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Just a couple of days after images of its sister car, the Seat Toledo, leaked onto the Internet, the Škoda](http://www.autoblog.com/category/skoda) Rapid gets an official unveiling. As expected, it is a 99.5-percent facsimile of the Škoda MissionL](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/13/skoda-missionl-mission-l-concept-frankfurt-2011/) “concept” revealed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
Given plenty of creases and sculpting, the Rapid is a sign of Škoda designs to come, which the brand calls “clear, precise, fresh, timeless and elegant.” To our eyes it certainly isn’t a bad way to keep an erstwhile Volkswagen Jetta fresh.
As with the Toledo, the price-value equation will be the Rapid’s unique selling proposition for those not smitten with its looks, yet being a VW product it still won’t skimp on engines: seven will be offered, five gas-powered and two diesels. Slotted between the Fabia and higher-end Octavia, the Rapid’s brand new looks should help it make a name for itself among family types.
We’ll see the real thing at the Paris Motor Show soon, and it will hit European showrooms shortly thereafter. Until then, scroll down for a press release with all the info on Škoda’s new direction.Continue reading Škoda reveals new Rapid
Škoda reveals new Rapid](http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/20/skoda-reveals-new-rapid/) originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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