Skoda has taken its place on the floor of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and Volkswagen’s Czech arm has brought a new concept sedan along for the ride. Called MissionL, the crisp but conservative Skoda four-door concept is an almost-ready peek at the upcoming production model.

The Skoda MissionL is expected to slot in the lineup between the Fabia and the Octavia, models North Americans know best Volkswagen Polo and Jetta derivatives. The automaker plans to launch its MissionL first in India, with units arriving there by the end of 2011. After that, Skoda will provide the MissionL to markets in Europe, Russia and China sometime in 2012.

Skoda is using the MissionL concept to provide hints at the styling direction for future Skoda models. These new models are stepping stones that the automaker will have to land on as it attempts to hit a heady 1.5 million global sales by the year 2018.

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Of all of the divisions under the Volkswagen Group’s vast corporate umbrella, Skoda‘s wouldn’t exactly be what you’d call the most exciting. But the Czech automaker is working on improving that. Skoda plans on releasing a new product every six months for the next two years, and this is the first in its new model offensive.

Called the MissionL, what you see here is a concept car, but one in which – according to Skoda, at least – will lead directly to a new production model. The styling already looks edgier than the company’s existing range of models, and will be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

After that, the MissionL is set to be turned into a new production five-door liftback targeted at the European, Russian and Chinese markets, with a sedan version headed to India. We’ll reserve judgement for when we see the show car up close, but if this is a sign of what’s to come from Skoda, it looks to be a rather sharp sign indeed.

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Skoda teases MissionL concept ahead of Frankfurt debut originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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