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Anew Skoda concept car that previews the next-generation Octavia estate will create “a lot of buzz and controversial discussion” around the brand as it moves into a new era of design. Skoda CEO Klaus

1 FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr

£48,055 OTR/£50,725 as tested/£505 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: We suspect a classic diesel estate still has its place, even against the rise of the e-SUV... DRIVER: TOM FORD I’M FULLY AWARE THAT constantly sin

It suggests unusual faith in nominative determinism to call your product the Superb. Indeed, for most of the history of Skoda’s large saloon and estate car, the Surprisingly Decent would perhaps have

SKODA is planning an onslaught of hot hatchbacks and SUVs led by the recently launched vRS versions of the Elroq and Enyaq, but soon to be bolstered by a go-faster Epiq and flagship Eviatiq, Auto Expr