Skoda's Upcoming Rapid Hatchback Visualized

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/skoda-upcoming-rapid-hatchback.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775464308999606226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXt6mfLrI9I/UCaSMHbeT9I/AAAAAAAIiE4/vTYdaOIETHg/s800/Skoda-Rapid-Hatch-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Not too long after Skoda sales and marketing boss Jürgen Stackmann <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/skoda-confirms-five-door-hatchback.html">confirmed the development</a> 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. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Bouguerra's proposal blends the body of the </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/skoda-remembers-visiond-concept-with.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Vision D concept car</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 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. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/skoda-upcoming-rapid-hatchback.html#more">Read more »</a>

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BT Design's ETAPE Concept Converts Skoda Yeti Into a Sporty Pickup Truck

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/bt-design-etape-concept-converts-skoda.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749824006469527842" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xHu_wrc3KKw/T8t6eFKhKSI/AAAAAAAHzeQ/D9TJcKnIs50/s800/BT-ETape-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Making its world premiere at this week's 2012 Auto Mobil International Show (AMI) in Leipzig, Germany, is a new concept model for a small Skoda pickup truck from BT Design, a subsidiary of Benet Automotive (BA), a Czech company that works closely with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Skoda">Skoda Auto</a>. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The ETAPE Concept is based on the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/scoop-skoda-prepares-yeti-crossover-for.html">production Skoda Yeti</a>, itself a compact crossover model. The Czech company says that the only part of the car that remained unchanged is the bonnet. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/bt-design-etape-concept-converts-skoda.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Making its world premiere at this week's 2012 Auto Mobil International Show (AMI) in Leipzig, Germany, is a new concept model for a smal...

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Skoda's New Citigo Rally Car Concept in the Flesh from Wörthersee

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/skoda-new-citigo-rally-car-concept-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743596676692243346" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1xCGZ4Nbyok/T7Vavx9a85I/AAAAAAAHo_M/xcN6UtOB9vM/s800/Skoda-Worthersee-Tour-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Czech carmaker Skoda secured an exhibition area of more than 600 square meters at the world's largest gathering of Volkswagen Group enthusiasts at <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/W%C3%B6rthersee%20Tour">Lake Wörthersee</a> in Austria to display a number of its models. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Following the impressive <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/06/live-from-worthersee-skodas-hot-fabia.html">Fabia RS Convertible Rally Car Concept</a> at last year's Wörthersee festival, Skoda once again opted for a race-inspired study to spearhead its presentation. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/skoda-new-citigo-rally-car-concept-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Skoda to Debut Citigo Rally and DJ Concepts at the 2012 Wörthersee Tour

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/skoda-to-debut-citigo-rally-and-dj.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742920985353116098" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXGAsPqFyD4/T7L0NXkb2cI/AAAAAAAHn3Q/Gxhz4M5m4gc/s800/Skoda-Citigo-Rally-Car-Study-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This week's 2012 <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/W%C3%B6rthersee%20Tour">Wörthersee Tour</a> will see Skoda revealing two new concept cars of its Citigo mini, which is based on the Volkswagen Up!. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For the time being, we only get a single sketch of Skoda's study for a Citigo Rally car that will boast a widened body with flared wheel arches housing 18-inch alloy wheels, a roof scoop and a large rear wing along with a race-spec interior featuring a protective roll cage. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/skoda-to-debut-citigo-rally-and-dj.html#more">Read more »</a>

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This week's 2012 Wörthersee Tour will see Skoda revealing two new concept cars of its Citigo mini, which is based on the Volkswagen Up!...

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Skoda MissionL to be Named Rapid in Europe, will go on Sale Before the End of the Year

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5aIW7URt2Y/T5VQTO1aGfI/AAAAAAAHaQE/CRm-KT1OEaM/s1600/Skoda-MissionL-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734577991856036338" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5aIW7URt2Y/T5VQTO1aGfI/AAAAAAAHaQE/CRm-KT1OEaM/s800/Skoda-MissionL-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The production version of the Skoda MissionL sedan will be called the Rapid in Europe, the Czech automaker revealed today at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/China%20Auto%20Show">2012 Beijing Motor Show</a> where it is displaying a lightly modified version of the concept model for the Chinese market. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Even though they share the same name, the compact-sized notchback is a different model from the smaller </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/skoda-rolls-out-new-rapid-small-sedan.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">India-market Rapid sedan</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> that is based on the VW Polo saloon. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/skoda-missionl-to-be-named-rapid-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The production version of the Skoda MissionL sedan will be called the Rapid in Europe, the Czech automaker revealed today at the 2012 Beijin...

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New Skoda Mission L Rendered as a Modern Day Replacement for the Rapid Coupe

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-skoda-mission-l-rendered-as-modern.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730955256510814034" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yweIbq7M9Ic/T4hxcR_8F1I/AAAAAAAHWFo/J9GMQnziLkk/s800/Skoda-Concept-Coupe-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If you exclude Skoda's conceptual Tudor from 2002 that was based on the first generation of the Superb, itself a rebadged Passat B5 with a longer wheelbase, the last time the Czech automaker had a coupe model in its range was in 1990 with the poorly built and designed Rapid. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The 1980s Rapid (not to be confused with Skoda's newer small sedan) was often called "the poor man's Porsche" because of its rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, though that's where the similarities ended. </span> </p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0WYXcKRDov8/T4hxN4KKivI/AAAAAAAHWFY/DBsO5J5RP5c/s1600/Skoda-Concept-Coupe-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730955009056213746" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0WYXcKRDov8/T4hxN4KKivI/AAAAAAAHWFY/DBsO5J5RP5c/s200/Skoda-Concept-Coupe-1.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 106px; height: 100px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The presentation of the almost production ready </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-skoda-missionl-concept.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mission L Concept sedan</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show sparked rumors about the development of more body styles. These were further fueled by remarks from Skoda board member Eckhard Scholz who said the company is indeed thinking about expanding the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/spy-shots-new-skoda-mission-l-compact.html">range of the series</a> that has not yet been named. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-skoda-mission-l-rendered-as-modern.html#more">Read more »</a>

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If you exclude Skoda's conceptual Tudor from 2002 that was based on the first generation of the Superb, itself a rebadged Passat B5 with...

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