This Czech hauls
For those bothered to find out, it has long been an open secret that Skoda makes fine cars even if this little fact has yet to filter through to parts of the world.

A recent stint with the Octavia sedan has bolstered our perception of the 100-year-old brand.

This is one Czech that has been whisked out of a deep funk ever since Volkswagen bought it in 1991 and set about transforming it into a world-class act.

Proud beginnings, then for years the butt of jokes around the world, and now the luxury of the lower middle classes. That is Škoda, helping the Czech Republic's trade balance surplus.