Skoda Drops A New Digital Concept Inspired By The Legendary 100 Sedan

Skoda’s latest concept isn’t just another digital sketch—it’s a love letter to the Skoda 100, the little sedan that helped push the brand past the one-million-units milestone back in the ’70s. Between 1969 and 1977, they built over a million of them, so it’s a car people still remember.

The modern reinterpretation comes from Martin Paclt, one of the designers behind Skoda’s lighting signature. He’s worked on concepts like the Vision X, 7S, and O, plus production cars such as the Enyaq and the brand’s popular SUVs. In other words, he knows exactly how far he can stretch Skoda’s design language.

Paclt says he picked the Skoda 100 because of its simple, clean lines—something that fits really well with the brand’s current “Modern Solid” direction. For size, the new sedan sits in the same general space as the current Superb, but Paclt tried to give it more of a limo vibe, a quiet nod to how far Skoda has climbed since the original budget-friendly 100.

Even so, you can see the old-school touches right away. The sharp side line, the intakes on the rear fenders, the vents under the taillights, and the way the grille and headlights are blended into one clean front graphic. The oversized, futuristic wheels help too, making the short overhangs look neat and well-balanced.

Things get bolder at the back. There’s a roof scoop and no rear window at all—a design move that shows up more and more in digital projects where practicality isn’t the priority.

And although the whole thing is imagined as a fully electric sedan, Paclt kept one of the original 100’s quirks—the rear-mounted powertrain. This time, the rear intakes cool EV hardware instead of an engine, and most of the storage space moves to the front, with a smaller compartment tucked in the back. It’s a fun way to keep the old layout alive in a totally new context.

This digital Skoda 100 joins a series of heritage-inspired experiments Skoda has been dropping recently, like modern takes on the 110R, 1000 MBX, Favorit, and Felicia Fun. They let the design team revisit the brand’s past and reimagine it through today’s electric, Modern Solid lens—not in a factory, but in a studio, where imagination isn’t limited by tooling or budgets.