Skoda Rapid [2011-2014] User Reviews

The car is a great buy, but the experiences with the delivery spoil the fun.. a numerous visits to the dealer, pleading, shouting, or getting someone to pitch for you is what you have to get your car delivered. Even though it was booked 2 months back.

Also, Skoda is reportedlly not delivering the beige coloured version. Hence would not suggest to go for buying the car right away... its really a pain.

Exterior The looks are good, nice exteriors and as always the skoda logo adds the royal touch to it, Alloy wheels of elegance model are an add on.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interirors are of specific colour and gels well only with the beige colour of the car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Diesel engine does makes some noise, but still bearable and slow to pick up but after first 10 seconds you can feel the power.

Final Words Major issue is the delivery by Skoda, they are seriously defaulting there and my suggestion is to wait 7 -8 months before going for this car, as you might end up waiting with money stuck with the dealers.

Areas of improvement NA.

LooksFalse claims on delivery

Exterior The car is solid build with smart classic looks. It has a very strong road presence and is surely a head turner. The large fog lamps complements to the main lights handsomely. The clear lines, shoulders and front grill are very catchy and looks smart. However rear is the main USP of the Car a distict Skoda with specific angular boot lid is a treat to eyes. Overall a very balanced design.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Sad that Ergolever is only available in Top Varient. It is not so pricy and could have been made available in all varients. Having said that, the interiors are as solid build as exteriers. Gear Knob, Steering and Window buttons are intelligently design and really soothing to eyes. The cup holder, gove box and driver arm rest space is neat and usefull. Seats are really comfortable and reading lights provide a great feel to the car. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is powerful and revs up nice and proper. It has good ratio and feel at ease a low speeds with higher gear. Fuel economy was never Skoda USP, however this time it has improved marginally. Gear box is really smooth however gear knob could have been made little more light. 

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent ride quality. Specially at high speeds the car really grips to the road. ABS and EBD have been tuned well. The Car has a limited rear view but thanks to no center passenger head rest, it is not a problem area. 

Final Words  Skoda definetely come out with a winner, However they really need to tighten the  dealership network. The dealers are really sloppy and insensitive towards customers. No matter what the customer have in mind. He gets a raw deal by the dealors. 

Areas of improvement No body response to the Help line complaints. I had few issues of concern, called up five times to the help line however to no avail. Non responded. All thanks to good skoda feedback. Surely a big Thumbs Down.

Comfort is excellent. Road Grip, Mileage and Road Presence is State of the Art. Gives a Solid Feel.Definitely lacks the Omph Factor of Verna Fluidic and City. Steering Controls are really Missed.

Hi All,

I chose Skoda Rapid over Verna Fludic, Vento, SX4, Scala and till date I feel the choice was right. Talking about the exterior, it's simple and good. Mine rapid is White and looks elegant. I bought it in December and till date I drove it 5600 KMS and every KM is worth.

I recently drove it 1200 KMS in the span of 2 days, 600 KMS in one span that too regular driving and enjoyed it to the zenith and it was really surprising that I was not tired , I used to have Wagon R which I have driven 70,000 KM, and some long stretch but at the end I had a bad back ache but riding a Skoda was just awesome.

And I have touched it to 170 KM/Hr , having 5 heavily build people in ;), and the machine responded in no time to reach 170, then I myself brought it down thinking I am not in Europe :)

Other span was more interesting, I drove it in complete night, started at 12 AM and drove it to 7:30 AM, amazing experience, I was bit hesitated to drive that night as it was raining heavily but as I started my confident coming back, braking was awesome it looked as if I was driving on normal road.

The turbo is just awesome, just love the feel it makes you feel as if you are siting on a rocket ;)

I found some fools around my journey which led me to do heavy braking and ABS was applied. From 130 I was at 0 in no time. There were some bad roads which led base touching road, other than that all was ok.

I would recommend everyone to surely do a test drive just a awesome machine with good build quality.

Engine, Power, SpaceCity Average, ground clearance

Exterior

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same. 

Ride Quality & Handling

 

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same.

Final Words

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same.

Areas of imp

nevfer buy skoda from vinayak cars from bangalore. they cheat you a lot. i got a car registered plats with two diff numbers and the manager  vijay is balckmailing me for the same. NEVER go to Vinayka. wiht this new (never before) senario, i had to pay money to police who stipped me, driving a car with two diff numnber plates!! (ka 04 mk 7063 and 7062!!)

his managers are also not responsible and i could not get the ph number of mr. suresh bafna who is ceo of the same.

not the deler Vinayak cars in bangalorenot the deler Vinayak cars in bangalore

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good.

