Citigo – New Compact Car from Skoda

Czech automaker Skoda is lining up a new compact car Citigo for India, the small car originally planned for Europe. The company has not been able to crack the big volume compact car segment in India with the Fabia, and it now plans to launch new products in the lower-end of the market to corner higher numbers and market share.

The new Skoda Citigo is an entry level compact Hatchback Car from Skoda India , the subsidiary of Volkswagen India. The new Citigo is almost similar to the upcoming Volkswagen up car . No idea why Volkswagen is launching same car under two different brands in India . It will be powered by a 1L Petrol engine . It will be available in both two-door and five door variants and is a 4-seater car with boot capacity of 251 L which an be increased to whopping 951 liters , thanks to its foldable rear seats .

Skoda Citigo car features

Skoda Citigo car key features :
Compact hatchbak
2 & 5 door variants
Foldable rear seats
4-seater car
1L Petrol Engine
Head-Thorax side airbag – to protect heads of the front seaters
‘City Safe Drive’ – brake assistance system
Manual and 5-speed auto transmission options

Skoda Citigo car specifications

Engine : 1.0 MPI , 60PS/75PS
Cylinders : 3
Displacement : 999
Max. engine performance/revs : 44/5000–6000 , 55/6200
Max. torque/revs [Nm at rpm] : 95/3000–4300
Transmission : manual 5-speed (Automatic will be launched after the manual gear version)
Dimensions : 3563x1641x1478 mm
Wheel base : 2420 mm
Track front/rear : 1428/1424 mm
Wheels : 5J×14″
Tyres : 165/70 R14
Storage capacity/with rear seat backrests folded down : 251/951
Width of front/rear seats : 1417/1389 mm
Headroom in front/rear seats : 993/947 mm
Kerb weight : 929 kg
Performance/consumption
Maximum speed : 99/106
Acceleration 0–62mph : 13.9/12.7 sec

Video Gallery of Skoda Citigo

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