Reply With QuoteTrying to be VolkswagenOriginally Posted by Jake02
Seriously I guess they're trying get every sale they can, even if it means making the range more affordable.
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Skoda 2013 Rapid - AIMS: Rapid entrance for Skoda small car | GoAuto
GoAuto.com.au are claiming that Skoda has received ADR compliance for the '75FSI' and '81TDI' Octavia models with a 1.6 petrol and 2.0 diesel respectively. Have they gone completely mental? The 1.6 FSI didn't work last time and I'm sure it won't work this time but the low-power 2.0 diesel should be replacing the current 1.6 in my opinion, not supplementing it. If this is Skoda running out the current generation Octavia then hmmmm...
They're also doing a 1.6MPI (63kW - same as a base Polo) Fabia, which should lower the price to around $16,000, as well as a 1.6 diesel 77TDI Fabia wagon, a good choice I think. Another Yeti 2WD variant, most likely the 1.4 90TSI which is now available in DSG, will be launched soon too. I'll be at the Sydney motorshow on Friday night so I'll post my pics of the Rapid and the Skoda stand afterwards.
Thoughts everyone?
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Seriously I guess they're trying get every sale they can, even if it means making the range more affordable.
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If they can grab a sub-20k Fabia with DSG, I'll do everything in my power to sway my mother into getting one to replace her 250,000km 2006 Kia Rio!!
... Perhaps Skoda can do a version of the VW Crafter?She needs a new work van.
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Not including hers...
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it just messes up the resale market with so many variants out there now....
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small capacity, non-turbo petrol engine in a 1300+kg body?
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I would have thought the 64kw engine, for the fabia, was the 1.4L from the polo trendline.
The 1.6L engine (75/77kw) is probably the same as put in the VW Vento (aka Skoda Rapid with different clothes).
Pity they didn't stick this in the Fabia/Rapid... simple engine AND can be optioned with a boring old torque converter 6 speed auto. The punters don't really like or trust DSG.
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Is this true?? reintroducing the Datsun brand??? They have just reintroduced the Infinity brand too...what is Nissan up to?? wierd...
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The naturally aspirated engines are most likely to be fitted with the conventional 6 speed tiptronic as in the overseas market. This will alleviate some of the concerns regarding DSG for some buyers. Those people that don't like DSG usually don't care about car performance and driving pleasure anyway. So I suspect Skoda is targeting corolla buyers.
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We will not get Datsun here based on what has been said so far but who knows. Datsun is for developing markets like Russia and the 'Stan's and India.
Infinity never went away in the US it failed here first time I think they only sold a handful of cars in the 12 months or so they were around but it if they have done the proper homework this time they should be okay.
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