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The Škoda Roomster (''Type'' 5J) is a five-door five-seat multi-purpose vehicle-styled leisure activity vehicle, produced by the Czech automaker Škoda Auto. It was revealed as a production model in March 2006 at the Geneva Auto Show, with sales starting in June 2006. It is built at the Škoda factory in Kvasiny, Rychnov nad Kněžnou District. A five-door two-seat panel van version named the Škoda Praktik has been on sale since March 2007. In 2014 was speculated about the end of the production and on April 30, 2015 last Roomster rolled off the production line in Kvasiny. ==Škoda Roomster (Type 5J; 2006–2015)== The Roomster is based on the concept car of the same name, originally revealed in September 2003 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept was slightly shorter – against – than the production model but has a longer wheelbase – against , and featured a single rear sliding door on the passenger side, which was replaced by two conventionally hinged swinging rear doors. Like the production car it was designed by Thomas Ingenlath and Peter Wouda. The production Roomster (premiered at Geneva 2006 Motor Show) is Škoda's first car since the Volkswagen Group's take over of the brand that is not based entirely on an existing Volkswagen Group platform – although it is fundamentally based on the A4 (PQ34) platform, but with some unique additions. It shares components with the 1st-generation Škoda Octavia〔 and the 2nd-generation Škoda Fabia. The name is reportedly a conscious combination of the words 'Room' and 'Roadster', and the split personality theme is played out in the design with a carefully honed 'Driving Room' ahead of the B-pillars, and a generous 'Living Room' to the rear. The front ‘Driving Room‘ is tailor-made to comply with the driver's requirements for a sporty cockpit. The rear ‘Living Room‘ is aimed at creating roomy ambiance with so-called ‘Cinema Effect‘ with higher seating and lowered edge of windows. Škoda conceived the Roomster's cabin in a way it can have different configurations at the choice of the user. The 'VarioFlex' rear seat arrangement〔 can be folded in a 40-20-40 split configuration, instead of the more usual 40–60, and can also be moved longitudinally and transversally (by removing the middle seat). The rear seats also have variable inclination up to 7° to the back, or completely to the front. Airy ambiance in the interior could be enhanced by optional one-piece panoramic sunroof. The luggage compartment can have a completely flat surface with the rear seats completely removed, and the surface's height can also be modified with an amplitude of . With the rear seats removed, the Roomster's luggage compartment has enough room to carry a bicycle.〔Roomster accessories brochure 2011〕 The Roomster therefore competes both in the mini MPV and leisure activity vehicle markets, which it will be sharing with the FIAT Idea, Nissan Note, Opel Meriva, Citroën C3 Picasso and Volkswagen Golf Plus. When launched, the ŠKODA Roomster took its internal combustion engines from its Volkswagen Group relatives, all engines were inline four-stroke designs. Petrol engines included the multi-valve inline three cylinder 1.2 litre, with power initially DIN-rated at kilowatts, but with launch of the 2nd-generatin Fabia rated at , followed by the 1.4 litre and 1.6 litre inline four cylinder EA111 engines, with power of and respectively. The 1.6 litre was also available with a six-speed tiptronic automatic transmission. Diesel engine propulsion came from the inline three cylinder 1.4 Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI), with two power levels, base at and "sport" at . The top option was a four-cylinder 1.9 TDI, with . The Roomster was available with different colour for the roof. Customers could combine standard body colours (both solid and metallic) with white, black, and silver roof. The same concept was used for the hatchback Fabia, too. Rugged version of the Roomster – the Scout, was launched in 2007. File: Skoda Roomster front 20091212.jpg|Škoda Roomster File:Skoda Praktik z boku.jpg|Škoda Praktik 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Škoda Roomster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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