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Skoda A-Entry on way

The Skoda A-Entry is based on the MissionL concept shown at Frankfurt and will rival the VW Golf from 2013

Skoda MissionL front three-quarters

24th October 2011

Skoda is planning a rival to the VW Golf and Ford Focus. The new car, codenamed ‘A-Entry’, will sit between the Fabia and Octavia when it goes on sale in early 2013, Skoda has confirmed to Auto Express.

Based on the MissionL seen at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, it will be sold as a saloon – and Skoda has already had “discussions over a five-door hatchback version”. The MissionL is described as “80 per cent of the finished car”, and the A-Entry will take Skoda into a new market sector. While the Octavia is based on the Golf, it’s 37cm longer and sits between the classes.

The new compact family car will be based on a stretched version of the VW Polo platform, and will be slightly shorter than a Golf but bigger than the Fabia. This will allow Skoda to increase the size of the next Octavia.

Engines will be carried over from the Polo and Golf, with a line-up of petrol and diesel turbos. An eco-friendly Greenline variant will also be offered, emitting less than 100g/km of CO2.

The A-Entry is just one of a long list of new Skodas, with plans to launch a model every six months from the start of next year. These include the VW up!-based CitiGo – the first production car to get the family grille seen on the MissionL – plus a seven-seat Yeti.

Mercedes and Audi will also rival the Golf with the new A-Class and A3.

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5 Comments

Doesn't Skoda already have a Golf rival?

It is beginning to become a bit tedious when manufacturers invent new niches and then car reporting becomes ambitious with what is new. The Octavia was Skoda's Golf rival - but Skoda made that bigger and more comparable to the Passat, thus making the Superb more comparable to a Phaeton. This isn't news, it's just regurgitated nonsense that we've come to expect from car manufacturers these days. If this is the 'Golf Replacement', where does that leave the Octavia and the Superb for comparative purposes - or will VAG create more nonsense models that noone really needs, nor cares about!

By chaardy on 25 October, 2011, 12:41pm

Shedan36

Sounds very interesting. Will definitely want to see this. I have a Fabia 3 estate and think that something a little bigger would be worth looking at.

By shedan1 on 25 October, 2011, 2:33pm

Jetta?

Isn't this just a VW Jetta? However overall Skoda are looking pretty cool these days. certainly looks clean and crisp

By dan123 on 26 October, 2011, 12:53pm

Looks good

Looks good, a possible contender of that rare breed - a good looking mid-size saloon that doesn't carry pretentious badging.

For those complaining about the Octavia, Skoda know that they want to move this up, and it is already considered more of a Passat-sized contender than a Golf-size. (There are very few Golf-sized taxis in comparison..)

By SirWiggum2 on 27 October, 2011, 10:30am

skoda octavia

I've got a 2010 petrol VRS, DSG Octavia. I have had plenty of "top" brands over the years but every time I get in this car I just can't believe how good it is.

By kizzy23 on 26 January, 2012, 9:28am

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Skoda MissionL front three-quarters
Skoda MissionL rear three-quarters

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