In 2025, the Technical Development Division focused not only on advancing Škoda products, but also on enhancing its own facilities and internal processes. Standout developments included the launch of the Fabia 130, a model developed to mark the brand’s 130th anniversary in record time, the all-new Škoda Vision O concept, signalling the near future of estate cars, and an updated iteration of the Škoda Enyaq RS Race electric racing concept. The current Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 also enjoyed another highly successful season. The year also involved intensive preparation for a broad set of legislative requirements essential to maintaining stability across the Division’s development pipeline.
Safety
Vehicle safety remains one of Škoda’s core priorities. The Company’s strong performance in this field is reflected in assessments by independent international organisations. Škoda models have long achieved outstanding results in Euro NCAP tests, and they are now beginning to receive similarly high ratings in India’s Bharat NCAP programme, launched in 2023.
In 2025, the revised Octavia earned the maximum five-star Euro NCAP rating, with scores of 85% for adult occupant protection, 82% for child protection, 81% for vulnerable road user protection, and 80% for safety assist. The all-new Elroq and the new Enyaq also achieved five stars (both scoring 90% for adult occupant protection, 87% for child protection, 77% for VRU protection, and 78% for safety assist).
The Kylaq, developed specifically for the Indian market, was among the first vehicles tested by Bharat NCAP in 2025. Under the programme’s methodology, it achieved the maximum five-star rating for both adult protection (96%) and child protection (91%).