In 1919 the MNO (Czechoslovak Army Material Commission) sent specifications for Škoda for an armored vehicle that was to be both well armed and highly mobile.

By January 1920 a prototype was completed, which was accepted after testing and a further eleven units were ordered and delivered the same year.

The Torino's chassis featured dual rear wheels in a 4x2 configuration, with hard rubber tires and leaf springs.

Armament consisted of two turrets fitted with water-cooled 7.92mm MG 08 machine guns, positioned off-axis to the center to allow greater fields of fire.

Propulsion consisted of a 64 hp 4-cylinder Fiat engine which allowed the cars to reach a maximum speed of 10 mph.