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New Skoda Rapid Spaceback officially revealed

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Skoda gets yet again in our attention with a new official reveal, namely the Rapid Spaceback, the more spacious version of the Czech sedan. After the last weeks we saw the new Skoda Superb and Octavia RS, now we meet the newest member of the Spaceback family.

The new model is slightly shorter but is capable to offer a total rear legroom of 64mm and a luggage space ranging from 415 liters to 1,380 liters with the seats down.

Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda Rapid Spaceback

At the exterior, the new Rapid Spaceback gets a roof-mounted spoiler, tinted windows, a panoramic glass roof and revised rear doors. Power will be offered by a total of six engines, starting from a base 74hp unit to a range-topping 121hp.

Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda Rapid Spaceback

The most frugal one is a 1.6-liter TDI with 89 horses and a fuel economy of 3,8 liters/100km. CO2 emissions are just below 100 g/km, very good figures achieved also thanks to the GreenLine technologies offered by Skoda on this specific version.

Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda Rapid Spaceback

The new model is slated to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, following to go on sale in October.

Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda Rapid Spaceback
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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