Skoda announces its lineup for Geneva Motor Show

Czech carmaker Skoda is all set to unveil a series of new cars and special editions at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. As a world premiere, the company is revealing the new Skoda Octavia Scout and the new Skoda Octavia G-TEC with natural gas propulsion. For the first time, the new Octavia will be on show with top-of-the line Laurin & Klement. The car manufacturer will also introduce three new Monte Carlo special models with sport trim for the Skoda Yeti, Rapid Spaceback and the Citigo. Moreover, the Skoda's VisionC coupe will also be premiered at the show.

The Skoda VisionC is a dynamically elegant five-door coupe. It is spacious and comes with an innovative natural gas drive system and excellent aerodynamic efficiency. The new Skoda Octavia Scout will see its global launch in Geneva. This crossover model has a robust off-road looks, excellent driveability, powerful modern all-wheel drive and innovative technology. It gets powerful front and rear bumpers and all-round plastic mouldings. Ground clearance has been raised to 171mm making it 33mm higher than the standard Octavia and there are some Scout-specific design features in the interior.

The all-wheel drive utilises a fifth-generation Haldex clutch. The new Octavia Scout wins points too for excellent steep-slope performance and high traction capacity. The Octavia Scout also has an innovative rear multi-link axle. There are two diesel and one petrol engine to choose from, with engine capacities up to 181bhp.

The Skoda Octavia G-TEC gets the 1.4TSI engine that churns out a maximum power output of 108bhp and has a max range of 1,330km. The engine can use both compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol fuels. Two full gas tanks will last a distance of up to 410 km. When the CNG tanks are empty, the vehicle switches over automatically to run on petrol. This natural gas drive is available for both the Skoda Octavia and the Skoda Octavia Combi.

The Skoda Octavia L&K (Laurin & Klement) gets the classy L&K package, which is available for the Octavia and the Octavia Estate. L&K features include: 18-inch aluminium wheels, bi-xenon headlamps with LED daytime driving lights and LED rear lights. In the interior there is a 4-spoke multifunction steering wheel, leather/Alcantara seats in elegant brown, the CANTON sound system and newly-designed decorative trims. This model has three powerful engines: the 177bhp, 1.8 TSI petrol engine and two diesel engines: the 147bhp, 2.0 TDI and 181bhp, 2.0 TDI.

In Geneva, the Czech car maker will also present the three special Monte Carlo editions. For the first time, the manufacturer will present Monte Carlo variants of the Citigo, Yeti and Rapid Spaceback. These sportily-designed vehicles have impressive black aluminium wheels in sizes 15 to 17 inches, dark-tinted rear and back side windows (SunSet) and distinctive design features in black. The Yeti and the Rapid Spaceback Monte Carlo have a black roof. The interior of the Monte Carlo models have a special red-stitched steering wheel, black interior and sports seats with distinct fabric design.