Skoda has been a brand that has been associated with quality and refinement in cars for the Indian market. The special edition of the Skoda Rapid Ultima was launched in Indian market to mark a glomourous end of the current Rapid sedan in its current avatar. As per sources, the special edition of Rapid Ultima sedan shall be available for limited period. The special edition of Skoda Rapid Ultima is offered at a starting price of Rs. 8,33,156 Lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi) and shall be available in petrol as well as diesel variant.
For the interiors, the Ultima sedan gets Garmin and Tom-Tom navigation, audio system with USB and Aux-in support, on-board computer, Bluetooth phone connectivity, multi-function steering wheel, leather trim seat covers, Sill moldings and floor mats with the Ultima branding. On the exterior front, the car has not received major cosmetic upgrades except for new Roof and side foil along with new set of alloy wheels that compliment the vehicle.
The petrol version of Rapid Ultima is powered by 1.6-litre MPI that generates about 103 Bhp of peak power at 5250 rpm and 220 Nm of torque at about 3800rpm. The diesel version gets a 1.6-litre TDI engine that generates about 103bhp of power at 4400rpm and a maximum torque of about 250 Nm at 2500 Rpm. As per ARAI tests, in terms of fuel efficiency figures the Soda Rapid Ultima delivers about 14.3 kmpl in petrol version and delivers about 20.5 kmpl in the diesel version. For safety, the sedan features Height-adjustable three-point seat belts at front, Emergency triangle in the luggage compartment, Child-proof rear door locking, Dual-tone warning horn and Door-open indicator as a standard feature. Whereas, features like ABS, Dual Rate brake assist , Driver front airbag, Fuel supply cut-off in a crash, etc comes as standard in the upper variant.
