Škoda Scala

Škoda
Scala
Production period:	since 2018
Class :	Compact class
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.0–1.5 liters (66–110 kW) Diesel engines : 1.6 liters (85 kW)
Length:	4362 mm
Width:	1793 mm
Height:	1471 mm
Wheelbase :	2649 mm
Empty weight :	1192-1339 kg
Previous model	Škoda Rapid Spaceback

Stars in the Euro-NCAP - crash test (2019)

Rear view

Rear view of Scala with extended rear window

Scala, trunk

The Škoda Scala is a compact class passenger car from the Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto . It succeeds the Škoda Rapid Spaceback, which has been available since 2012 . The Scala went on sale on May 18, 2019. Unlike the previous model, it will no longer be available as a hatchback sedan. The name comes from Latin and means "ladder" or "stairs". The automobile is produced in Škoda’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic .

Model history

With the predecessor model Rapid, journalists from the motor press criticized the narrow passenger compartment, the less comfortable suspension and the poor workmanship compared to the VW Golf VII and other compact class models . This was not least due to the use of components and a platform from the small car class . With the Scala, the manufacturer wants to establish itself more successfully in the compact class. The Scala is 107 mm longer than the VW Golf VII and has around 10 mm more wheelbase. The models differ only slightly in width. Overall, the new vehicle has grown significantly compared to the Rapid. As with the predecessor, the tailgate is again available with an extended glass pane. The lead designers were Jozef Kabaň and Oliver Stefani.

Design study Vision RS

Škoda presented the Škoda Vision RS study at the Paris Motor Show in October 2018 . This study is about 4.36 m long and has a front-mounted engine (1.5 TSI with 150 PS). In front of the rear wheels, 13 kWh batteries for the electric motor with 75 kW (102 PS) are installed for the hybrid drive. Power is transmitted by a dual clutch transmission (DQ400e). The specified maximum speed is 210 km / h. The purely electric range should be 70 km. As a show car, the vehicle in Paris had illuminated grille struts. At the rear, a red strip of lights was embedded in the rear apron. The previously common round logo on the rear was dispensed with; instead, the brand name ŠKODA was written horizontally in letters on the lower part of the rear window .

On the inside, due to the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia, seams and flags in the national colors blue, white and red were incorporated. The display instruments were completely digital, analog round instruments were not used. As in the Audi A6 C8, the air conditioning is controlled via a touchscreen.

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  Design study Škoda Vision RS, Paris Motor Show 2018

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  Rear of the Škoda Vision RS design study

Presentation of the production vehicle

After journalists speculated about historical Škoda model names such as Felicia , Garde , Spaceback or Popular , Škoda announced on October 15, 2018 that the new generation of a compact class car would be called Scala .

Motor press journalists were allowed to take their first test drives in near-production, masked vehicles in the Bohemian Paradise . As part of the marketing, the vehicle was decorated and presented by the Czech street artist Chemis in a colorful camouflage look in front of Prague's John Lennon Wall at the end of November . The Scala thus became an art object in public space. Even before the production model was presented in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel on December 6, 2018, Škoda published photos of the interior.

Description and equipment

inner space

The following assistance systems are available for the five-door car :

• Lane change assistant (Side Assist, recognition of approaching vehicles up to 70 meters away)
• Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
• Lane Departure Warning (Lane Assist)
• Emergency Brake Assist (Front Assist)
• High beam assistant
• Self-steering parking aid (Park Assist)

The electronic stability program (ESP) is standard in all model variants . The trunk holds 467 liters, with the rear seats folded down it is 1410 liters. A glass panorama roof is available for the vehicle. The Scala is the first vehicle in its class to be available with an electrically operated tailgate. Headlights and taillights are optionally fully equipped with light-emitting diodes ; then a dynamic indicator is also installed. One detail is a fold-out funnel integrated in the refill nozzle for the washer fluid.

The digital speedometer ( Virtual Cockpit ) with different functions and five display forms, available as an option, is 10.25 inches in size. The central touch screen of the infotainment system can be up to 9.2 inches, alternatively there is the system with 6.5 or 8 inches. Android Auto and Apple Car Play are standard. With Škoda Connect , the Scala is connected to the Internet and other online services via LTE as standard . Over-the-air updates are possible.

Technology and motorization

Like other models with a transversely installed engine from the Volkswagen Group that have appeared since 2012, for example the Audi A1 (2018) , the Scala is based on the " Modular Transverse Toolkit " (MQB A0) platform , albeit in the longest possible variant. Skoda states that the c _w value is 0.29.

The front wheels are individually suspended on MacPherson struts and triangular wishbones . A torsion beam axle is installed at the rear . Depending on the equipment variant, the dampers can be adjusted in two modes (normal and sport) with a switch. The system is called Škoda Sport Chassis Preset and is also known under the term adaptive chassis , the chassis is 15 mm lower than the standard version. In sport mode, the electronics let more air into the dampers via a valve so that the chassis reacts harder, in other words subjectively "sporty", to driving maneuvers. In normal mode there is less air in the dampers, so that the chassis reacts to driving maneuvers more smoothly, i.e. subjectively more comfortably. These settings (Driving Mode Select) also affect the rack and pinion steering , which with electromechanical power assistance is provided.

