The 200 000th Skoda Rapid car was produced in Russia

Kaluga Volkswagen GroupRus plant has produced the 200 thousandth Skoda Rapid liftback since the start of production of this model in February of 2014. The anniversary car, painted in PureWhite and equipped with a 1.4 TSI engine with a capacity of 125 HP, went to the client of the official Skoda KM-Center dealer in Petrozavodsk, the Czech brand press service informed.

As noted, since 2020, a second-generation Skoda Rapid liftback has been produced at the plant in Kaluga. The appearance of the car is distinguished by sharply defined edges, a flowing bonnet line, arrow-shaped headlights with built-in LEDs and a hexagonal radiator closer. The back of the car received narrowed L-shaped lights in a crystalline design, as well as the Skoda inscription on the trunk lid. The interior of the new SkodaRapid attracts attention to the new decorative panels and the center console with a separate display of the infotainment system, which is located directly in the driver's field of vision.

The price of the new Skoda Rapid is from 792 thousand rubles to 1 million 171 thousand rubles in the maximum equipment. The car is offered with three engines to choose from: 1.6 MPI (90 hp) with a 5-speed manual gearbox, 1.6 MPI (110 hp) with a 5-speed manual or with a 6-speed automatic transmission, as well as 1.4 TSI (125 hp) with an automatic 7-speed DSG.