
New ute to challenge Aussie favourite
Skoda could join Volkswagen by offering all-terrain utes to adventurous customers.
The Czech brand has unveiled a one-off pick-up built by apprentices to highlight technical skills.
Based on the Kodiaq SUV - News Corp Australia's 2017 car of the year - the machine was transformed over the course of 2000 hours to fit employees' vision of the ultimate ute.

Skoda calls it the Mountiaq - a mountain-ready Kodiaq - loaded up with rugged tyres, extra lighting, a nudge bar, winch and underbody armour.
It's the second time Skoda has flirted with a car-based ute concept - the first was based on the baby Fabia hatch. While the brand says this is officially a one-off concept, the Volkswagen Group is clearly flirting with a broader range of utes.
VW unveiled its similar Tarok concept in November 2018, pointing to a less rugged sibling to the trade-minded Amarok ute. Like the Mountiaq, the Taroq is powered by a four-cylinder petrol engine.
That car followed VW's Tanoak concept of April 2018, a luxury alternative to the likes of Ford's F150.
The German marque's deal to share pick-up platforms with Ford - jointly developing the next-gen Ranger and Amarok - could result in new models to tempt buyers away from hatchbacks and SUVs.