Motorization

The basic engine in the Scala is a three-cylinder engine (1.0 TSI) with 70 kW (95 PS). With him, the power is transmitted via a 5-speed gearbox. All other engines are either equipped with a 6-speed gearbox or a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox ( DSG ). Another engine is a more powerful 1.0 TSI with 85 kW (115 PS). The 1.5 TSI with 110 kW (150 PS) and cylinder deactivation (initially with 7-speed DSG, later with 6-speed manual transmission) and a diesel (1.6 TDI) with 85 kW (115 PS) and 250 Nm.

Later, a natural gas variant (TGI or G-Tec) with a 6-speed gearbox will follow based on the three-cylinder engine. This alternative drive will generate 66 kW (90 hp). Around 14 kg of natural gas (CNG) can be filled into the gas bottles; the natural gas variant is equipped with a tank for premium gasoline to increase the range .

All engines comply with the Euro 6d-TEMP emissions standard . The exhaust gases from the 1.6 TDI diesel engine are cleaned using a diesel particulate filter , an oxidation catalytic converter and a selective reducing catalytic converter (SCR). The AdBlue urea solution required for selective catalytic reduction is carried in a 12-liter tank. The emission of particles in gasoline engines is reduced with gasoline particle filters . As has been the case for decades in vehicles with gasoline engines, the exhaust gas aftertreatment is also supported by a catalytic converter.

Petrol engines

	1.0 G-Tec	1.0 TSI		1.5 TSI
Construction period	since 01/2020	since 07/2019	since 01/2019
Engine type and number of cylinders	R3 gasoline engine with turbocharger and direct fuel injection			R4 gasoline engine with turbocharger and direct fuel injection
Motor series	VW EA211			VW EA211 evo
Displacement	999 cm³			1498 cc
Compression ratio	10.5: 1
Max. Power at 1 / min	66 kW (90 PS) / 4500–5800	70 kW (95 PS) / 5000-5500	85 kW (115 PS) / 5000-5500	110 kW (150 PS) / 5000–6000
Max. Torque at 1 / min	160 Nm / 1800-3800	175 Nm / 2000-3500	200 Nm / 2000-3500	250 Nm / 1500-3500
Gearbox, as standard	6-speed manual transmission	5-speed manual transmission	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-		( 7-speed DSG )
Drive type	Front wheel drive
Top speed	182 km / h	188 km / h	201 km / h (199 km / h)	220 km / h (219 km / h)
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	12.4 s	10.9 s	9.8 s (9.9 s)	8.2 s (8.2 s)
Empty weight	1310	1192 kg	1209 kg (1229 kg)	1243 kg (1265 kg)
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	3.5 kg of natural gas	5.0 l super	4.9-5.0 l super (5.1 l super)	4.9 l super (4.9-5.0 l super)
CO 2 emissions (combined)	95 g / km	114 g / km	111–113 g / km (116 g / km)	111 g / km (112–113 g / km)
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6d-TEMP
Tank capacity	12 l + 14.6 kg natural gas	50 l

Diesel engines

	1.6 TDI
Construction period	since 01/2019
Engine type and number of cylinders	R4 diesel engine with turbocharger and common rail injection
Motor series	VW EA288
Displacement	1598 cc
Compression ratio	16.2: 1
Max. Power at 1 / min	85 kW (115 PS) / 3250–4000
Max. Torque at 1 / min	250 Nm / 1500-3250
Gearbox, as standard	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	( 7-speed DSG )
Drive type	Front wheel drive
Top speed	201 km / h (200 km / h)
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	10.1 s (10.3 s)
Empty weight	1324 kg (1339 kg)
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	4.1-4.2 l diesel (4.1 l diesel)
CO 2 emissions (combined)	106-108 g / km (107-108 g / km)
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6d-TEMP
Tank capacity	50 l

Registration numbers

In the first sales year of 2019, 10,069 Škoda Scala - 1,982 of them with diesel drive - were newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official Škoda Scala safety rating. In: euroncap.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} auto-motor-und-sport.de of January 18, 2019, Rapid successor from 17,350 euros , accessed on May 14, 2019.
3. ↑ motor-talk.de from December 6, 2018, The Rapid successor with the evil eye , accessed on September 5, 2019.
4. ↑ Škoda Vision RS: threefold outlook. In: autobild.de, October 1, 2018 (accessed December 5, 2018)
5. ↑ zname jméno nové škodovky, není to Felicia ani Popular. In: garaz.cz, October 15, 2018 (Czech, accessed December 6, 2018)
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Už víme, jak jezdí Škoda Scala. Maskované exempláře se prohnaly Českým rájem. In: automix.denik.cz, October 24, 2018 (Czech, accessed December 5, 2018)
7. ↑ This is what the Škoda Scala looks like from the inside. In: automobilwoche.de, November 30, 2018 (accessed December 5, 2018)
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e} technology, design, connectivity: ŠKODA SCALA je zcela nový model české automobilky v nižší střední třídě. (Press release from Škoda Auto, PDF, October 24, 2018)
9. ↑ ^{a b} adac.de of May 9, 2019, Škoda Scala: First test drive with the golf opponent , accessed on May 14, 2019.
10. ↑ spiegel.de of April 8, 2019, attack on the Gulf , accessed on May 14, 2019.
11. ↑ motorsport-total.com of December 11, 2018, Skoda Scala (2019): Golf and Focus rival officially presented , accessed on September 5, 2019.
12. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars in December 2019 by brand and model series. Retrieved January 12, 2020 . 

Web links

Commons : Škoda Scala  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Škoda Vision RS  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Wolfgang Gomoll, Jan Götze: Rapid becomes Scala. In: autobild.de, December 6, 2018 (accessed December 6, 2018)