The 'Slavia' Is A Skoda Hatchback Transformed Into A Roofless Speedster

The latest project from students at the Skoda Academy involved lopping the roof off a Scala in tribute to the old 1100 OHV racer
The 'Slavia' Is A Skoda Hatchback Transformed Into A Roofless Speedster

Being a student at the Skoda Academy looks like ridiculous fun. Want some proof? Last year apprentice engineers created the Kodiaq-based ‘Mountiaq’, which has just been followed up by the Slavia.

Inspired by the Skoda 1100 OHC racer of the 1950s, the Slavia uses the Scala hatchback as a starting point. The roof has been ditched and replaced with two huge buttresses, and the rear doors have gone too.

The 'Slavia' Is A Skoda Hatchback Transformed Into A Roofless Speedster

To further spruce up the exterior, the students liberally pilfered parts from a variety of Skoda models. Those 20-inch wheels are normally found on the Kodiaq vRS, while the brakes are straight off an Octavia vRS. The side skirts meanwhile are a Scala part - they’re fitted to the ‘Monte Carlo’-trimmed version of the hatchback. The Slavia’s multi-colour neon lights aren’t currently available on any production Skoda models though, nor is the backlit badging on the boot - sorry.

The 'Slavia' Is A Skoda Hatchback Transformed Into A Roofless Speedster

There are more aftermarket bits inside, in the form of a 320-watt sound system and a ground-shaking 2250-watt sub. While poking around in the cabin, you’ll might also spot the new steering wheel and the leather bucket seats.

The 'Slavia' Is A Skoda Hatchback Transformed Into A Roofless Speedster

As fun as it might be to lob a powerful 2.0-litre ‘EA888’ inline-four turbo under the bonnet, the Slavia retains the more modest 1.5-litre unit available in the standard Scala. It develops 148bhp, and powers the front wheels via a ‘DSG’ twin-clutch automatic gearbox.

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Comments

Robert Gracie

It looks rather good to be honest with you…

07/20/2020 - 16:34 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

Neon lights? Haven’t seen those in a long time

07/20/2020 - 17:05 |
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Me neither, but I’d say they managed to make them look quite good here.

07/20/2020 - 18:02 |
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Wanna bet this is is a test case and Audi is going to be like: “f yeah, we’re going to make that legal”

07/20/2020 - 20:39 |
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Anonymous

I love the Neon lights

07/20/2020 - 18:12 |
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CatHat

This is what a Peugeot 206cc would look like in 2020, or a Renault Wind

07/21/2020 - 05:37 |
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Myrmeko (#CTSquad)

This is exactly what the car market needs. Some experimental cars. Limited production. Just to kickstart the creativity again.

07/21/2020 - 06:19 |
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Anonymous

There probably would be a market for it if im honest

07/21/2020 - 07:17 |
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