SKODA IS HARDEST AUTO TO BREAK INTO

THE Skoda, once the butt of countless jokes, is the hardest car to break into.

Its Fabia model beat 49 others in a security test.

Twenty-one veicles couldn't be entered within five minutes.

But some top limos were a cinch.

The pounds 45,000 Mercedes CLK 430 resisted just three seconds and the pounds 60,000 Jaguar XKR little more than eight seconds.

Worst of all was the award-winning Fiat Multipla, which succumbed in 1.25 seconds.

Auto Express reveals the results tomorrow after hiring a locks expert to test the cars.

He breached half in less than 25 seconds using tools readily available to any thief.

These include the Spike, a pointed piece of metal charged with an electric current. Placed on a certain part of the cabling, it makes the locks pop up.THE SHOCK 50SKODA Fabia 1.4 Comfort: Over 5mins

VW Lupo 1.4 Sport: Over 5mins

TOYOTA Yaris 1.3CDX: Over 5mins

VW Bora 2.3V5: Over 5mins

VAUXHALL Astra 2.0Dti: Over 5mins

LEXUS IS200 2.0iSE: Over 5mins

SKODA Octavia TDiSLX: Over 5mins

BMW 323iSE: Over 5mins

NISSAN Primera 2.0: Over 5mins

BMW 528i Sport: Over 5mins

SAAB 9-5 2.0tSE: Over 5mins

<b>AUDI A6 2.5 TDi Quattro: Over 5mins </b>

VOLVO V70 T5: Over 5mins

ROVER 75 2.5V6: Over 5mins

BMW M Roadster : Over 5mins

<b>AUDI TT 225bhp: Over 5mins </b>

TOYOTA Celica 1.8 VVTi: Over 5mins

LAND ROVER Discovery 4.0: Over 5mins

LAND ROVER Freelander: Over 5mins

FORD Galaxy 2.3Ghia: Over 5mins

VAUXHALL Zafira 1.8 16v: Over 5mins

FORD Mondeo 2.0Ghia: 1min 42.01secs

FORD Focus 2.0 Zetec: 1min 22secs

CITROEN Xsara 2.0HDi: 44secs

MERCEDES E55 AMG: 24.84secs

ROVER 25 GTi: 24.40 secs

NISSAN Almera 1.8 Sport: 24.31 secs

RENAULT Scenic 1.6: 17.93secs

CHRYSLER Grand Voyager: 17.78secs

TOYOTA Land Cruiser 4.7: 15.21secs

MERCEDES A190: 15secs

JAGUAR S-Type 3.0 V6: 14.09secs

CHRYSLER Grand Cherokee: 13.16secs

SEAT Cordoba 1.6S: 12.38secs

FIAT Punto JTD ELX: 9.54secs

HONDA Accord 2.0iSE: 8.90secs

RENAULT Laguna 2.0RTi: 8.63secs

AUDI A4 2.8 Quattro: 8.22secs

HONDA S2000: 8.03secs

JAGUAR XKR: 8.03secs

NISSAN Micra 1.3GX CVT: 7.25secs

CITROEN Berlingo: 7.09secs

HONDA CR-V 2.0 ES: 5.25secs

FORD Fiesta 1.25 LX: 5.22secs

VAUXHALL Vectra 2.0i: 5secs

MERCEDES CLK 430: 3secs

ALFA 166 2.0 Twin Spark: 2.87secs

DAEWOO Nubira 2.0CDX: 2.78secs

PEUGEOT 206 1.1LX: 2.28secs

FIAT Multipla 2.0 JTD: 1.25secs<p><a href="http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=3177"><img src="http://members.home.net/cmelick/audipics/sig4.jpg" border="0" alt="Click Image to View Registry Information"></a>

 

why would anyone want to steal one?

 

FIAT Multipla 2.0 JTD: 1.25secs??? Takes me that long to find my keys!