Skoda Favorit reborn as an EV

Skoda has pulled the drapes off its modern take on the Skoda Favorit, with a design study reimagining the firm’s original small affordable hatchback for the electric age.

Created by Skoda designer, Ljudmil Slavov, the Favorit EV was created employing the Czech brand’s latest Modern Solid design language that led to the creation of the brand’s recent Elroq.

Upsizing the hatchback to more of an SUV shape and proportions, the new Skoda concept mimics the Favorit’s headlight design and employs similar simple lines.

Missing is Skoda’s Tech-Deck Face, while the new EV copies the late ’80s C-pillars, rear door shape and rear tailgate’s glazing.

Differing from the pre-VW hatch, the new concept gets a floating roof, huge four-spoke concave rims, shared door handles and illuminated Skoda badging.

Alongside the new EV, Skoda has also released pictures of a motorsport version, referencing the Favorit’s phenomenal success in the World Rally Championship that saw the small hatch win its class at the 1993 Monte Carlo Rally.

Skoda chose the Favorit for the design study because of its importance in the brand’s history. Made between 1987 to 1994, the model was pivotal in attracting the Volkswagen Group, which snapped up Skoda in 1991.

Designed originally by Italian stylist Bertone, the Favorit was launched with a small 1.3-litre four-cylinder engine with just 46kW. The model helped Skoda break through in export markets with a cheap, attractive, and reasonably high-quality offering.

Replicating what Renault has done with the reborn Renault 5 and 4 E-Tech, the new Favorit EV is just one of a series of reimagined Skodas, but instead of following the retro R5 and R4 into production, the reborn Favorit EV is likely to remain simply as a design study.

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