'Best Manufacturer in 2009'
Škoda has recently been named 'Best Manufacturer in 2009' by the Auto Express Driver Power Survey. Škoda has been ranked second among manufacturers for the previous 5 years, but this year they took the crown from luxury brand Lexus.
More then 20,000 readers rated their own cars on reliability, build quality and running costs, and rated Škoda right at the top of them all.
Škoda manufacture a range of five models: the supermini Fabia, the family carrier Roomster, mid-size Octavia and the luxurious upper-medium Superb, the new Yeti crossover that arrived in September 2009 and they have a new model coming out in February, the Superb Estate.
Škoda a double winner in Top Gear awards
Škoda has picked up two of the most prestigious titles in this year’s influential Top Gear Awards. The Škoda Yeti was chosen as Family Car of the Year, and the new Superb Estate, which is out soon, won the Luxury Car of the Year award. As Top Gear magazine said: “2009 is clearly Škoda’s year.”
Top Gear magazine is read by around 175,000 people in the UK every month.
The Top Gear magazine team were blown away by the quality of both cars. Editor Conor McNicholas said: “The Yeti has been an instant hit with the Top Gear magazine office. We love the styling, the handling, the space, the clever touches and yes, the name. If you’re looking for a family car it should be top of your list to check out, simple as that. The Yeti feels like part of the Top Gear family.”
Of the Superb, he said: “It’s in the ride, the refinement, the quality of the interior, the understated drama of the exterior – the Superb is all that, and in the estate form it makes even more sense. For the well-heeled or those of us that wish we were, the Superb Estate is a class act that really delivers. Don’t let the great price fool you!”
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