Škoda Roomster

The Škoda Roomster is a leisure activity vehicle produced by the Czech automaker Škoda Auto. It was a revealed as a production model in March 2006 at the Geneva Auto Show, with sales starting in June. It is built at the Škoda factory in Kvasiny.

The Roomster is Škoda's first car since the Volkswagen Group's take over of the brand that is not based on an existing Volkswagen platform. Instead, it shares components with the previous Škoda Octavia and the current Škoda Fabia. The Roomster is competing both in the mini MPV and leisure activity vehicle markets, which it will be sharing with the Fiat Idea, Nissan Note, Opel Meriva and Renault Modus

Recent Changes

 * Skoda Facelifts Fabia and Roomster Models, Adds New Gasoline and Diesel Engines

Prototype
The Roomster is based on the concept car of the same name originally revealed in September 2003 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept was slightly shorter (4055 mm, against 4205 mm of the production model)than the production model but had longer wheelbase (2710 mm, against 2617 mm), and featured a single rear sliding door on the passenger side, which was replaced by two standard opening rear doors.

Engines
The Škoda Roomster takes its engines from its Volkswagen Group sisters. Petrol engines include the multivalve three cylinder 1.2 L, with power now at 51 kW (69 PS), followed by the 1.4 L and 1.6 L four cylinder EA111 engines, with power of 63 kW (86 PS) and 77 kW (105 PS) respectively. The 1.6 L is also available with a Tiptronic automatic transmission, and is available on the most luxurios models.

Diesel powers comes from the three cylinder 1.4 TDI, with two power levels, base at 51 kW (69 PS) and "sport" at 59 kW (80 PS). The most luxurious models get a four-cylinder 1.9 TDI, with 77 kW (105 PS).

Cabin
Škoda conceived the Roomster's cabin in a way it can have different configurations at the choice of the user. The rear seats, which are taller than the front seats, can be folded in a 40-20-40 split configuration, instead of the more usual 40-60, and can also be moved longitudinally and transversally (by removing the middle seat). The rear seats also have variable inclination up to 7° to the back, or completely to the front.

The luggage compartment can have a completely flat surface with the rear seats completely removed, and the surface's height can also be modified with an amplitude of 25 cm. With the rear seats removed, the Roomster's luggage compartment has enough room to carry a bicycle.

Worldwide
The Skoda Roomster is one of the first cars to arrive in Australia along with the Octavia in 2007. It was runner-up for the 2007 Wheels Car Of The Year.