the Superb picked up the Best Family Car and Best Estate awards; the Yeti won Best Crossover Car as well as the overall award for Car of the Year 2010.

In addition to this, the Skoda brand won the Driver Power Award for reliability and outstanding customer service.

The judges said of the Yeti: 'In a year that has seen the arrival of some truly special cars, the Skoda is a worthy winner of our overall crown'.  They went on to say, '...the Yeti provides the styling of a tough off-roader with the running costs of a conventional family model.  Picking a favourite isn't easy, as the line up is really strong, but the 1.2 litre TSI is a brilliant choice'.

Skoda Fabia vRS now available

The highly anticpated Fabia vRS is now available in the UK.

Available in both hatch and estate versions, the Fabia vRS starts from £15,700 OTR.

The 1.4 TSI 180bhp engine is equipped with a vRS supercharger and turbo.  It can reach 0 to 62mph in just 7.3 seconds and according to the Daily Mirror Motoring review is 'a hot hatch that will keep any man with the boy inside still happy'!

The Fabia vRS' double-supercharged four cylinder petrol engine delivers 132kW of power - pretty impressive considering its 1.4 litre size. Also remarkable given these credentials is the fuel consumption of 6.4 l per 100km.

The interior features vRS sports seats and a leather steering wheel with paddles. The sports styling is carried through on the outside, with LED lights, rear diffuser and a chrome exhaust.

Colour options include Rallye Green and Race Blue metallic, and Sprint Yellow, alongside more conventional hues. 17" 'Gigaro' alloys come as standard, with chrome, black and white alloys as an option. Available as a Hatch or an Estate.

Motorline Skoda is currently offering the Fabia vRS on Skoda Finance for just £199 a month and 7.2% APR Typical*.