The Rapid 1.2 is a road car from Skoda, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Powering the Skoda Rapid 1.2 is a double overhead camshaft, 1.2 litre naturally aspirated 3 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5400 rpm and 112 N·m (83 lb·ft/11.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1135 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 175 km/h, or 109 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 8.4/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 137.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2602 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4483 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1706 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 136 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1135 kg | 2502 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1198 cc (73.106 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 112 Nm (83 ft·lb) (11.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.49 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1174.8 kPa (170.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.57 kg/kW 34.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.4/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/20.8/16.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/58.9/46.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/49.0/38.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 137.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 285153 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Skoda Rapid 1.2 added 2012-10-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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