Disappointingly, designer Julien Petitseigneur decided not to include the first Felicia Fun’s sliding rear partition or folding second-row seats in the concept car. Skoda says that “while the concept could certainly accommodate them, [Petitseigneur’s] priority when sketching was to capture the ‘cool beach vibe’ in a form that would fit naturally within Skoda’s current line-up.”
We’ve only been issued a single sketch of the interior so far, which features a huge CRT monitor-inspired screen that stretches the entire width of the dashboard. Elsewhere, there’s a high centre console and yellow seats, plus a squared-off steering wheel with pink Skoda lettering in the middle.
The design process started rather unconventionally, with Petitseigneur and his team using it as an opportunity to experiment with AI tools. “I researched the car, then tested different prompts and tweaked them in AI to create initial concepts that captured the spirit of the original,” he said. “This allowed me to explore possible directions quickly and decide how to proceed.”
Following this, Petitseigneur developed the details and intricacies by hand: “AI outputs are always quite rough – more like outlines. I applied my own style to the chosen concept and refined it thoroughly” he said.
As it stands, the new Felicia Fun is a purely computer-generated study with no plans for a physical concept car or production model. Shame, we’d have loved to have seen the quirky pick-up adding some much needed colour to UK showrooms in the future.
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