Škoda Auto does not build many cars like the Škoda 110 R: a 2-door Coupé with 1107 cc I4, OHV, built from 1970 to 1980 as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. Production ran to 56,902 cars.
The story
The Škoda 110R is a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car which was produced by Czechoslovak manufacturer AZNP in Kvasiny between 1970 and 1980. During those ten years, a total of 56,902 coupés were made. The 110R Coupé succeeded the sporty Škoda 1000 MBX/1100 MBX. It was powered by an uprated 62 bhp (46 kW) SAE, 52 bhp (39 kW) (DIN) version of Škoda's 720-type OHV four-cylinder 1.1-litre (1107 cc) engine (this same engine was shared with the Škoda 110LS saloon, following its introduction in 1971). With a four-speed manual gearbox, the 110R could reach a top speed of 145 km/h (90 mph) and accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 18.5 seconds.
Its design closely mirrored that of the related 100 and 110 saloons, but with only two doors and a distinctive fastback rear. During most of its production period, the 110R featured four headlights, but in the earliest years it had only two. Production ended in 1980 to make way for its successor, the Škoda Garde (the Coupe-based version of the Škoda 105/120 series), which was introduced in November 1981. In motorsport, this basic configuration was punched out to make the rally-specific homologation 130 RS, and one-off 1.8-liter OHC 180RS and 2.0-liter OHC 200RS specials. The ultimate evolution came in 1975, Bořivoj Kořínek's fuel-injected, 250hp 2000 MI "Grenade."
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 1107 cc I4, OHV. Kerb weight is 880 kg. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine hangs behind the rear axle, a layout that gives ferocious traction out of a corner and a reputation to match on the way in. The wheelbase is 2400 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Škoda Auto's history is not in doubt: the Škoda 1000 MBX / 1100 MBX came before it; the Škoda Garde followed it; it was built at Kvasiny, Czechoslovakia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the American Motors Corporation AMC Gremlin, the Chevrolet Impala, the Suzuki Jimny. Nearby in the Škoda Auto catalogue sit the HZS-1 and the Trekka.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Škoda 110 R has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.