[Auto] Skoda Slavia Spider: The fun side of Scala revealed in this concept

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Until the arrival of the Kodiaq or Scala, the aesthetic code of the Czech house could be defined as boring or serious. Skoda's positioning in the market has changed over the years and now it could be said that it seeks to be an alternative to its own parent company: Volkswagen. However, the firm's design team has enough potential to create models as interesting as the Skoda Slavia Spider Concept.

In this case, the Skoda Slavia Spider is part of the AZUBI project. For those who do not know, six boys and five girls from the Skoda Academy have created this concept based on one of the models manufactured in series by the brand. In fact, the Slavia seeks to merge the firm's past and present using the name of the first bicycles made by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement after they founded the brand in 1985.

The Skoda Slavia Spider pays tribute to the history of the firm

This prototype, derived from Scala, presents a fresh, modern and striking design, just what we would like to see in the catalog of the Czech firm. Among the elements that stand out we have the rear three-quarter line or rear format. Here stands out the SKODA inscription located on the boot lid that lights up in red or white, depending on the situation. Nor can we ignore other decorative elements.

Here we have the tri-layer paint in nacre white that dresses your body. To this must be added the programmable LED lights (blue, red and white) located under the thresholds of the doors or fenders. If we go inside, we have sports seats signed by Sparco with four-point harnesses. Another equipment to highlight is the 320-watt sound system equipped with a 2250-watt sobwoofer.

Finally, and as a technological bauble to highlight, we have two electric skates located in the trunk. If we refer to the technique that gives life to the Skoda Slavia Spider, we have elements already known in the Volkswagen Group. Thus, on the MQB-A0 platform we have a 1.5 TSI gasoline block with 150 HP of power managed by a seven-ratio DSG automatic transmission.

The absence of a roof, and the inclusion of the necessary reinforcements, has not meant a substantial increase in weight. In fact, Skoda announces that the Slavia Spider stays at a light 1,210 kilos. I wish the German conglomerate would give the Czech brand more freedom to carry out projects of this type. The pity is that the market has its brain sucked by SUVs and very few would be the buyers who would notice it. Too bad.