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Czech automaker Škoda](http://www.autoblog.com/category/skoda/) has splashed down at this week’s Paris Motor Show with its new Rapid sedan. The 2013 Rapid may bear a brand-specific front end, but the rest of the car isn’t a far leap from its Volkswagen Jetta roots. We think that’s a good thing, though perhaps the best instantiation of this corporate model is the new Toledo from Seat? We’ll let the Europeans fight that one out.
The Rapid will serve as an entry point into the larger Volkswagen corporate universe for many buyers, offering a value-laden vehicle that is slightly less upscale than its German and Spanish counterparts. The Rapid will be served up with no fewer than five engine choices at launch: a pair of diesels and three different petrol-engined cars will fill out the roster.
Curiously, the Czech automaker already markets a very different model under the Rapid banner, a smaller VW Polo-derived model sold in India.Continue reading 2013 Škoda Rapid offers Czech flair in a Volkswagen world
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