Time To Say Goodbye to The Skoda Rapid

• Skoda Rapid discontinued in India to make room for the upcoming Slavia.
• Customers will continue to get after sales support.
• The Rapid was a petrol-only offering in its BS6 avatar.

Skoda has finally pulled the plugs off the decade-old Rapid sedan in India as the automaker is gearing up to launch the Slavia mid-size sedan next month. However, its limited-run Matte Edition is still available for sale at a starting price of Rs 11.99 lakh (ex-showroom). It will also be discontinued once its all designated units for the Indian market (400 units) are sold out.

Since Skoda dealerships will be in a hurry to sell the remaining stock, buyers can get huge discounts on the sedan.

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The Rapid was launched in November 2011 and received minor updates and new powertrains throughout its journey. However, it didn’t receive any generational update.

It was a well-rounded sedan in its segment that packed a host of premium features such as automatic projector headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, auto climate control, rear AC vents, cruise control, an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a height-adjustable driver seat, four airbags, electronic stability control, hill hold control, and much more.

The BS4 105PS 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engines of the Rapid were quite popular among the buyers. However, they were replaced with the BS6 110PS 1.0-litre TSI turbo-petrol engine in 2020.

Now, Skoda will soon bring an all-new mid-size sedan to our shores, called the Slavia, which will fill up the space of the Rapid. It will be based on the same MQB-A0-IN platform as the Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun. Not only the base, but it will also share the powertrain and features with its SUV siblings.