Skoda Roomster Scout - Official

After the premiere of the Octavia Scout in Paris , Skoda is adding a second crossover vehicle to its passenger range, the Roomster Scout. Compared with the basic Roomster the Scout differentiates itself thanks to SUV inspired design elements such as the new bumpers the plastic side covers. As you can guess, no 4wheel drive here as the Roomster Scout is a typical front-wheel drive MPV. In the interior, the dashboard comes in the Onyx/Onyx and Onyx/Silver versions and the seat upholstery material is identical with that in the Octavia Scout.

Two four-cylinder petrol engines are available – 1.4 16V/86 Hp and 1.6 16V/105 Hp along with two diesel motors, the three-cylinder 1.4 TDI PD/80 Hp and the four-cylinder 1.9 TDI PD/105 Hp. All engines come equipped with 5speed manual transmissions, the 1.6 16V version is also available with the Tiptronic 6speed automatic. The Roomster Scout will have its world premiere at the Essen and Bologna motor shows in early December with market launch planned for March 2007.

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Skoda Roomster Milotec

Czech tuner Milotec which specializes in Skoda cars presented their version of the Roomster MPV. From what we make from Milotec’s Czech speaking only site, the Roomster gets a dozen or so plastic add-ons like the grey colored door-mirror and mask covers, a new radio, a new set of 17’’ alloys but unfortunately, no engine kit.
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SCOOP: 2008 Skoda Roomster Scout

These phone camera spy pics reveal that Skoda is working on an crossover edition of its new compact MPV, Roomster. Like the Octavia Scout, the Roomster Scout gets newly designed bumpers at the front and rear, body-colour side mouldings and profiled door sills. Protective strips on the wheel housings, sumpguard protection (front and rear) and the higher ground clearance complete the 4x4 package. But unlike its Octavia counterpart, I highly doubt that the Roomster Scout will get a 4x4 drivetrain.

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Skoda Praktik : Roomster's bread-van bro

As if the fact that the Roomster's looks wheren't already considered weird Skoda decided to make things worse by presenting the bread-van version of it's Toyota Yaris Verso look-alike. Just imagine that you're heading to a Skoda dealership after convincing yourself that the Roomster does not look like a professional van and suddenly bumping into one of these!

Dubbed Praktik, the brad-vevrsion of the Roomster gets a two-seat configuration with a large freight compartment (volume 1,783 litres, length 1,555 mm, width 1,016-1,429 mm, height 987 mm) separated from the driver's cabin with a sliding panel. It offers payload of 640 kg and it will be available with two petrol engines (1.2 12V HTP/51 kW and 1.4 16V/63 kW) and one diesel engine (1.4 TDI PD/51 kW). The launch of the Skoda Praktik is scheduled to start in the spring of 2007.

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Czech...this out: Skoda Octavia Scout

Skoda is entering the crossover territory with its new Octavia Scout that will make its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show at the end of September 2006. Nothing special, as differences between the stock Octavia Station Wagon and the Scout basically sum up to the slightly upraised ground clearance and a few plastic add-ons. If your still intrested and willing to pay a "few" euros more, market introduction for the Scout, is planned for the first quarter of 2007.

Press Release: The Octavia Scout radiates a feeling of both power and dynamics. Robust and authentic, it is representative of the brand's competence in four-wheel drive and represents a further step in the still-young life cycle of the Octavia.

Its ground clearance is 40 millimetres higher than that of the Octavia Combi and 16 mm greater than that of the Octavia Combi 4x4, thus increasing its off-road ability considerably, enabling it to master poor and rutted tracks effortlessly.

The reliable four-wheel drive estate car, with its boot volume of up to 1620 litres, can cope with even the most demanding transport tasks and is ideally suited for hard daily use or as a partner for leisure and vacation.

The Octavia Scout, at 4581 millimetres in length, is one centimetre longer, 1.5 centimetres wider and 1.3 centimetres higher than the Octavia 4x4. Newly designed bumpers at the front and rear, body-colour side mouldings and profiled door sills lend the Scout its design and are also an indication of its possible uses. Protective strips on the wheel housings, front door sills with "Scout" engraved on them and sumpguard protection front and rear equip the car for difficult tasks. The 17" Proteus alloy wheels cope with even the worst roads and provide reliability in the flight from the humdrum of the day. The Octavia Scout is also distinguished by its exclusive logo and polished steel dual exhaust pipes.

In the interior, the driver and passengers enjoy outstanding comfort. Under the comfortable front central armrest is the Jumbo box, a spacious storage compartment, something which normally is offered only in higher level models. Upholstery that is exclusive to the Octavia Scout, and a front passenger handgrip on the dashboard are further characteristics of the new model.

The Skoda Octavia Scout is supplied with the most powerful diesel and petrol engines - the 2.0 TDI PD diesel engine with 103 kW (140 HP) and the 2.0 FSI petrol engine with 110 kW (150 HP), both of which are four cylinder engines. The diesel is fitted with a diesel particle filter (DPF) as standard. Both engines are combined with a 6speed manual transmission.

To provide its off-road capability, the Octavia Scout is fitted with the well-proven four-wheel drive system from Skoda Auto. The core of the drive train is the Haldex multi-plate clutch installed in front of the rear axle.

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