Å koda Roomster
Škoda Roomster (2006-2010)
The Škoda Roomster is a MPV of the Czech car manufacturer Skoda, which came on the market in September 2006. In April 2010, followed analogous to Škoda Fabia II a facelift.
Model history
The name Roomster is a composite of the English terms Room and Roadster portmanteau or portmanteau word, which is to suggest the practical utility of a minivan with the driving characteristics of a sporty roadster. The prototype has been presented with sliding rear doors, but did not find any use in the production version.
The Roomster is based on body and technology components of the Škoda Octavia and the Škoda Fabia II In previous developments the Executive Committee in Germany Škoda had denied the mixing of platforms. It is manufactured in the Czech Republic in Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny.
The design was awarded the red dot award.
Competitors are high roof station wagon, which usually have in the back of sliding doors, and minivans, which are usually dimensioned slightly smaller than the Roomster, as the Roomster occupies the niche between high-roof station wagons and minivans. The Škoda Roomster marketing department divides the interior in the front " driving room " and the rear "Living Room".
Since April 2007, a van version of the Roomster is offered under the name Škoda Škoda practice. This version is externally identical to the passenger version, the rear side windows are replaced with painted sheet metal, and the rear part of the interior has no seating. The load compartment is separated by a partition from the passenger compartment and has lashing eyes for securing the load. Further adjustments are a modified suspension tuning and a slightly increased payload. The practice is also available priced slightly cheaper than the passenger version.
The Škoda practice is the successor to the van version of the Škoda Fabia.
In Austria, was also offered a practice next to the Škoda Octavia ( Roomster ) practice, the modifications (windows, seating) were the same as in the Roomster.
Škoda Roomster Scout (2007-2010)
Škoda practice (2007-2010)
Facelift
In the spring of 2010, the Škoda Roomster received a facelift and a technical update. The entire front of the car including front fascia has been changed and upgraded the interior and dashboard. Four new engines are available: a 1.2 TSI with 86 and 105 hp and a 1.6 TDI with 90 and 105 hp. There is also a Green Line version, the fuel-saving version has a 1.2-liter TDI engine with an output of 55 kW and a consumption of 4.2 liters.
Rear view
As option when Fabia: Roomster with white roof