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*.