VRSstu over in the Briskoda forums here has braved the onslaught from his better half and plumped for the latest and greatest in Skoda ICE and fitted it to his Octavia Mk2.

MFD stands for “multi-function display” and the MFDs in the VAG series of cars give you the usual sound system control but also include GPS navigation. In the newer v2 units you got DVD playback, TV options and control over car phones etc. You can order the MFD as a factory fit item, or purchase one later to fit yourself. Not only are they pretty gucci, but they are branded factory units which fit the car perfectly (no need for adapter cables), and they look like part of the original build - great for people that want to get upgrades in but avoid that bling look. The new v3 unit has yet to appear here in UK Skodas but is now out in Europe. Price is high as you’d expect for a factory option and four figures is sadly the price you’ll have to stump up to grab one for yourself at the moment.. if you can find one.

Here’s some of Stu’s shots - checkout the main Briskoda forum for the rest:

(photos from VRSstu’s post over at Briskoda)

As Stu mentions in his post the MFD3 features (as well as GPS, CD control, radio etc):

6.5" 16:9 TFT Touchscreen
DVD Movie Playback with Dolby DTS sound
30GB Internal HD storage
SD/MMC Slot (4gb Max)
2D/3D Mapping
DVD & MP3 Disk supported
MP3 and WMA files

You can see some more shots of the unit branded under Audi (and called the RNS510) here. Oh and while I’m on the subject of the Audi/VW banded unit there’s a video of it on YouTube (YouTube - New navigation system RNS510):