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Saving at the wrong end - Skoda 110 in the (historic) test

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Created on March 21, 1970

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Dr. Paul Simsa

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - Is this what enthusiasm behind the wheel looks like?

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Skoda 100 S - the cheapest model costs 6600 francs - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Skoda 110 L (1970) - heavily revised, with front disc brakes and more power - Geneva Motor Show 1970

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Skoda 110 L (1971) - still with the decorative part of its predecessor on the mudguard

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Skoda 100 L (1971) - in the photo studio

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - The factory promised 370 liters of trunk space

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Skoda 100 L (1973) - The factory promised 370 liters of trunk space

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Skoda 110 L (1971) - Water-cooled four-cylinder with 45 hp in the rear

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Skoda 100 (1971) - Folding rear seat backrests for additional storage space

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Skoda 1000 MB (1965) - practical - individually folding rear seat backrests - so three people with lots of luggage can be transported - Geneva Motor Show 1965

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Skoda 100 (1971) - Storage space under the hood

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Skoda 100 L (1973) - upholstered dashboard and speedometer up to 160 km/h

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Skoda 100 L (1973) - front view

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Skoda 110 L (1973) - rear view with wide cooling air outlet

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Skoda 110 L (1973) - modern: indicators integrated into the bumper

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Skoda 110 (1973) - entry-level model without wheel trim rings or side trim strip

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Skoda 100 L (1973) - De-Luxe version with wheel trim rings and trim strip on the sill

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - top model with two exterior mirrors

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - long wheelbase for a spacious interior

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - the Czechoslovakian answer to the Renault 10 Major

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Skoda 110 LS (1973) - the top model, recognizable by the four headlights

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Skoda S 110 R - London Motor Show 1970 - capitalist sex advertisement in front of communist sports car

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Skoda 110 L (1971) - For the trip to the beach

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Summary

How good can a car be if its only selling point is its extremely low price? Or to put it another way: what did the Skoda 100 and 110 still have to offer after they became significantly more expensive as part of the 1970 model update? The answer in this historical test report was as sobering as it was clear: apart from the space on offer, not much.

This article contains the following chapters

More internal security
Models and engines
New shell, old core
Lemon with orange skin
Dealer to the rescue
mot overall verdict
Plus points
Minus points
Technical data Skoda 110 (values for Skoda 100 in brackets)

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1964, Skoda launched the 1000 MB, built in the newly constructed Mlada Boleslav plant, hence the MB in the model name and the number 1000 for the displacement class (988 cc/40 hp). Since 1964, Skoda has sold over 3000 cars a year in Germany. In 1968 there were 3301 new registrations, in 1969 there were 3514 and would have been even more if the factory had not had delivery problems. Compared to the big competition, these are small figures, for example Daf had 8525 cars here in 1969 and 6683 the previous year. But Skoda is the only brand from the East that has achieved any significant success in our country and has been able to set up a network of dealerships. Around 350 mostly small dealers and workshops represent Skoda in Germany. However, the distribution is uneven. Some active dealers have made the brand well-known in their area, while in other areas you hardly ever see a Skoda. It has never been a progressive model, nor has it become one now. It was born outdated. It had taken too long to prepare. Skoda was still using the Renault Dauphine as a starting point when considering the functional model, but designed the 1000 MB from scratch, larger and more spacious.

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