skoda

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The main difference between a VW and skoda engine is that the skoda misses out on the plastic engine cover.

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Quick take

A surname from Czech.

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noun

A surname from Czech.

noun

Alternative form of Škoda. [A Czech manufacturer of cars.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for skoda.

noun

A surname from Czech.

noun

Alternative form of Škoda. [A Czech manufacturer of cars.]

Example sentences

The main difference between a VW and skoda engine is that the skoda misses out on the plastic engine cover.

Krupp was a German company, and Skoda was an Austro-Hungarian company based in Bohemia (today's Czech Republic).

Same for Volkswagen which owns amongst others: Audi, Bentley, Skoda and of course Volkswagen itself.

The Germans used Krupp and Skoda siege guns to reduce the fortifications at Liège.

In the court a person, who wasn't even present at the crash, told the judge that it was Skoda that crashed into and killed road workers.

I’m in Sweden and European OEMs aren’t retreating — BMW Neue Klasse just launched, Renault 5 is a hit, Skoda Enyaq/Elroq are everywhere.

(Yes, the traditional Explorer suv counts as big here.) In the mean time there is an explosion of BYD, Volvo, Skoda Enyaq, etc happening.

ObBadCarAnalogy: Well, a Ferrari Enzo is more desirable to me than a Skoda Octavia, but I own a bicycle, so there's that.

The ones I've had on VW Group cars (Golfs and a Skoda Yeti) just beep and give you a message on the display when a configurable speed is exceeded.

In most cases the active and passive safety features of a skoda/VW will be identical for the same platform, especially when it comes to things like power train components, which are purchased and built in bulk.

Of course if you are really smart you build the same car and sell it as an Audi (to mac owners), VW (to laptop buyers), a Skoda (to desktop buyers) and a Seat (to netbook buyers).

The difference between a skoda badged VW and a VW badged VW is more about the finish quality - the differences in the seat materials, amount of sound deadening, the amount of standard features and so on.

Quote examples

A car metaphor for this conversation: "I love my skoda!

VW Group are masters of "badge engineering" - features and designs trickle down from the likes of Audi to VW and then to Seat and Skoda.

Proper noun examples

Drunk hieromonk Ilia was driving a Mercedes G-wagon (!) at 140 kmph and crashed into a Skoda.

Skoda and Cupra are thriving, and it’s not just because of their affordability.

Only place I've actually seen a Bugatti Veyron (not to mention loads of VW/Bentley/Skoda/Seat models) - no Audis/ Lamborghinis/Porsches/Ducatis though!