The Skoda 1000 MBX concept is the latest in the company's 'Icons Get a Makeover' series of digital concepts, and references a rare coupe from the mid-60s.

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Just two people from Skoda's design team worked on the project. Antti Savio, the concept's exterior designer, studied a number of brutalist buildings before diving into this concept.

He adds, "Modern sports cars often appear overly aggressive, while those from the '60s and '70s carried a certain elegance, even endearing charm — and that's what I wanted to preserve."

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