As with the overwhelming majority of subcompact crossovers, the Skoda Kamiq is not a very thrilling automotive. Effectively, college students from the Czech automaker’s vocational faculty have addressed that by growing the Afriq as an idea conceived to go the place no Kamiq has gone earlier than. Whereas the manufacturing model is bought completely with front-wheel drive like all MQB A0-based fashions from the VW Group, the one-off automobile comes with AWD borrowed from the Octavia.
Skoda’s hottest automotive has additionally lent its turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine with 190 horsepower and 320 Newton-meters (235 pound-feet) of torque delivered to each axles via a seven-speed, dual-clutch automated transmission. The scholars needed to modify the exhaust after putting in the brand new engine and altering the underbody. As well as, the Afriq was upgraded to an unbiased multi-link rear suspension.
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One apparent change in comparison with the Kamiq you’ll discover at a Skoda supplier is the two-door physique fashion. Sure, the rear doorways have been welded and are linked on to the roll cage to stiffen up the physique. The idea’s livery is derived from the Fabia Rally2 evo, which has additionally served as inspiration for the roof-mounted air flow flap, the rear spoiler, and further lights on the entrance.
The stripped-out inside with its fireplace extinguisher and two bucket seats additionally takes after the Fabia rally automotive by utilizing the identical digicam with a microphone. Skoda’s expert apprentices fitted the Afriq with a navigation system mounted on the passenger aspect of the dashboard whereas the steering wheel and six-point seatbelts come from the racy supermini. The sprint itself was tailored from the Fabia Rally2 evo.
Israeli firm Watergen has developed a consuming water generator that has been put in within the rear compartment. The machine extracts consuming water from the humidity of the ambient air in a four-step course of. Initially, a fan sucks within the air after which a built-in filter removes filth and mud earlier than the purified air is distributed via a warmth exchanger the place it condenses the water.
The following step is to push the water via a cascade filter to make it even purer whereas a UV gentle destroys microorganisms and breaks down dangerous chemical substances. After it is completely cleaned, the water is saved in a container the place it circulates constantly and a UV gentle is used once more to take away any remaining viruses and micro organism.
Tipping the scales at simply 1,350 kilograms (2,976 kilos), the Afriq with its rad 15-inch OZ Racing inexperienced wheels is the eighth Skoda Pupil Idea Automobile.
