Skoda will present the five-door version of the new Citigo city or mini-car at the Geneva Motor Show early next month. Both the three and five-door versions will go on sale here in September.
The new model was successfully introduced in Skoda’s home market, the Czech Republic, late last year. Skoda says the Citigo ranks among the most compact and, at the same time, among the roomiest of its segment.
In keeping with the brand’s ‘simply clever’ claim, Skoda boasts the car impresses with a number of ingenious features such as a photo and document holder, a bag hook on the glove compartment, and a range of net holders.
The Citigo’s designers placed great emphasis on safety, winning the car the top score of five stars in the Euro NCAP crash test. And the new city car is also the first Skoda model to sport the brand’s new logo.
Powering the Citigo is a three-cylinder petrol engine with one litre of displacement in two versions - 60 or 75bhp. In its most efficient variant, the new Citigo achieves a claimed mileage of 4.1 l/100km or 68.9mpg. Emissions from the new Skoda model amount to just 96g CO2/km.
