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2014 Skoda Rapid goes on sale this August

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Skoda released official information on the 2014MY Rapid, the smaller brother of the well-known Octavia, which will go on sale next month. At the exterior, the new Rapid will feature some minor tweaks but most important, new xenon headlights able to improve the night drive.

Most important, the Czech company will provide a new powerplant, namely a 1.6-liter TDI unit offering 90 horsepower.

2014 Skoda Rapid
2014 Skoda Rapid

It can provide fuel economy figures as low as 3,9 liters/100km and 104 g/km CO emissions while equipped with the Green tec pack. This brings low-rolling resistance tires, brake energy regeneration and a start/stop system.

“With compact dimensions, the compact sedan convinces with excellent spaciousness and a lot of room for five passengers and their luggage,” says Skoda.

2014 Skoda Rapid
2014 Skoda Rapid

At the interior, the carmaker offers new upholstery, trim and a three-spoke steering wheel. A revised infotainment system is also there alongside new lava gray material for the dashboard on the higher-grade Active and Ambition models.

Andrei Ursu
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Andrei is one of the oldest automotive journalists of Automotorblog and has written more than 3000 articles for our publication. He has been passionate about cars since he was a small child, and he joined our team of writers in 2009. In addition to his passion for cars, he is also passionate about music. In his free time, he composes songs and sings them, which also brought him real success in the musical field.

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