New Skoda Me Likey

http://www.skoda.co.uk/GBR/newcars/rapid/Pages/Rapid.aspx

just popped up in the ads to the left and i definately like it

Looks like a Jetta.

Yeah, saw this a few weeks ago. This should have been what they went for when doing the mk2 Octavia, imo. The mk2 was/is too bulbous and large.

Is this intended to replace the Octavia?

Actually like this myself! As said its not far away from a Jetta but its tidy

it's aimed at Golf/Focus/Leon buyers. Škoda's go at the small family hatch market. ish.

Probably is a jetta underneath, one of the vag heads should know. Quite like it I have to say.

that is nice
skoda's are gettin far nicer

Seen one of these tonight in white, the mrs even commented on how nice it was.

Agreed, first Kia that has made me stop and stare. Then had a run in a new sportage last week - lovely vehicle as well. Plus a 7 year warranty, what's not to like?

Nope. Terrible looking. Expect John mullhollands pants to be soaking with the order from valufonacabs

If Kia put some decent bloody wheels on that it would look marvellous.

Told you

Kia are making great cars the fiance had a pro ceed here for 3 years and i loved driving it, real sporty lookin we thing too and nippy crdi engine

Nope not a Jetta, it sits on a stretched Polo/Ibiza/A1 platform. So no independent rear suspension

SEAT version will be called the Toledo, but again not really a replacement for the old mk1 Leon based Toledos. (lets not mention the monstrosity that was the mk3 Toledo.) Infact with a hatch back it's more like the mk1 Toledo.

It's hard to know really what their aiming at, its kinda between the Fabia and Octavia, or with SEAT the Ibiza and Leon.
Skoda version is nicer though it's clearly a Skoda design.

SEATs attempt (award for most generic looking car ever?)

A normal family saloon is a fantastic idea, I hate the current sized mondeos and so on, far far far to big for a family car as most dont even fit in parking spaces now. People dont realize the Rapid actually the same dimensions as a Volvo 240 estate and its not exactually small and plenty of our generation rocked around a family in them!

Get an estate in them and it will sell like mental.

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i was gonna say the same thing when i first looked at it.... but it be a jetta but cheaper and just aswell packed with goodies i reckon

Horrible ugly thing. And I shouted at everyone within hearing distance when I first saw it in a magazine - "Rapid" has always been used by Skoda for their coupes. Volkswagen screwing around with traditional names again, sticking their fat fingers into business that should have been left well alone. CZ used to be a country with a lot of technical expertise and now they are reduced to churning out leftover Polos.
There is no Skoda anymore, only a badge.

but are they not better than they were years ago before the vw group took over?

Urgh, what are they doing?
So, they have a family sized Rapid (I see they stopped short of calling it a Rapide, you know you arent getting any younger when...... you remember those monstrosities!) they have a family sized Octavia and also a slightly larger again family sized Superb... yet only the fabia in the small hatch and no 2/3 door hatches...that all makes great sense.
BTW the mark 1 toledo was a boxy heap, not the nicer mk2 toledo which was on the same floorplan as the leon. Dont get me started on the MK3 bread vans...