It’s great to see the flame red color make a reappearance on the rapid yes it’s back you also have a couple of other new colors including a nice blue and it is really the big facelift that i’ve been waiting for because i’ve seen some minor tweaks and changes before on the record ever since it first arrived in 2011 the car now has a significantly new face the butterfly grille in front a completely redesigned headlamp cluster it is also now powered by this little TRL strip down the row and the overall angularity is very much akin to what you’ve seen on shkoder design across all models globally now so a lot like the European rapid in that sense which is a slightly bigger car but the face is definitely very modern and very contemporary and is that big change that grabs you right away also makes the car look a lot more high-end now it’s part by the 1.6 TSI which had always had but the diesel engine 1.5 TDI has now gotten more powerful so it’s almost 110 brake horsepower on that in terms of output and you also get the 7-speed DSG mated to it that unit gives you a mileage figure of 21.72 kilometers per litre ivorie leatherette interior on the top end and you get a fabric nano ivory finish fabric interior on the base version so that’s one big change on the inside of course remember the cabin size and everything else remains the same seats are a little plumper than before you get a slightly more high-end system here with a bigger touchscreen now no navigation which would certainly have phone connectivity and all of the other stuff that you expect these days climate control of course still very much there this is the manual but remember there is that 7-speed DSG on the diesel on the petrol side you still get the six-speed automatic transmission as well as an option and the prices are very much in line with the competition if you compare to the city or if you compare to even its own cars on the rental you will find the prices are very similar of course when you compare the previous rapid they have gone up margin you