Ride Quality & Handling Good.

Final Words Hi All, I had recently bought the Rapid Leisure 1.6 AT from Tafe Access, Bangalore. I am happy about my decision on the buy call as the vehicle is good with the AT on road and it has a better stability on road.

Pros: Strong built, Good exterior and interior looks, Fog lamp , 5 function remote key, Ant- pinch windows, 15’’ Alloy wheels (8 spokes).

Cons: Airbag missing in passenger seat, No keys in the steering (Audio and Bluetooth and etc.)

No USB slot, Messed up Nav. system (Power cable fitted right down near to gear shift), No Climate control.

Areas of improvement Overall a good family sedan and it cost me upfront of INR 10.97 lakhs all inclusive of assure drive and extended warranty for 2013 model. Mileage as per my experience stands 9-10km/l which is compromised for the auto drive in city conditions.

: Strong built, Good exterior and interior looks, Fog lamp , 5 function remote key, Ant- pinch windoAirbag missing in passenger seat, No keys in the steering (Audio and Bluetooth and etc.)

I am sad to communicate that Skoda has provided us one of the worst booking experience ever. We booked a Skoda Rapid Ambition+ (Brilliant Silver) from Singh Motors, Patna, Bihar on 2nd of November 2013. They took 50k as booking amount committing Delivery within 2 weeks to max end of November. Later when we followed up for delivery, they updated us saying this color is not getting manufactured at all, and hence pushed us for a white color (which we never wanted). In spite of us asking them several times to refund the amount, they kept us waiting for a long time, every time pushing to go for a white model! I raised a complaint against this on the Skoda India helpline but to no use!

Hence I can openly say, I have no faith in Skoda India Support. I feel cheated by the dealer and on top Skoda India was not helpful at all. For sure I will never suggest anyone to go for Skoda, looking at the horrible pre-sales support, One can expect the quality of post sales support!

Finally we cancelled this order! One can take late delivery but trust once lost is impossible to get back!

LooksSupport and services! You shall repent all life!

One of the best car in the pre-owned market for those who want that thrust of experiencing a premium feel along with great engine performance. The best part is that it still doesn't make you feel outdated you have safety checks performance checks and overall checks.

Exterior

 It is an edited Vento,but rear gets the Skoda C-Motif on Laura.Its booted version of Fabia

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 This car is sparesely equipped.Steering controls,USB port,parking sensors and park navigation system plus leather-wrapped steering.The Vento gets these but Rapid gets none of these.It gets only essentials,SD card port,Aux-in port,Climate control,power windows,airbags and ABS.Now,it is comfortable and also spacious,but it does not have the hatch of Superb and Laura.It only gets a regular boot. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

The Skoda Rapid has the same 1.6,105 bhp engine and fuel economy in VW Vento,so no diffrentiating.It is only the Fabia's gearbox that makes it different.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is nice and handling too is good.

Final Words

 Rapid is better than SX4  and Aveo but no match of Verna.It gets less features but is cheaper.so it is better than vERNA 

Areas of improvement  

 

 Equipment,Aftersales,Boot hatch

Looks,Skoda Badge,Space,Comfort,Good VFMLess equipment,aftersales network,lacks boot hatch

Exterior Can't be better.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Back middle seat not good. The front deck and back deck are not the best.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is very smooth, fuel economy not yet tested but seems ok (driven on 600 km so far). Gear box is not smooth. Definite scope to improve. Ride Quality & Handling. Very easy to handle. excellent for city drive. amazing pickup.

Final Words  Overall a great car. I compared with Vento, Altis and City. It is easily the easiest to handle (even better than Altis). Best among the four in following: Turning radius is a pleasure. Pickup and braking is the highlight of this car. Braking from high speeds leaves no discomfort on rear seats. Most silent engine among diesel versions.

Two major problems: The front and rear decks are both slanting upwards (can't understand why??), marginally reducing visibility on both sides. Two, the driver usability in inferior to Japanese cars by a distance. Gear box is just ok, while the armrest-handbrake-gearstick alignment is not perfect at all.

Overall, I'd say it is easily the best car among the four. Did not compare with Verna as it has a 6 month waiting and does not look attractive to begin with.

Areas of improvement  NA.

Excellent comfort, unbelievable manouvreability in cityGear Box not smooth, essential accessories missing, alternates difficult to find