16 Oct 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you exclude the little Citigo, which doesn't have that much rear passenger space anyway, Skoda doesn't offer a 3-door car and hasn't done so since Volkswagen bought them. Not ha...
14 Oct 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We once knew a guy who honestly believed the Skoda Octavia is the only car 90% of people would ever need. But that was before the Czechs came out with the Rapid sedan. This compact model has been...
3 Oct 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda has just announced that the hatchback version of the Rapid called the Spaceback is now available in Britain in three trim levels and with a choice of five engines. Prices start at GBP14,340 on...
3 Oct 2013, 08:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back over a year ago, I brought you this very rendering of the Skoda Rapid Coupe, made by Theophilus Chin. At the time, I believed that was never going to happen, and said "The only problem is ...
23 Sep 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Czechs at Auto Forum recently started a long term test with one of their new domestic cars, the Rapid sedan. Their test car is a 1.2 TSI 105 with a six-speed manual gearbox, and they've ...
17 Sep 2013, 20:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Who is the average European small sedan buyer? What does he want from a car? How much is he willing to spend? Is styling really relevant or is content more important? – these are just some of ...
14 Sep 2013, 15:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since it replaced the 1.6 FSI engine, the 1.2-liter TSI has been a mainstay of Volkswagen Group’s compact car segment in Europe. You can't even buy a cheap Golf without getting one o...
10 Sep 2013, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As much as people complain about how the Rapid uses dated technology from the VW Polo and the Golf V, the liftback sedan has been a huge sales success story. This has prompted the Czech carmaker ...
26 Aug 2013, 11:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After only a year on the market, Skoda's affordable Rapid sedan has been enjoying good sales numbers. The Czech carmaker has used this time to determine what its customers want more of, which s...
20 Aug 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever seen a car entering production before it's world premier? Skoda is just that quick, putting the new Rapid Spaceback into production even before its official motor show presentatio...
2 Aug 2013, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don't know if you've noticed this, but cyclists often drive Skodas. You often notice them on the highways with bikes racked up on their roofs. The Czech carmaker like its prudent and fi...
15 Jul 2013, 10:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The long session of teaser photos is finally over. We have the latest Skoda Rapid variant fully revealed, and it's not an RS model like some people suggested. The car you see in these first ...
12 Jul 2013, 14:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has released a couple of teaser shots featuring the Rapid Spaceback model, or the hatchback version of the car we already know and is difficult to class. Scheduled to be unv...
9 Jul 2013, 11:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fresh industry news from Skoda today, as the Czech carmaker is celebrating its one millionth cars that's "Made in China". Shanghai Volkswagen has been making Skodas since 2007 and tod...
8 Jul 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has announced that the Rapid will receive enhanced interior details, new xenon headlights and a new diesel engine for the 2014 model year. Scheduled to go on sale starting A...
4 Jul 2013, 15:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / About a month ago, we got the first hint of this car, the new Skoda Rapid Spaceback. It's a hatchback version of the car we already know and is difficult to class. However, the new model doe...
7 Jun 2013, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The first images of the Skoda Rapid Spaceback, the estate version of the Skoda Rapid, have recently leaked online. The photos were posted on the car’s configurator and they were quickly whi...
27 May 2013, 07:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has released a new batch of photos with the Rapid Sport concept, the two-tone performance sedan introduced at the Worthersee show earlier this month. Although the manufactur...
22 May 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While we're busy dreaming of ever hotter versions of their cars, Skoda is sticking to what it knows best and is making ever more practical cars. Among the new models planned by the Czech carmak...
13 May 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda kept true to its world and revealed the Rapid Sport Concept at the Worthersee meet in Austria. It's a very pretty car, and actually, something we'd like to see going into production....