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Skoda has unveiled the Atero Concept Coupe, a one-off model designed and built by a team of students. The latest concept from the Czech brand is not a creation of its design team, but a project of a group of vocational students.
The group consists of 26 students specialized in various automotive skills, who took part in Skoda’s professional training this year.
Atero is the third project of its kind for Skoda, as the Czech brand has started letting vocational training students build one-off vehicles since 2014. Work on the Skoda Atero Coupe started at the end of last year, and the entire project took 1,700 hours to complete.
The team worked under the supervision of Skoda specialists and instructors to ensure the vehicle is fully functional. This is a notable mention for a concept, as some of these are built just for exhibition purposes and cannot move or drive properly.
As you can see, the car is painted black, but has red accents. Skoda calls the colors “Black Magic,” and “Corrida Red.” The only red-painted elemnets are the air intake and diffuser inserts, as well as the radiator grille, rear wing, spoilers, and door sills. The classic red-and-black combination is also present in the interior, where students placed LED ambient lights in red, as well as a 1,800-watt audio system with 14 speakers.
From a technical point of view, this model comes with a 1.4-liter TSI engine that develops 125 HP, mated to a seven-speed DSG gearbox. The power plant was not modified, but the vehicle comes with 18-inch “Turini” wheels borrowed from the Skoda Octavia, and these hide manually-perforated brake discs on the front axle.
The biggest modifications involved changing a Skoda Rapid Spaceback from a five-door to a two-door configuration. The students had to move the B-pillars to the rear of the vehicle, while also inclining the C-pillars.
The roof’s slope was increased and altered in several points, while the window line was also modified. Compared to the previous cars created by students that participated in the vocational project at the Skoda Academy, the Atero has undergone the most changes.
Atero is the third project of its kind for Skoda, as the Czech brand has started letting vocational training students build one-off vehicles since 2014. Work on the Skoda Atero Coupe started at the end of last year, and the entire project took 1,700 hours to complete.
The team worked under the supervision of Skoda specialists and instructors to ensure the vehicle is fully functional. This is a notable mention for a concept, as some of these are built just for exhibition purposes and cannot move or drive properly.
As you can see, the car is painted black, but has red accents. Skoda calls the colors “Black Magic,” and “Corrida Red.” The only red-painted elemnets are the air intake and diffuser inserts, as well as the radiator grille, rear wing, spoilers, and door sills. The classic red-and-black combination is also present in the interior, where students placed LED ambient lights in red, as well as a 1,800-watt audio system with 14 speakers.
From a technical point of view, this model comes with a 1.4-liter TSI engine that develops 125 HP, mated to a seven-speed DSG gearbox. The power plant was not modified, but the vehicle comes with 18-inch “Turini” wheels borrowed from the Skoda Octavia, and these hide manually-perforated brake discs on the front axle.
The biggest modifications involved changing a Skoda Rapid Spaceback from a five-door to a two-door configuration. The students had to move the B-pillars to the rear of the vehicle, while also inclining the C-pillars.
The roof’s slope was increased and altered in several points, while the window line was also modified. Compared to the previous cars created by students that participated in the vocational project at the Skoda Academy, the Atero has undergone the most changes.
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