The sixth Škoda Student Concept Car will be a pickup version of the Kodiaq. That is the goal of 35 vocational students, among them six young women, who in 2019 will for the first time be using the Kodiaq as the starting point for their Student Car. With expert support from experienced engineers and staff from the Technical Development, Design and Production departments, they are transforming the Czech car manufacturer’s largest SUV into a dynamic, two-door pickup. June 2019 will see the vehicle introduced to journalists and the public. Aged between 17 and 20 years, the trainees at the Škoda Vocational School for Mechanical Engineering, are currently working on a new Student Car by turning into a modern two-door pickup with an expressive design.
The choice of model series was quite deliberate: it emphasises the role the Kodiaq plays for the brand, while using massive wheels, sharp edges and sculptural surfaces to demonstrate that the uncluttered, emotive design of the largest Škoda SUV still leaves plenty of scope for artistic licence. The sixth vehicle from the project series started in 2014 will be presented to the public in June. In an early phase of their training, the project participants were able to observe Chief Designer Oliver Stefani and his team at the brand design centre in Mladá Boleslav before proceeding to create their own first hand-drawn sketches under expert tutelage. Since 2014, students at the school in Mladá Boleslav have produced one new concept car each year. The first Student Concept Car was the Citijet; it was followed by the Funstar, a Fabia pickup. The Rapid Spaceback provided the basis for the Atero coupé. In 2017, another Citigo was turned into the electric Element Student Car, and in 2018, the students built a Sunroq SUV convertible based on the Karoq compact SUV. Founded in 1927, the school offers three-year and four-year training courses for many technical careers. The high standard of training and modern equipment benefits the students as much as their future employers.
