Škoda Roomster

The Škoda Roomster (Type 5J) is a

Assembled at the Škoda factory in Kvasiny, Rychnov nad Kněžnou District, sales began in June 2006. A five-door, two-seater panel van variant launched in March 2007 as the Škoda Praktik.

In October 2015, development of the second generation Roomster begun, spy shots of the new Roomster were taken that month revealing that instead of designing a completely new model, the second generation Roomster was to be a rebadged Volkswagen Caddy.^[6] In December 2015, development of the second generation Roomster was scrapped so that they could focus on the upcoming Kodiaq mid-size crossover and another reason why development was cancelled is due to cost reasons, leaked images of the second generation Roomster without any camouflage were also spotted with an estimated 100 prototypes built before cancellation.^[7]

Overview

The Roomster is based on the

The Roomster's cargo arrangement is marketed as VarioFlex, with 40–20–40 split rear seats that can move longitudinally or transversely (by removing the middle seat), recline up to 7°, fold forward[8] — or be removed to form a flat load surface. The load surface can raised or lowered 250 mm (9.8 in).

At launch, the Škoda Roomster used

The Roomster could combine standard body colours (both solid and metallic) with a white, black, or silver roof.^[when?] An offroad-styled Scout trim level was introduced late 2006.^[9] A single piece panoramic sunroof is optional.^{[citation needed]}

Euro NCAP test results
Skoda Roomster (2006)^[10]

Test	Score	Rating
Adult occupant:	34
Child occupant:	40
Pedestrian:	14

Facelift

A facelifted Roomster premiered at the

1.2-litre TSI turbocharged petrol engines came as a replacement of the previous 1.4- and 1.6-litre MPI engines, providing significant improvements to fuel consumption and corresponding reductions in CO₂ emissions.^{[citation needed]}

The

The manufacturer's combined consumption for the Roomster GreenLine with brand new 55 kW, 1.2-litre, three cylinder diesel engine is 4.2 L/100 km, which is 109 g CO₂ per km.^[citation needed]

The design of the Roomster Scout also evolved (front bumpers, front fog lights).

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  Škoda Roomster SE TDI (UK – facelift)
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  Škoda Roomster SE TDI (UK – facelift)
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  Škoda Roomster Scout (facelift)

Related models

Skoda marketed from 2007 a five-door, two-seater panel van version of the Roomster called the Škoda Praktik (Typ 5J8). Its cargo space is 1,605 millimetres (63.2 in) long, 1,016 millimetres (40.0 in) wide (minimum), and 900 millimetres (35.4 in) in height – giving a cargo load space of 1,900 litres (67.1 cu ft), and a payload from 550 to 640 kilograms (1,213 to 1,411 lb). It also includes a moveable internal load bulkhead, 'hidden' underfloor storage, anti-slip load bay floor covering with six lashing points, and full length roof rails.^{[citation needed]} It was never sold in RHD markets.

The model was targeted at Central and Eastern Europe.^[11] The Praktik was facelifted in 2010, as with the Roomster.

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  Škoda Praktik (pre-facelift)
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  Škoda Praktik (pre-facelift)
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  Škoda Praktik (facelift)

Engines

Overview of engines available for the Roomster (Typ 5J), incl. Praktik and facelifted model.

Petrol engines

Diesel engines

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Škoda Roomster.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Škoda Praktik.

• Škoda Roomster Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine – Škoda UK Website
• BRISKODA.net – Škoda Roomster Forum and Community