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supporting PKAVS’ vital work in the local community.
“And the barbecue will become a regular event throughout the summer, so keep your eyes peeled for more dates to be announced.”
NEW MODELS: The SKODA Superb
With cutting-edge design on the outside, and luxurious style on the inside, the ŠKODA Superb has been revolutionised.
Every inch of the Superb has been meticulously redesigned with powerful dynamic lines, a clean spacious interior and razor-sharp headlights. So not only is it a pleasure to drive, it looks great too.
The ŠKODA Superb is available in five trim levels, each unique featuring a range of Simply Clever features.
And raindrops won’t be falling on your head as Skoda get brolly brilliant.
The Czech automakers will fit their Rolls Royce Phantom style integrated umbrellas, which are hidden within the doors of their range topping Superb, across the rest of their model range.
The Skoda Superb has had built-in umbrellas stored in the rear doors since it was first introduced back in 2001 and they continue to be a talking point of the car.
Now for the first time, Citigo, Fabia and Octavia models will all be available with hidden brollies in their doors to keep you protected from the Scottish elements.
With the UK getting rainfall for 133 days of the year, the umbrellas will certainly be used a lot, and are well worth the £25 on the options list.
From August 8, all models of SE specification and over will have the option of a neat storage box housing the clever umbrellas, so you need never get caught short in the wet windy weather again.
Skoda Kodiaq
This is Skoda’s entry into the bigger SUV market and it has sleek lines which give it a sporty look with a sloping roofline, a front end with Skoda’s new distinctive face featuring a wide grille, slender headlights and slightly flared wheel arches plus a clam-shaped bonnet.
The Kodiaq will have its world premiere in September and at 4.7 metres long the new SUV, which will come as a five or seven-seater, offers the largest boot capacity in its class with up to 2065 litres of room with all seats folded in the five-seater.
The adjustable rear seats come as standard and the backrests can be tilted as required. The optional couple of third row of seats will suit little ones or adults on a shorter journey.
Skoda’s “Simply Clever” programme comes into play in the new Kodiaq and includes plastic door-edge protection that deploys automatically to avoid damaging the vehicle in garages or car parks.
There’s also an electric child safety lock for the youngest passengers as well as a sleep comfort package with special headrests for long trips plus an ice scraper in the petrol cap and umbrella slot in the doors.
To assist drivers the Kodiaq offers a range of aids including adaptive cruise control, blind spot detection, parking control and braking function, city emergency brake system, electrically operated tailgate, full LED headlights as an option and LED tail lights as standard plus a heated steering wheel.
In this high tech world, where communication on the move is deemed standard, Skoda has put a lot of thought into the new SUV.
The new Kodiaq is well equipped when it comes to the intelligent pairing of car and smartphone.
A SmartLink platform, with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink and SmartGate, is optional for the entrylevel Swing infotainment system.
The Kodiaq comes in two or fourwheel drive and although not an offroader as such it has a reasonably high ground clearance and could be useful in adverse terrain and it has a towing capacity of 2.5 tonnes.
At the touch of a button, all the relevant systems – engine management, assistance systems, electronic chassis systems, such as ABS and ESC, as well as the suspension if combined with an optional dynamic chassis control system – automatically adjust to off-road conditions.
The most powerful petrol engine, the 2.0-litre TSI petrol can kick out 180bhp but the biggest sellers will probably be the diesel TDI versions which come in at 2.0-litre 150 and 190bhp.
There will be a choice of six-speed manual or six-speed DSG automatics.
Octavia VRS 4x4
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a car with enough room to accommodate all the family, and an economical but powerful diesel engine that’s still really fun to drive?
Well, the Skoda Octavia vRS and it’s one of the best all-round cars you can buy and it’s now available with 4x4.
But that’s not all as this fourdoor is actually a hatchback so it’s more practical than a saloon and if you want even more luggage space there’s also an estate version.
The Octavia vRS is available with a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol or TDI diesel engine.
The vRS has four different driving modes, Eco, Normal, Sport and Individual and you can probably guess my favourite.
In Sport mode, the steering becomes firmer and the engine note is enhanced thanks to a sound generator and for a diesel it does sound really sporty.
There’s a deep throaty growl from inside the cabin, and when accelerating hard the gears are held for longer revving above 5,000rpm.
You can also opt for a six-speed