- Skoda is planning to replace the current Rapid with a newly developed sedan and that too with a new name.
- They have trademarked a new name “Slavia”
- Skoda could replace the ‘Rapid’ nameplate with ‘Slavia’.
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Few months ago , We published an article in which we had mentioned that Skoda Auto Volkswagen Pvt Ltd. is working on new mid size sedans based on MQB A0-IN platform under India 2.0 Project.
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Under this Project Volkswagen group will launch 2 sedans in India at the end of 2021. But at this moment we all are aware of the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India which may peak between May 11-15 with 33-35 lakh total ‘active” cases by the end of May,2021. Due to which Skoda has delayed the launch of the new-products including Octavia and Next Gen Rapid. So we can expect it’s launch in the starting of 2022.
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But the good news is that Skoda Rapid’s successor has been spied testing in India by Autocar India. From the spy shots one can clearly notice that this will be a bigger car.
According to Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Patent Design and Trademarks website, Skoda Auto India has trademarked a new name known as Slavia. The company is likely to have registered the trademark for the new-gen Rapid.
Moreover it’s cousin and rival , The Volkswagen Virtus has recently been spotted on the Indian Roads which give some clues on what to expect from VW’s India-specific Vento’s successor.
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The Slavia will be powered by a 1.0-L TSI turbocharged petrol engine that makes 108bhp/175Nm, mated to a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Apart from that, It will also get a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol motor that can churn out 148 bhp/250Nm with a 7-speed DSG (dual-clutch transmission).
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The new sedan will also get some new features like ventilated leather front seats, 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, touchscreen Climatronic automatic climate control, wireless charger, auto-dimming IRVM, ambient lighting, six airbags, traction control and ESP etc.
The next gen Rapid will compete with the likes of upcoming Volkswagen Virtus , Honda City and Hyundai Verna.