Skoda Begins Production of Rapid, Expands its Mladá Boleslav Plant by a Third

The first public appearance of Skoda’s new Rapid will take place at the Paris Auto Show in late September, shortly before its European market launch in October, but the company commenced series production of its latest model on Friday, August 24. Read more »

Skoda's Upcoming Rapid Hatchback Visualized

Not too long after Skoda sales and marketing boss Jürgen Stackmann confirmed the development of a hatchback version of the new European market Rapid compact sedan, Khalil Bouguerra of Virtuel-Car used his photoshop and artistic skills to visualize the five-door model.

Bouguerra's proposal blends the body of the Vision D concept car displayed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with styling elements from the Rapid, which gets a hatch tailgate revealing a massive boot with 550-litres of space.

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Skoda Confirms Five-Door Hatchback Version of New Rapid

The freshly launched in Europe Skoda Rapid sedan will soon be joined by a conventional looking five-door hatchback, previewed by the Vision D concept car displayed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

The Czech automaker's sales and marketing boss, Jürgen Stackmann, broke the news to Autocar magazine. He said that the hatchback would be shorter than the Rapid, which itself is a notchback-style sedan with a tailgate that lifts together with the rear window, featuring a "Golf–like rear end".

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