The UK has a burgeoning car market filled with all sorts of cars we don’t get here. So to get buyers’ attention, automakers need to make a real splash. To that end, Skoda has erected a fresh take on one of the island nation’s oldest landmarks… only in a more automotive form. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Å koda reveals new Rapid
Just a couple of days after images of its sister car, the Seat Toledo, leaked onto the Internet, the Å koda Rapid gets an official unveiling. As expected, it is a 99.5-percent facsimile of the Å koda MissionL “concept” revealed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Skoda makes us hungry for some Yeti with new Urban edition
As a European auto giant with a strong presence in the North American market, there are some products that the Volkswagen group doesn’t offer on this side of the pond. Like the entire Skoda and Seat brands, for example. With the exception of the Scirocco, there aren’t many that we really feel like we’re missing over here. That, and perhaps the Skoda Yeti. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Skoda nixes prospect of building a sportscar
We have to admit we were more than a little bit intrigued when Skoda showed up at Wörthersee this year with the Fabia RS 2000 roadster you see here. The concept essentially took the company’s S2000 rally machine, gave it a fresh coat of Kermit and chopped off the roof… with four seats and four doors still intact. But could such a vehicle ever be produced? Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
