The Skoda Scala compact hatchback is
getting a spider variant, although not for production, but for show purposes.
Built by the company’s vocational students, the new Skoda Slavia is the seventh
study in the Azubi Car project, named after the first collaboratively developed
bicycles sold by Vaclav Laurin and Vaclav Klement.
The team behind the project meets once a
week for roughly two hours to talk about it, and they spend the rest of the
time communicating remotely and discussing the different steps, improvements,
adjustments, and other ideas.
Right now, they are working on the
interior after the factory has provided them with the Sparco seats. Previous
renderings have revealed that the cabin looks pretty much the same, as most
basic features carry over. Nonetheless, the biggest change will be the chopped
roof that comes with the mandatory chassis and body reinforcements.
Painted in a special color with
phosphorescent powder, the exterior will boast two doors instead of four,
massively redesigned boot and rear quarter panels, central exhaust pipe, RS
wheels, and a few other upgrades. The Czech automaker, which has closely
supervised the project, still hasn’t said anything about the powertrain, so in
all likelihood, we are looking at one of the standard engines found in the
production model.
The official unveiling date has yet to be
disclosed, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they decide to show it sometime this
summer. Meanwhile, you can check out the project in the latest images released
by Skoda.
