The Skoda Scala compact hatchback is getting a spider variant, although not for production, but for show purposes.
Built by the company’s vocational students, the new Skoda Slavia is the seventh study in the Azubi Car project, named after the first collaboratively developed bicycles sold by Vaclav Laurin and Vaclav Klement.
The team behind the project meets once a week for roughly two hours to talk about it, and they spend the rest of the time communicating remotely and discussing the different steps, improvements, adjustments, and other ideas.
Right now, they are working on the interior after the factory has provided them with the Sparco seats. Previous renderings have revealed that the cabin looks pretty much the same, as most basic features carry over. Nonetheless, the biggest change will be the chopped roof that comes with the mandatory chassis and body reinforcements.
Painted in a special color with phosphorescent powder, the exterior will boast two doors instead of four, massively redesigned boot and rear quarter panels, central exhaust pipe, RS wheels, and a few other upgrades.
The Czech automaker, which has closely supervised the project, still hasn’t said anything about the powertrain, so in all likelihood, we are looking at one of the standard engines found in the production model.
The official unveiling date has yet to be disclosed, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they decide to show it sometime this summer. Meanwhile, you can check out the project in the latest images released by Skoda.