Skoda is a Czech automaker with a support of the Volkswagen. The Volkswagen took over Skoda recently. It manufactures luxury cars that run worldwide. Its latest versions are Fabia, Roomster, and Octavia. The Fabia comes under the super mini class of cars. It was one of the very few models of hatchback cars offered by the Skoda. It was launched in the year 1999 and is continued to be manufactured. It succeeded the car Skoda Felicia. Recently, other models of Fabia were also introduced in the sedan and estate models. The hatchback was of five door type, the estate was also of the five doors and the sedan had four doors. It had powerful engine that were supported by both petrol and diesel. The Skoda engines were known for its high torque and rpm. This was the reason behind its fast acceleration.
Skoda Roomster is another kind of its own. It is classified as a multi utility vehicle. It was launched recently in the year 2007 and is still being manufactured. It has five doors and five seats. It is also known for its light weight. The assembly of the body parts is done various districts of Czech Republic. It shares similarity between Fabia and Octavia. Though it is considered to be a multi utility vehicle, it is often classified as leisure vehicle. It is a favorite vehicle for many automobile experts and competes till date with many other sports utility vehicles of Renault, Volkswagen, etc. It has a front wheel drive and transmission is of both kinds: manual and automatic.
Skoda Octavia is a family car produced by Skoda and is of two forms. There is a sedan version and a station wagon version. The Octavia was launched in the year 1996 and is still running successfully. The Skoda Octavia had major modifications in the year 2000. The car was very successful immediately because of the low cost and the facilities it offers for the money. It had a solid structure and gave a smooth drive with luxury as well. In many European countries Octavia was preferred for the taxis since it was relatively cheap and also had good amount of space. The car is considered to be highly reliable because of its standard braking system. It had a front engine layout. It had both types of drives: front wheel and all wheel. It had very reputed engine specifications. It also produced good power and also gave better performance than most of the cars.
The Skoda cars have a radio dash kit that includes a facia plate, an adaptor, aerial radio, etc. The radio in latest model cars is double DIN. It has two separate units: the head unit and the second is the unit for playing musical compact disc. By using some new type multiple pin connectors, the radio can also support mps players like ipod. All cars manufactured by Skoda have more than four speakers present in the front and behind for better clarity and effect.
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