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In mid-December of the outgoing 2019, at a special event in St. Petersburg, the premiere of the updated Skoda Rapid took place. There is no such model abroad, in its home market, it was replaced by Scala. As for export options, no one is in a hurry to curtail sales, and on the contrary, they are stirring up interest in the car. Technically, the option for Russia has not changed much. Under the hood is the same line of powertrains and transmissions. All efforts were devoted to expanding the list of equipment and design. The exterior of the novelty has something in common with the younger part of the current passenger line: Skala and Octavia. The headlamps have a triangular shape and new sections of daytime running lights, and can also sport advanced LED filling. The radiator grille has increased slightly and received a hexagonal shape. Below, across the entire width of the front bumper, is a massive air intake, covered with a black plastic mesh. New brake lights can be noted at the stern. They got an L-shape and partially moved to the trunk lid. Also striking is the chrome-plated inscription with the manufacturer's name, which replaced the traditional badge. Gray, red and silver metallics have been added to the color palette. The list of equipment was replenished with radar cruise control, two versions of the multimedia system, an optional steering wheel, and a virtual instrument panel. Skoda Rapid is a five-seat liftback of the subcompact class. After restyling, he added a little in size and is 4512 mm long, 1706 mm wide, 1474 mm high and 2602 mm between the wheelsets. The ground clearance in the domestic version is 170 mm. From now on, upon purchase, only two sizes of rims will be available: 15 or 16 inches. The smallest 14 "will not fit. Trunk size has not changed. With the backs of the second row of seats up, it has 550 liters. If you sacrifice the rear seats, you can get up to 1490 liters. The car is built on the PQ25 platform and has a typical suspension structure for this segment. There are independent McPherson struts in the front, and a semi-independent torsion beam at the back. The composition of the Skoda Rapid powertrain line for the domestic market has not changed. The base versions offer a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder twin camshaft unit with 90 horsepower and 155 Nm of torque. Only five-speed mechanics are available for it. For an additional fee, you can buy a forced version of the same unit. He develops 110 forces with the same torque. For her, in addition to classic mechanics, a classic Aisin hydromechanical automatic with six operating ranges is available. Older versions are equipped with a more modern 1.4-liter TSI inline-four with turbocharging and direct injection. Its output is 125 hp and 200 Nm. Such a motor works only in tandem with a seven-speed DSG preselective robot. The drive in all cases is exclusively front-wheel drive.