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february 28, 2017 - Skoda
ŠKODA RAPID and ŠKODA RAPID SPACEBACK – optimized interior and exterior
Mladá Boleslav, 22 February 2017 – ŠKODA is enhancing the elegant and affordable family favourites ŠKODA #rapid and #rapid ŠKODA SPACEBACK with numerous innovations. New lighting systems ensure even greater safety. Passengers are 'always online' thanks to a WLAN hotspot. The new programme includes two 1.0-TSI engines with three cylinders, which are efficient and low-emission, yet dynamic. The upgraded models will be presented to the public for the first time at the Geneva International Motor Show (7 – 19 March, 2017).
Positioned between the ŠKODA fabia and ŠKODA octavia, the ŠKODA #rapid and ŠKODA #rapidspaceback are in the class of compact cars and set the benchmark for spaciousness among the direct competition. Compact on the outside, they boast a tremendous amount of space on the inside. Now both models have been optimized
Newly designed front and rear
The visual enhancement of the ŠKODA #rapid is particularly evident at the front. The modified fog lights shine in the newly designed lower part of the bumper. A narrow chrome strip (standard from Style up) connects the lights and creates a wider-looking front end. Black-tinted covers on the taillights in the distinctive C-shape (ŠKODA #rapid LED technology as an option) give the rear an even sportier look. The ŠKODA #rapidspaceback now also features an extended rear window. The boot door, popular for its size and width, makes it easy to load the luggage compartment. The side view on both models is characterized by the long wheelbase and the coupe-like silhouette, with a sharp tornado line creating an interplay of light and shadow.
The wheels are available in new designs: COSTA for the size 15 inch, EVORA (silver) and VIGO (silver / black metallic) for the size 16 inch, TRIUS (silver), and TORINO (black polished, for the Monte Carlo edition) the size 17 inch.
New intelligent lights
The main headlights of the ŠKODA #rapid and ŠKODA #rapidspaceback now shine with bi-xenon lights, the daytime running light uses LED technology. The Light Assistant completes the programme: It activates the daytime running light with the ignition. A sensor then continually measures the light conditions and switches the headlights on or off automatically. This applies to both twilight and driving through tunnels. A predetermined time for brightness can be set using the Coming Home and Leaving Home functions. The vehicle environment is illuminated so that the passengers can safely get in our out.
Finally, the high-beam assistant always ensures optimal illumination of the road. In the dark and at speeds above 60 km/h, the sensor detects vehicles ahead (up to a distance of 400 meters), as well as on-coming traffic (up to 1,000 meters) and dims the lights as appropriate.
Benchmark for spaciousness
The interior of the upgraded ŠKODA #rapid and ŠKODA #rapidspaceback features many design changes. Firstly, new inlays have been added to the four doors. The air nozzles in the dashboard, the instruments and the control panel of the manual air-conditioning system have also been redesigned.
The compact exterior dimensions and the comparatively spacious interior make the ŠKODA #rapid (4.48 meters long, 1.71 meters wide, 1.46 meters high) and the ŠKODA #rapidspaceback (4.30 meters long, 1.71 meters wide 1.46 meters high) extremely popular with families. The interior seats up to five passengers. The headroom in the rear of the ŠKODA #rapid has a generous 972 millimetres (ŠKODA #rapidspaceback: 980 millimetres), the legroom in both models is 65 millimetres. With a capacity of 550 litres (ŠKODA #rapidspaceback: 415 litres), the boot volume of the ŠKODA #rapid sets the benchmark among the competition.
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