There’s a new Skoda coming to town and these are some of the first spy photos of the soon to be revealed compact sedan, which will be based on the Mission L Concept study exhibited at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
There has been some confusing concerning the production version of the Mission L (we still don’t know what Skoda will name it) and the Czech automaker’s Rapid small sedan that was recently launched in India.
It is to our understanding that while they are probably related, at the same time, they are different models, with the Rapid being a rebadged VW Polo sedan.
For one, whereas the Rapid has a third side window housed separately in the C-column, both the concept and the prototype Mission L incorporate the triangular pane on the rear door.
And then there’s the matter of dimensions as the Mission L and its sister model from Seat, the Toledo that debuted in Geneva last week, ride on a 48mm longer wheelbase (2,600mm vs 2,552mm) and are about 100mm longer overall (4,480mm vs 4,386mm).
If you should keep something from all this it is that we’re having an increasingly difficult time telling one VW Group model from the other…
The Skoda Mission L will be available with a selection of small displacement gasoline and diesel engines.
Look for the production model to make its world premiere at the 2012 Paris Motor Show this fall.
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