Following the teaser rendering released earlier this month, Skoda has now shown the first photos of the VisionC study, scheduled to debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Skoda says the VisionC is its first “five-door coupe“, but the carmaker doesn’t give up its practical side though, as the study features a large hatch.
With the VisionC Skoda says its design language becomes “more expressive, dynamic and emotional”. Furthermore, the study also demonstrates the possibilities in “innovative and emotional chassis design”, always according to Skoda.
The study features sharp lines combined with soft, slightly contoured concave and convex surfaces. The front end plays with the triangle shape, which can be seen in the design of the headlights and fog lights, while at the rear the boomerang-shaped taillights appear to push the car to the ground. The tailights also form a triangle together with a crease in the bodywork and they reveal another triangle when they are viewed from the side.
No photos of the interior were released, but Skoda says the VisionC study offers room for four people and their luggage, with the large boot featuring “an excellent loading capacity.”
Based on VW Group’s good-for-all MQB platform, the VisionC is powered by a bi-fuel 1.4 TSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine that can run on petrol or CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and produces 109 hp (110PS). Average fuel economy is 3.4 kg or 5.1 cubic meters of CNG per kilometer, with CO2 emissions of 91 g/km. The study already meets the stringent EU2020 CO2 emissions standard.
No details were given about the VisionC’s size, but we can assume it’s a C-segment vehicle just like the Octavia. Whether it will be produced or not it remains to be seen, but it would make an interesting addition to the range, positioned between the Octavia and Superb sedans.
By Dan Mihalascu
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