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This is the new Citigo from Skoda.
It's the Czech company's sixth model line and hits forecourts in summer 2012. And it reminds us of something. Something German. Something with an exclamation mark.
Inside, the four-seater's chair arrangements also seem familiar. So do its dimensions - it's 3560mm long with virtually no bodywork protruding beyond the wheels. It's also very narrow - 1650mm wide - and quite short - 1480mm.
These numbers ring a bell.
It also has a 2420mm wheelbase and can fit 251 litres of, umm, litreage in the boot. Which also reminds us of something.
Engine wise, a pair of 999cc three-pot petrols are available at launch. There's a 99mph, 59bhp 1.0-litre petrol that produces 62.8mpg and another 74bhp, 70lb ft effort that gets the Citigo to 106mph and produces 108g/km CO2.
We'd be willing to bet that, right now, you're desperate to discover the Skoda's DRAG COEFFICIENT AND KERB WEIGHT! Guess what? Curiously, they're the same as a Volkswagen Up's (0.33 and 929kg).
Although the outline has strong wafts of another new, small city car, it's distinguished by Skodary headlights (which ape the manufacturer's new design language, as seen on the Concept D on display at the 2011 Geneva motor show). And you get a photograph and handbag holder.
Based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever, we reckon the Skud will cost less than its nearest competitor, which may well be the Volkswagen Up.
How are we feeling about this car, TopGear.commers?
NEWS JUST IN: the Citigo's based on the Volkswagen Up. Which, as you'll remember, we rather like.
First pic: Skoda Citigo
The Czech Up lunges into view. Looks rather like a Volkswagen Up. ’Cos it kind of is
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LuffyO commented on this article
at 04:34 pm on 28 September 2011
Hahahaha one of the best articles yet. Obviously VW had to give Skoda one of these brilliant little cars as well :]
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Skwirill commented on this article
at 04:58 pm on 28 September 2011
I wonder why they do it, but I guess two things: (i) it won't be long before we see a Seat version, and (ii) perhaps they do it to 'catch them young' and enable brand loyalty at an early age(?). Or perhaps I am just talking nonsense.
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GR1P commented on this article
at 05:05 pm on 28 September 2011
I loved the sense of Humor displayed in this article. I'm not really a fan of Skodas, so I'll wait for the (hopefully more sporty) Seat version.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 05:10 pm on 28 September 2011
hahahaha i can't stop laughin, that's one of many reasons why I love Top Gear!! obviously, VW have to let Skoda release their own Up!, let's hope it don't become epidemic and we later have a SEAT Madrid or an Audi A0.5 (because it will be smaller than the A1).
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Barony31 commented on this article
at 05:20 pm on 28 September 2011
The grill looks a bit Kia to me. Maybe we'll even get a Porsche effort like the Aston Martin Cygnet did with the Toyota iQ?
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