Rapid Rider Bookings Suspended - To Be Replaced By Skoda Rapid Rider Plus?

Shortly after the launch, Skoda has halted the bookings for the Rapid Rider variant. It is also believed that the Skoda Rapid Rider Plus variant will be soon launched in the market to plug the gap between the Rider and the Ambition variants. As per the brand, the Skoda Rapid Rider bookings have been suspended due to high demand.

As per the sources, the Rapid Rider will be reintroduced in the market with a higher price tag and added features to make it a more VFM package. The Rapid Ridder variant received a strong response from the buyers and currently accounts for around 30 percent of the total bookings made for the vehicle. The brand did not expect this kind of response from the buyers at the time of launch.

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It is also believed that a new variant - Skoda Rapid Rider Plus - will be introduced in the market and will sit between the Rider and the Ambition variants. This variant will have more features when compared to the Rider variant and may also get more exterior colour options.

Meanwhile, Skoda is also planning to launch the automatic variant of the car in the coming months as the demand for automatic cars is going higher day by day. The Rapid is powered by a 1.0-L TSI engine that puts out 110 PS and 175 Nm of maximum torque. This engine comes mated to a 6-Speed MT and gets an ARAI claimed mileage of 18.97 kmpl.

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The Rapid Rider is priced at Rs 7.49 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi). The automatic trim on the other hand is expected to be around Rs 1 lakh more expensive than the equivalent manual variants in the line-up.

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