“We have introduced diesel version of Rapid as the diesel cars have more benefit compared to the petrol ones. The diesel cars are more economical, provide better mileage and pick up and deliver high torque,” Vishnu Kumar Agrawal, managing director of Skoda MAW, the authorized distributor for Skoda vehicles in Nepal, said.
According to the company, all the three diesel variants of Rapid --Active Plus, Ambition Plus, and Elegance, have 1.6 liter diesel engine. [break]
The vehicles provide a maximum power of 105 PS at the rate of 4,400 rpm and a torque of 250 Nm at the rate of 1,500 to 2,500 rpm. All the variants have 168 mm ground clearance and 460 liters storage capacity. Skoda MAW claims the diesel variants provides mileage of 20 kmpl.
Agrawal said Rapid diesel will compete with other diesel sedans available in Nepali market such as Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Vento TDI and Fiat Linea.
“With the new slogan ´Drive by Excellence´, the Skoda Rapid diesel is a real sedan with 1600cc of pure exhilaration,” the company said in a statement. “The car has been designed with various features to impart driving pleasure to its driver as well as passengers.”
All the variants have rear fog lights, halogen headlights with manual leveling, dust and pollen filter, remote key with window operation, anti-pinch windows, and rear air conditioning vents under front seats. Similarly, they have unique features such as height and length adjustable steering wheel which enables the driver to position the steering for comfortable driving, and Dual Rate Brake Assist (DRBA) that helps during emergency braking.
Similarly, the higher end variant Elegance has additional features such as 15-inch alloy wheels, front passenger airbag, multi-function display (MFD), ergo lever for front passenger seat adjustment from the rear seat itself, automatic air conditioning with electronic regulation of cabin temperature and electrically adjustable external mirrors among others.
The Rapid diesel is available in five different colors -- Brilliant Silver, Candy White, Cappuccino Beige, Deep Black Pearl and Flash red.
“We have introduced all three variants of Skoda Rapid diesel at affordable price in order to encourage people to use diesel vehicles,” said Agrawal.
The company has priced Active Plus at Rs 3.495 million, Ambition Plus at Rs 3.795 million and Elegance at Rs 4.095 million.
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