It has a five-door, five passenger, front-engine, front-wheel drive, high-roof design and has been described as a hatchback,[3] an estate car, or a multi-purpose vehicle.

[4] Styled by Thomas Ingenlath and Peter Wouda, the Roomster premiered at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show) as the first car marketed after Volkswagen Group's takeover of Skoda, sharing the A4 (PQ34) platform and components with the second generation Škoda Fabia.

The load surface can raised or lowered 250 mm (9.8 in).At launch, the Škoda Roomster used four-stroke engines from the Volkswagen Group.

[citation needed] The Roomster could combine standard body colours (both solid and metallic) with a white, black, or silver roof.[when?]

[citation needed] A facelifted Roomster premiered at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show with a revised front fascia and fog lights.

[citation needed] The Aisin automatic transmission previously used was also replaced with the seven speed dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG) (optional on 77 kilowatts (105 PS; 103 bhp) 1.2 TSi models), providing a reduction of over 30% in CO2 emissions for the 77 kilowatts (105 PS; 103 bhp) automatic derivative (compared to the previous 1.6-litre).

Skoda marketed from 2007 a five-door, two-seater panel van version of the Roomster called the Škoda Praktik (Typ 5J8).