The Skoda Rapid car promises to become an ideal married car, but first suggests to deal with the meaning of the words "Liftbek" not very common in Russia.

How it all began

Skoda invites us to believe that its new Rapid model is compact and at the same time spacious, accessible and at the same time comfortable.

But to believe the word is for naive.

One of the first hits of the Skoda brand in Russia became the Octavia model, which began to be collected in 1996.

But with each new generation, and now the third is already on sale, it became more and more, everything is cooler, everything is more expensive.

And less like a relatively simple and affordable car, which was originally.

Rapid is a modern embodiment of ideas that were laid 20 years ago Octavia of the first generation.

Skoda Rapid Car Exterior

Outside Rapid on one person with the OCTAVIA of the last generation and, by the way, is not very different in the steepness of the front optics.

Conventional headlights for an additional fee can be replaced by xenon. Body type Specialists call "liftback" - outside more like a sedan, and on the functional of pure hatchback.

The volume of the trunk is just a huge - 550 liters.

With such a result, Rapid would not lose among large and expensive segment-s machines.

Moreover, in the trunk there are several convenient niches for "small things", and under the floor there was a place for a full sparkler.

When creating Rapid, engineers, too, as if played in the designer.

As a basis, they took the design of the sedan Volkswagen Polo, because the Skoda brand has long been belonging to the Germans.

Well, the front of the body borrowed at the hatchback Skoda Fabia, and the back of the first generation OCTAVIA already mentioned.

Thanks to this approach, when developing new models, time and money will also save.

Especially for Russia rapid raised, increasing the ground clearance, but the resulting 151 mm is far from a record.

Whether it is enough for Russian primers to find out only on Russian primers.

Skoda Rapid Salon Interior

The cabin immediately becomes clear what they saved when creating a budget car.

Virtually everywhere notorious hard plastic, and in combination with a simple interior, he really creates a budget mood. However, there are pleasant surprises.

For example, the retainer inserted into the cup holder for the same mobile phone or mini-urn in the driver's door pocket.

Maybe the design and not super exquisite, but from the point of view of ergonomics here full order.

All at hand. The most important buttons and handles can be groping without looking.

Rapid's middle impact seats both in appearance and touch.

From the options, the Czechs chose the most relevant. Climate control is available, but only one-room.

There are no light and rain sensors, but in the presence of a multimedia system with Bluetooth support and navigation.

Seats are adjustable only with handles and cruise control is available.

Well, I must say that there is enough place on the back of the legs, but the macushku in people does hardly knock off the ceiling.

So if your height is 180 cm and above, then hurry to stroke the front chair.

Specifications Skoda Rapid

Apparently, the Czechs believe that there is nowhere to rush to the Rapid buyer and there is no need to risk.

The dynamics of this Leftback is very and very budget.

The hero of our review was Rapid with an atmospheric engine of 105 liters and 1.6 liters.

Not particularly economical, but reliable and well-studied by Russian mechanics.

Also in Russia, Rapid can be bought with 75 and 122 hp turbobones.

So there is from what to choose and those who travel for savings, and for whom the most important dynamics.

There is no complaints to handle: Rapid obediently obeys the steering movements, it is not strong, but in the courtyards in the yard and in parking lots, a little quarrels of classmates, thanks to a smaller reversal radius.

Conclusion

The only direct ropid competitor in the Russian market is Leftback Lada Granta.

True, it is significantly cheaper, so the Skoda will be threatened with the traditional leaders of the budget segment segment.

Those. To his relative, Sedan Volkswagen Polo, recently updated Renault Logan and produced in St. Petersburg Korean twins Hyundai Solaris and popular Kia Rio.

Rapid attracts attention to a large trunk, but you can not forget about more complex things: Turbomotors and boxes robots, which are in no robot competitors.

You will delight buyers to buy options separately, not overpaying for unnecessary.

Of the minuses, you can highlight the modest design of the interior and the light shortage of space in front of the width.

In the segment of family cars, it is not easy to become a leader.

The new Rapid name and the exotic name of the leftback body of success are not guaranteed, but the record volume of the trunk is already a farther application.