Skoda Rapid's Rider Variant Sold Out For 2020; Temporarily Removed From The Website

Skoda Auto India has recently removed the price of the entry-level Rider variant of the Rapid sedan from its official website. The company has told carandbike that Skoda has exhausted all the Rider variants allocated for 2020, and that is why it has been temporarily removed from the website. It makes sense because, while the price of Rider trim has been removed, the variant itself is still mentioned on the website. The company has also said that it has not discontinued the Rider variant, and it will come back in January 2021.

Commenting on the development, a Skoda Auto India spokesperson said, "The Rapid Rider garnered much appreciation from brand loyalists and auto enthusiasts, across the nation. After its market introduction, stocks of the popular Skoda offering, allocated for the year, quickly ran out due to an unprecedented demand. The Rapid Rider continues to be an integral part of the Skoda portfolio and will be reintroduced as early as next month."

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The Skoda Rapid sedan is already overbooked for this year, and the car currently holds almost 12 per cent market share in its segment

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Interestingly, earlier in November 2020, replying to a Twitter user, Zac Hollis, Director - Sales, Marketing & Service, Skoda India said that the Rapid sedan is already overbooked for this year, and the company can't supply the car until next year it has more demand than production capacity. Much recently, speaking to carandbike about the reception the 2020 Rapid has received, Hollis said, "I think I am really pleased with the performance of the Rapid at the moment. Last month we had almost 12 per cent segment share of the Rapid, which is a really fantastic performance. He further added, "So, we are selling more Rapids at the moment, then we did last year, which is a really tremendous performance, I am really happy with it."

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The Skoda Rapid is currently priced in India between Rs. 7.99 lakh and Rs. 13.29 lakh

Right now, the Skoda Rapid is offered in five variants - Rider Plus, Ambition, Onyx, Style, and Monte Carlo. And all five variants get an automatic option as well. While prices for the manual variants start at Rs. 7.99 lakh for the Rider Plus trim, going up to Rs. 11.79 lakh for the Monte Carlo variant, the automatic trims are priced from Rs. 9.49 lakh to Rs. 13.29 lakh (all prices ex-showroom, India). For the last six months, Skoda India has been selling an average of 800 units of the Rapid sedans every month, and in October and November 2020, the company sold 1,024 units, and 813 units of the car, respectively.

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Under the hood, the Skoda Rapid comes with a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder TSI turbocharged petrol engine as standard that churns out 108 bhp and 175 Nm of peak torque. It comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox, along with an optional 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission.