Škoda 130
| Škoda 130/135/136 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | AZNP |
| Also called | Škoda Estelle Two (UK) |
| Production | 1984-1988 (130) 1987-1990 (135/136) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 2-door coupe |
| Layout | RR layout |
| Related |
Škoda 105 Škoda 120 Škoda 125 Škoda Rapid |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.3 L I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,200 mm (165.4 in) |
| Width | 1,610 mm (63.4 in) |
| Height | 1,400 mm (55.1 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Škoda Favorit |
The Škoda 130, Škoda 135 and Škoda 136 are three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive small family car that was produced by Czechoslovakian car manufacturer AZNP in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia between 1984 and 1990. The Škoda 130 is known internally as Type 742, and the Škoda 135/136 as Type 746. They were developed from the Škoda 105/120 series.
The very first Škoda 130 models were introduced in August 1984, shortly after the earlier Škoda 105/120 models were given a mild revamp. Developed from the earlier Škoda 105/120 models (some of which continued in production alongside the Škoda 130 models), the 130 series used a new 1289 cc engine (which produced 58 PS (43 kW), and which was just an enlarged version of the 1174 cc engine used in the 120 series). The 130/135/136 series also had a five-speed gearbox, semi-trailing arm rear suspension, wider track and four-pot front brake disc calipers (the latter two of which were already in use in the 105/120 series). The Saloon versions of the new 130 series were available in 130 L and 130 GL forms and the Coupè model was the 130 Rapid, which (with the exception of their mechanical specification) were broadly identical to the smaller-engined 120 LS and GLS Saloons and 120 Rapid Coupé.
The introduction of the more technically innovated Škoda 130 series might have been a reasonably great success for Škoda, but the basic engineering design dated back to the 1960s, and was therefore extremely outdated by the 1980s.
The final models to evolve from the rear-engined Škoda generation were the Škoda 135/136 series, introduced in April 1987. The new models (which were available in exactly the same model forms as the earlier 130 series) had an uprated 1289 cm3 engine with an eight-port aluminum cylinder head (this was the same engine that was also used in the Škoda Favorit), with an output of 58 PS (43 kW) for the 135 models, and a higher output of 62 PS (46 kW) for the 136 models (which had a higher compression ratio than the 135 models). These new models also had a new front grille (which was also fitted to the remaining models of the 105/120 series). Inside, the only change was a new instrument panel.
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