30 years is already a pretty long time, even for the life of an average car. So far, only the comrades from Russia and also the German Volkswagen have conquered this border. The Volkswagen Santana , manufactured in China and sold in China, got a successor after thirty years!
And that Volkswagen took it from scratch! The angular shapes are there, now the rounded shapes are coming in, reminiscent of the brand's current production. The sharp eye will surely recognize, the short-sighted will now read that Santana is based on the Skoda Rapid ! And not only in terms of shape, but mainly structurally. The Santana shares the PQ25 platform with the Rapido (and its Seat Toledo clone) . It means only one thing – a wheelbase of 2603 mm and a luggage compartment with a volume of 480 liters. Like the Rapid revealed for China yesterday, this Volkswagen is a log sedan.
The interior will then offer a typical mixture of parts from VW and other brands from the concern. Standard equipment will include front, side and head airbags, air conditioning, on-board computer, parking sensors or sunroof depending on the equipment.
Under the hood will be (surprise) two units. The weaker 1.4 has 90 hp, the stronger 1.6 has 110 hp . Have you heard these parameters before? No wonder, the Chinese Rapid has the same engines! The car manufacturer is keeping the price of the car a secret for now, but it can be estimated that it will be slightly higher than the native version of the Rapid. Let me remind you that it starts at about a quarter of a million crowns .
