Škoda 100 Explained

Škoda 100/110
Manufacturer:AZNP
Production:1969–1977
1,079,708 produced
Class:Small family car
Body Style:4-door saloon
Engine:988 cc I4
Layout:RR layout
Transmission:4-speed manual
Wheelbase:2400mm
Length:4155mm
Width:1620mm
Height:1380mm
Predecessor:Škoda 1000 MB
Successor:Škoda 105/120
Related:Škoda 110 R

The Škoda 100 and Škoda 110 were two variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive compact car that was produced by Czechoslovakian automaker AZNP in Mladá Boleslav from 1969 to 1977. They were the successors for the Škoda 1000 MB and Škoda 1100 MB. With a total of 1,079,798 units produced in their eight-year production run, the Škoda 100/110 series was the first Škoda car to exceed a million in production figures. Engine sizes were 1.0 litre (Škoda 100) and 1.1 litre (Škoda 110) respectively. The derived Škoda 110 R coupé (1970–1980), was styled similarly to the Porsche of the time, but with a much lower price and performance. The sporty 120 S and the 130 RS were Sport/Rallye cars, produced in small numbers.

Production figures

ModelsProduction yearsUnits made [1]
Škoda 1001969–1977602,020
Škoda 100 L1969–1977217,767
Škoda 110 L1969–1976219,864
Škoda 110 LS1971–197640,057
Škoda 110 R1970–198056,902
Škoda 120 S1971–1974100
Škoda 130 RS1977–198265

Cultural references

In the 1988 film The Unbearable Lightness of Being, protagonist Tomas drives an S 100. As the action takes place against the backdrop of the Prague Spring of 1968 and its violent aftermath, the use of a car that only entered production a year later is unintentionally anachronistic.

The Škoda 100 is the vehicle driven by the protagonist in Ivan Mládek's 1978 single Jožin z bažin.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Cedrych. Mario. Nachtmann. Lukáš. Škoda: auta známá i neznámá. Grada Publishing a.s.. 2007. 174. 978-80-247-1719-7.