Skoda Lauretta ready for launch this October

The all new much-awaited sedan segmented offering from Skoda is ready for launch, previously known as Skoda Rapid now renamed as ‘Skoda Lauretta’ will be out in the Indian market on 7th of Oct, 2011, with deliveries starting from December 2011. Though no official announcement has been made by the company about the price of its new sedan but it is expected that Skoda Lauretta will be priced very competitively at Rs. 7,00,000 for the base petrol model and Rs. 8,00,000 for the base model of diesel.

The Lauretta is a C-segment sedan which will be powered by the same petrol and diesel engine which are doing the duty under the label of their cousin sedan Volkswagen Vento. So it means that this model will come with a 1.6-litre - 4 Cylinder, 8 Valve, 105bhp petrol with 153 Nm torque and a 1.6-litre - 4 Cylinder, 8 Valve, 105bhp diesel with 250 Nm torque, mated to a five-speed manual transmission.

Based on the Fabia platform Lauretta will compete with cars like VW Vento, Hyundai Verna, Ford Fiesta, Honda City and the SX4.

 The top-of-the-line models are expected to feature power windows, power steering, 2-DIN music system with AUX-in and USB port, automatic climate controls system, remote central locking, head adjustment for driver's seat, electric adjustment for the outside rear-view mirrors, alloy wheel, front and rear fog lamps, dual SRS airbags, ABD and EBD.

Various variants offerings & feature list could be –

Variants		Features
Petrol	Skoda Lauretta Petrol Active	Dual Tone Interiors, Molded Door Trims, Adjustable Headlamps, Genuine leather wrapped steering wheel and gearshift knob, Rear defogger, steering adjustment (optional), rear AC vents, tinted glasses, MP3 player with USB and Aux in connectivity, airbags, Parking Sensors, Traction Control, ESP (Electronic Stability Control), rear armrest, leather upholstery, adjustable driver seat, dual AC with climate control, central console digital display, Key less entry, Anti-theft system.
	Skoda Lauretta Petrol Ambition
	Skoda Lauretta Petrol Elegance
Diesel	Skoda Lauretta Diesel Active	Same as the above features from Petrol variant except for the Diesel accomplice
	Skoda Lauretta Diesel Ambition
	Skoda Lauretta Diesel Elegance