Skoda Rapid, the localized assembly of which is performed at the facilities of the Kaluga Automobile Plant, according to the results of sales in the Russian car market in 2015, became one of the leaders among other models of the Czech brand Skoda. Prior to this car in the ratings for several years in a row dominated Skoda Octavia, but now it has moved to the second line of popularity. In the third position remains the crossover It's a pity Yeti. The Russians bought a total of just over fifty-five thousand "Skoda" in 2015. Most of them are liftbék Škoda Rapid, sales of which in our market began only in 2014. In just one year, this car managed to push the Skoda Octavia out of the top positions in the popularity rating. In third place was the SUV Yeti, these crossovers were sold for the year a little more than seven and a half thousand units. In the "Czech" automotive series, sold in our country, there is still a flagship sedan Škoda SuperB, he took the last line with the result in 1232 cars sold. And exactly half of them are the models of the latest generation of the brand, they were only sold in October 2015.
Under the hood of the Skoda Rapid manufacturers set 1.6-liter petrol aspirated MPI, developing, depending on the firmware, the power of ninety and one hundred and ten horses. There is also a 1.4-liter engine equipped with a turbine for 125 horses. Atmospheric Skoda Rapid engines paired with either a five-speed manual gearbox or a six-band automatic. The turbocharged engine only works with a DSG-7 robotic transmission.
There is a "winner of the Octavia" in the basic configuration, officially called the Entry, only 530 thousand wooden. Under the hood at the Skoda Rapid in the "base" is a 90-strong 1.6-liter aspirated with manual transmission. The most advanced and "hung" model is the complete set Style. Here, under the hood is a 125-strong turbo engine with a CVT. It is worth the most fancy Skoda Rapid 890 thousand rubles. 
About Skoda today they say that it has become Russified, since most of the Czech cars sold on the Russian car market are assembled in our country. By the way, it became known that diesel options It's a pity Yeti we do not plan to sell the Czechs.
