The Skoda 100 sedan has been reborn for the modern era as a rear-drive EV with futuristic styling and classic design influences
- Skoda unveiled a modern reincarnation of the 1970s 100 sedan.
- Digital concept was designed by headlight specialist Martin Paclt.
- It’s envisioned as fully electric with a rear-engined RWD layout.
Skoda has already served up a flurry of digital concepts nodding to its back catalogue, but this latest one marks a first, as it’s the only sedan in the mix. The design channels something like a future Superb, though under the surface it sticks with the rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive layout once common in the brand’s earlier models.
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The concept draws directly from the Skoda 100, a milestone model for the Czech brand that became its first to pass the one-million-unit production mark. Between 1969 and 1977, 1,079,708 examples of the 100 were built.
This digital reinterpretation was developed by Martin Paclt, part of Skoda’s headlight design team. He’s no stranger to shaping the company’s visual identity, having contributed to concept projects like the Vision X, 7S, and O, as well as production vehicles including the Enyaq, Karoq, Kamiq, and Kodiaq.
Paclt said he chose the Skoda 100 because of its strong recognition and what he described as its “clean, timeless lines,” which align naturally with the brand’s current Modern Solid design philosophy.
Throwback Details
The new sedan’s proportions reflect those of today’s Superb, though Paclt aimed to give it a more premium, limousine-like presence compared to its modestly priced ancestor from the 1970s.
References to the original 100 appear throughout the design: character lines along the flanks, cooling intakes on the rear fenders, vents beneath the taillights, and a front graphic that encloses both grille and headlights.
The latter break from the old circular style, though Paclt experimented with that shape in early sketches before settling on a cleaner interpretation.
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The reborn 100 sedan rides on large, futuristic alloy wheels that emphasize its balanced proportions and short overhangs. The rear deck draws attention with its roof scoop and the omission of a traditional rear window, a feature now common among experimental concepts that prioritize form over convention.
Electric Heart with a Vintage Layout
Curiously, although envisioned as a fully electric vehicle, the study preserves the rear-engined, rear-drive setup that defined the original 100.
The rear intakes now cool electric components rather than a combustion engine, while the main storage area sits at the front with a smaller compartment at the back, staying faithful to the model’s unconventional architecture.
The digital 100 sedan joins Skoda’s growing catalogue of heritage-inspired concepts, following the 110R and 1000 MBX coupes, the Favorit hatchback, and the Felicia Fun pickup.
None are planned for production, yet each gives the company’s designers space to revisit its history through an electric, Modern Solid lens, where past models find new expression in digital form rather than on the assembly line.
