Just been reading a VW corporate article which confirms that VW are to sever links with Skoda by the end of this year. There will be no support from VW and their engines etc. will no longer be available for use by Skoda.

Go on then..... Give us a link.

Just been reading a VW corporate article which confirms that VW are to sever links with Skoda by the end of this year. There will be no support from VW and their engines etc. will no longer be available for use by Skoda.

How's that going to work? At the moment Skoda is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen-Audi group. Are you saying VW-Audi plan to sell Skoda? Who to? What's the source of your story?

Am I bit slow here ... just realised it's April 1st! :wonder:

Lirpa loof.

Just been reading a VW corporate article which confirms that VW are to sever links with Skoda by the end of this year. There will be no support from VW and their engines etc. will no longer be available for use by Skoda.

That is much too thick to be an effective

April Fool

Interesting idea, mind I can't see the 1.2TSI pulling a Superb around

For the uninitiated the 1.2 HTP, 1.2TSI and there gearboxes are Skoda components

TP

ok thats it for another year lol

Interesting idea, mind I can't see the 1.2TSI pulling a Superb around

For the uninitiated the 1.2 HTP, 1.2TSI and there gearboxes are Skoda components

TP

Not to be tooooooo picky Tim, but they are VAG components, manufactured by Skoda.

Not to be tooooooo picky Tim, but they are VAG components, manufactured by Skoda.

technically maybe but as they manufactured small capacity lightweight motors before VAG was looking for a senior partner so I view them as Skoda, plus I'm sure I've read somwhere they had a hand in designing them :wonder:

Regards as always,

TP

Just been reading a VW corporate article which confirms that VW are to sever links with Skoda by the end of this year. There will be no support from VW and their engines etc. will no longer be available for use by Skoda.

Well done 'dibujo' best April Fool I've seen so-far.

technically maybe but as they manufactured small capacity lightweight motors before VAG was looking for a senior partner so I view them as Skoda, plus I'm sure I've read somwhere they had a hand in designing them :wonder:

Regards as always,

TP

Look at the bore/ stroke v the 1.4TSI - it's the VAG engine, not a Skoda-driven product.

How's that going to work? At the moment Skoda is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen-Audi group. Are you saying VW-Audi plan to sell Skoda? Who to? What's the source of your story?

Perhaps Skoda will be 'sold on' to Porsche (keeping it in the family), who as a manufacturer need a range of cars with small engines/low CO2 to keep their overall eco profile low.

Now that's an idea?

.... actually I quite like the sound of that.

Hasn't anyone yet realised that this was announced by Loof Lirpa.

Hasn't anyone yet realised that this was announced by Loof Lirpa.

Yes, we all have, check out the whole thread!

I think this thread has legs...

Ha Ha - nice - you made me swallow hard for just a mo...

Obvious April Fool. Maybe SEAT but not Skoda.