Skoda has a completely
new model in the works. It’s called the Scala, and it’s set to replace the
current Rapid with a more conventional five-door hatchback form. And it’ll soon
lift the veil off the finished product. But before it does, it’s been releasing
a steady trickle of teasers.
Rather than release photos of the forthcoming new
Scala wearing the usual camouflage wrap, the Czech automaker recruited some
unique talents to produce these images of the vehicle’s overall exterior shape.
Skoda hired a street artist, who goes only by the
name Chemis, to spray-paint the new Scala in graffiti, patterned after the
famous wall in front of which it was photographed by noted shutterbug Dave
Krugman. The inspiration comes from the Lennon Wall in Prague, a landmark of
the Czech capital that stood for freedom and courage over oppression in the
Communist era.
That’s all well and fine, but more to the point, the
images and video give us our clearest look yet at the soon-to-be-released
Scala’s silhouette, with its modern Bohemian design on a C-segment hatchback
that Skoda hopes will appeal to a wider audience than the unusual shapes of the
Rapid notchback sedan and Rapid Spaceback wagon.
Along with the graffiti campaign, Skoda’s also
released a handful of images showing the Scala’s cabin, completely undisguised.
And as you can see for yourself, it looks rather clean and modern, with a
wood-trimmed dashboard and a 9.2-inch infotainment display perched atop that
the automaker says will be “the largest in this vehicle segment.”
Previewed by the Vision RS concept unveiled less
than two months ago at the Paris Auto Show, the Scala is set to be unveiled on
December 6 in Tel Aviv, of all places, where Skoda and its VW Group sister
companies have been investing heavily in transportation-technology startups.
