日前，斯柯达官方表示，其将在下个月开幕的第88届日内瓦车展上发布VISIONX概念车，与此同时这款小型SUV概念车的设计图也被公布。该车是斯柯达为应对西亚特基于伊比飒开发的Arona和大众还未发布的基于Polo的T-Cross的紧凑型跨界车。作为一款城市型跨界车，新车前格栅延续了现款斯柯达的设计语言。且两侧LED行车灯与前格栅连为一体，使前脸看上去更宽。前大灯组采用分体式设计，整体造型较为前卫。侧面，新车配备了大尺寸的20英寸轮圈，门把手采用时下流行的隐藏式设计。车顶还配备了全玻璃车顶，在车内将带来不错的视觉效果。尾部大灯组同样采用了分体式设计。车辆内装尽量简洁，仪表板布局整齐，中间是信息娱乐系统的硕大触控显示屏。物流按键数量被控制在最小范围，方向盘后面是全数字仪表群，而这项配置在柯迪亚克上则属于选装件。目前还不清楚该车动力系统，或许将采用混动系统以展示斯柯达未来电动化的决心。
Skoda Vision X Concept Foretells Baby Crossover
After the large Kodiaq and the compact Karoq, Skoda is now gearing up to add a third crossover to its lineup. But first, a concept that goes by the name of “Vision X” will be displayed in March at the 88th Geneva Motor Show to signal Mladá Boleslav’s intentions towards coming out with its equivalent of the SEAT Ibiza-based Arona and the yet unreleased Volkswagen Polo-based T-Cross.
Billed as being an “urban crossover,” the high-riding model will feature an evolution of Skoda’s design language with a sharp body painted in FLexGreen and featuring styling influences from Czech glasswork. It seems the somewhat controversial double headlight arrangement will be implemented in more and more models, while those pop-out door handles are highly unlikely to make it to production.
Riding on large 20-inch wheels and equipped with an anthracite roof for a contrasting effect, the Vision X looks promising and has an interesting rear end with Skoda’s traditional “C” lighting theme consisting of individual clusters. However, if history has thought us anything, it’s that production models don’t look nearly as nice as the preceding concepts.
Skoda is keeping things simple inside the cabin where the uncluttered dashboard is dominated by a wide touchscreen for the infotainment system. Physical controls have been kept down to a minimum and we also notice an all-digital instrument cluster, which you can have already as optional equipment for the Karoq.
No word on powertrain just yet, other than the fact it’s a hybrid setup to reiterate Skoda’s intentions to electrify its range with the launch of the plug-in hybrid Superb and Kodiaq before the end of the decade.