The Rapid is Skoda India’s bread and butter model in the country and is known for its fun-to-drive character. But let's admit that it is starting to get a bit long in the tooth. Skoda will soon rectify that by bringing in the Rapid’s successor by the end of 2021. This will be the first generation change for the Rapid in India. The 2021 Skoda Rapid will be radically different from the existing model. It’ll come as a notchback unlike the current car which is a proper 3-box saloon. In simpler words, it will come with a lift back tailgate a la the Skoda Octavia. So it’s safe to assume that the next-gen Rapid might look like a mini 2020 Octavia. Underpinning the new Rapid will be the MQB-A0-IN platform, a localised version of Volkswagen’s low cost MQB-A0 platform. The MQB-A0-IN platform will debut in the midsize SUV Skoda Auto Volkswagen India is jointly developing. It’ll spawn of host of Volkswagen and Skoda cars in the country, including the new Polo and Vento. 
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