The Skoda Citigo, essentially a rebadged Volkswagen Up!, is basically unknown in the United States, a land where very few city cars have dared come and managed to survive. However, the Citigo is a bit more popular in Europe, where it's being retailed in both three-door and five-door body styles.

The tiny, front-wheel-drive car never made it past beyond its box-shaped configuration on an official basis, but a new concept->ke169 unveiled ahead of the annual Worthersee tuning festival->ke3882 in Austria suggests the Citigo could make a great two-seater convertible.

Designed and built by 16 Skoda->ke82 apprentices over the last six months, the CitiJet Concept is actually a Citigo that had most of its roof chopped off, while part of the C-pillar remained intact. Also setting it apart from a production car is its unique paintjob, a blue and white metallic coating that shares each side of the vehicle.

The left blue side features a contrasting white stripe beneath the windows and white rims, with the right side being painted the other way around, with the wheels finished in a blue/white combo.

Click past the jump to read more about the Skoda CitiJet Design Concept.

2014 Skoda CitiJet Design Concept

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Skoda CitiJet Design Concept in detail

The interior is pretty much based on the Sport trim of the Citigo and features black cloth seats with red bolsters and white stripes, leather-wrapped steering wheel, handbrake and gear knob and a shiny, gloss white dashboard. The rear seats have been removed to make way for a 300-watt sound system that sends its beats to a cool, music-reactive LED lighting system.

Nothing spectacular is to be found under the hood though, where Skoda has kept the 1.0-liter gasoline engine that generates 74 horsepower in any standard Citigo. So don't let the dual exhaust system fool you, this sporty-looking convertible ain't spittin' no flames. Nonetheless, we must admit the CitiJet is a great looking study that would deserve a limited production run.