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A real surprise was brought forward by Skoda, which proved
Skoda as the courageous and innovative frontrunner within a more
conservative Volkswagen Brand Group. The Roomster Concept, which we
would have expected in Detroit possibly shown by a Japanese company
targeting at the “Young Generation”, demonstrated to us, that a young,
fresh concept for fun demands young designers and a strong promoter in
the management like Mr. Vahrland, the head of finance in Skoda.
The name is the target: "Room" is an interior that breaks
all standards in its class with its extremely generous space and its
great number of variations, "(Road)ster" expresses the dynamics and
feelings of this study.
Thomas Ingenlath,
Chief of Design Skoda
Roomster maintains its compact external
dimensions and at the same time manages to offer a remarkably generous
and flexible interior combined with an attractive dynamic design in one
complete and harmonious whole. The compromise between attractiveness on
one side and utility value on the other, which has so far been
inevitable, is eliminated: the Roomster study offers both simultaneously
and in an exceptional form.
Roomster is a concept for a compact family vehicle. Its
length of 4,055 mm guarantees great handling in city traffic and easy
parking. The width of 1,843 mm and especially the height of 1,669 mm
exceed all standards usual up to now. This is also true of the unusually
large wheelbase, which is 2,710 mm.
With its greater width and height,
larger wheelbase and original interior arrangement, Roomster achieves
roominess comparable with significantly larger vehicles.
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