The Škoda Felicia was the first all-new model that was developed after the link-up between Škoda and the German VW group.
It was premiered on Charles Bridge in Prague, in October 1994. Three cars in the colours of the tricolour were christened with water from the Vltava by the Mayor of Prague.
The car, whose name refers to the long tradition of car manufacturing in Mladá Boleslav (the Škoda Felicia, type 994, was produced at the start of the 1960s), went into mass production in 1994. The Škoda Felicia brought not only changes that were visible at first glance, such as modern, rounded shapes and a pleasant interior, but the car made the qualitative shift generally evident.
Product range: Škoda Felicia LX; GLX; LXi; GLXi; LX 1.6; GLX 1.6; LX 1.9 D; GLX 1.9 D (type 791)
Manufacturing period: 1994 – 2001
Number produced: 912 810
Characteristics: passenger car or light commercial vehicle; front axle drive
Engine: 4-stroke; spark ignition; (1.3; 1.6) or diesel (1.9D); liquid cooling; 4 cylinders in line; OHV (1.3); or OHC (1.6; 1.9D); crosswise in front of the front axle; regulated three-way catalyst (1.3 or 1.6) or oxidizing catalyst (1.9D)
Displacement: 1289 ccm (1.3); 1598 ccm (1.6); 1896 ccm (1.9 D)
Power: 40 kW at 5000 rpm (1.3); 50 kW at 5500 rpm (1.3i); 55 kW at 4500 rpm (1.6); 47 kW at 4300 rpm (1.9 D)
Torque: 94 Nm at 3250 rpm (1.3); 100 Nm at 3750 rpm (1.3i); 135 Nm at 3500 rpm (1.6); 124 Nm at 2500 to 3500 rpm (1.9 D)
Transmission: gearbox and differential in block with engine
Speed: 145 km/h - 160 km/h
Acceleration: 12 - 17 sec.
Fuel Consumption: (90 km/h – 120 km/h – city) 4.3 - 6.1-6.3 litres/100 km (1.9 D) to 5.9 – 7.6 – 8.7 litres/100 km (1.6)
Chassis: frameless structure
Dimensions: 3855 x 1635 x 1415 mm
Weigh: empty weight 920 to 1020 kg; grossweight 1370 - 1455 kg
Body: integral ....l; five-seat; five-door; hatchback
Note: Engines 1.9 D and 1.6 manufactured since 1995
