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Production of Škoda 110 R launched 40 years ago
Forty years ago, right after a company-wide holiday, Škoda Auto (then “Automobilové závody, národní podnik”) started producing the popular sports coupé Škoda 110 R.
The car was designed and carried through as far as the production stage by the company's subsidiary plant in Kvasiny that, after merging with the Mladá-Boleslav-based Škoda, specialised in the production of small-series commercial and sports vehicles, including the Felicia, a highly popular convertible.
The Škoda 110 R Coupé was based on the Š 100/110 the production of which had been launched (also after a company-wide holiday) one year earlier, i.e. in 1969, as the successor to the 1000/1100 MB. In November 1967, the company management approved the concept of the new coupé, and the first prototype was built on 31 March, 1968. The car was then introduced to consumers at the Brno trade fair (5 -14 September, 1970).
The Š 110 R had a fastback body, 2+2 seats and, as is right and proper for a coupé, doors with frameless windows and an aerodynamically sloped front window. Furthermore, the “eRko“ was stronger than the Š 110 sedan (62 HP vs. 53 HP, respectively).
The body of the 110 R Coupé became the platform for a number of sports specials. In 1974, Škoda built three prototypes (180 RS and 200 RS) that were then used as the base for the 130 RS, a very successful sports model. The last Š 110 R Coupé was assembled in Kvasiny on 30 December, 1980.
Technical parameters of the Š 110 R Coupé:
| Power: |
45.6 kW (62 HP) at 5,250–5,500 revs/min |
| Max. torque: |
86 Nm at 3,500 revs/min |
| Engine volume: |
1,107 cm3 |
| Max. speed: |
145 km/h |
| Consumption: |
9 l/100 km |
| Production volume: |
about 57,000 |
2/3/2012
Endurance testing in ten electric cars based on ŠKODA Octavia in full swing. Practical testing at Prague airport. Octavia Green E Line fine-tuning. Delivery to external partners set for late March 2012.
2/1/2012
ŠKODA Auto Museum displaying seven historic vehicles at ‘Salon Retro Mobile’. Unique 1928 Hispano Suiza ŠKODA and two other 1930s vintage cars shine in hall 3 of Porte de Versailles fairground.
1/30/2012
Exhibition debut at 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Hands-on preview for journalists in February 2012. Model line extended into new market segments.
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