On paper there are 12 years and 44bhp between these Skoda
Octavia vRS estates, but what else divides them, and does anything bind them together?
Available as either a hatchback or estate, the new Skoda
Octavia vRS 245 will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
The space expands to 1,470 litres when you fold down the seats, which is impressive, if not quite as much as what you get in the Focus ST Estate or
Octavia vRS Estate.
The result is a rival to other highly practical performance models such as the Ford Focus ST Estate, Skoda
Octavia vRS Estate and Volkswagen Golf R Estate.
They are also expected to launch the performance oriented
Octavia vRS next year in India.
Unlike the Focus and Skoda
Octavia vRS, the Leon isn't offered with a frugal diesel engine — although you can get a less powerful, but still reasonably quick, Leon ST FR diesel.
For instance, all versions apart from the petrol - engined Skoda
Octavia vRS are capable of more than 50mpg, with CO2 emissions ranging from 90g / km for the 1.6 - litre GreenLine III diesel to 142g / km for the 2.0 - litre petrol version of the vRS.
The ST diesel is a direct rival to VW's Golf GTD or the diesel - powered Skoda
Octavia vRS, and just by looking at it you know it's off to a good start.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS has been around for a couple of years now, but you'll soon be able to buy a SEAT Leon Cupra ST, while a new Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate has been confirmed for the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Like the Skoda
Octavia vRS, it's also available as an estate and with a choice of petrol or diesel engines.
Otherwise, while stablemates such as the Seat Leon FR TDI and Skoda
Octavia vRS TDI may have an older and slightly dirtier engine, they are more fun for far less money.
Model to launch here is
the Octavia vRS 230.
IAB learns that Skoda India has frozen the launch of the Skoda
Octavia vRS and Skoda Kodiaq SUV for September.
Skoda will also launch its performance offering,
the Octavia vRS, by the end of this month.
Hotter Skoda
Octavia vRS 230 also in the pipeline.
The two sets of images show the Skoda
Octavia vRS in Steel Grey and Race Blue exterior colours.
Impressive, but nothing we haven't experienced before in cars like the Seat Leon Cupra, and even the Skoda
Octavia vRS.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS will also make a comeback this year, which packs a 2.0 l TSI motor with 230 hp.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS is based on the Volkswagen Golf GTI and will be launched as a sedan as well as an estate version.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS will be powered by the Volkswagen sourced 2.0 - litre TSI petrol engine which produces an output of 217 BHP.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS will debut at the Goodword Festival of Speed starting 12th of July and is headed to India next year.
Skoda has decided the current Skoda
Octavia vRS just doesn't offer quite enough get up and go, so the Geneva Motor Show next month will see the debut of this, the -LSB-...]
The Golf Estate is a little smarter inside and out but not quite as rewarding to drive, while the Skoda
Octavia vRS puts greater emphasis on function than fun.
Headroom and legroom in the back aren't quite as good as in
the Octavia vRS, either, but there are at least plenty of storage spaces for your odds and ends.
The fast Focus isn't quite a match in this regard for the Skoda
Octavia vRS Estate, which can pack in 238 more litres of luggage with its back seats down.
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With promising reliability, decent economy, up - to - date safety and a big boot,
the Octavia vRS is amply qualified as a family car.
Costing less than a similarly powerful and well equipped BMW and Audi,
the Octavia vRS offers excellent value for money.
Both the petrol and diesel models of the Skoda
Octavia vRS are powerful and handle well in corners
The Octavia vRS also gets sporty details to separate it from cheaper models in the range.
The four - wheel - drive system adds traction in cold, damp or slippery conditions, but doesn't necessarily make
the Octavia vRS feel faster or more fun on dry roads than the standard model.
«It's not the fastest or the most fun, but the Skoda
Octavia vRS has great practicality and usability to make it an accomplished all - rounder.»
That isn't as spacious as the Skoda
Octavia vRS estate but the SEAT does come with a handy split - level boot floor.
The Skoda
Octavia vRS doesn't compromise practicality and is just as spacious as the standard car
A 242bhp petrol version sits at the top of the vRS tree and we think it's the most exciting
Octavia vRS so far.
The 2014 Skoda
Octavia vRS unveiled in July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and is on sale in the UK, today made its motor show debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Progressive steering, Performance Mode Select with Performance Sound Generator (optional), ESC with electronic cross barrier XDS + and Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) add to the driving pleasure of the new Skoda
Octavia vRS.
Skoda is likely to launch
the Octavia vRS in India in the first quarter of 2017 and we can expect it to be priced at a premium of a couple of lakhs over the regular Octavia.
In this perfect combination, the new
Octavia vRS and Octavia estate vRS set new standards in the sporty compact class and also takes the brand's sporty genes with it on the road.
The Octavia vRS's new light - alloy wheels lend the car a particularly sporty look.
The new ŠKODA
Octavia vRS boasts the highest level of safety.
The new
Octavia vRS was unveiled by Skoda last year and it has been learnt that this saloon will be arriving in India very soon.
Speed and class are conveyed in the new ŠKODA
Octavia vRS design from the word go.
It competes with the excellent Ford Focus ST, Volkswagen Golf GTI and Skoda
Octavia vRS, while offering a more «mature» approach to the hot - hatch experience than cars like the Honda Civic Type R and Renault's Renaultsport Megane.
As an option, the new ŠKODA
Octavia vRS comes with Adaptive Cruise Assistant, which keeps a set distance from the car ahead.
And we've saved the best for last, too,
the Octavia vRS is available in estate form — and it looks fantastic!
Two new engines power the new ŠKODA
Octavia vRS.
Anyone who appreciates ultra-sporty wheels will love ŠKODA's accessories for
the Octavia vRS and there are yet more treats in store like the «Xtrem» 19» light alloys in black.
There are also litter containers, multimedia holders and a number of storage compartments, holders and hooks fitted as standard in the new
Octavia vRS.
Mladá Boleslav, 5th June, 2013 — The curtain rises for the fastest production Octavia ever: the new ŠKODA
Octavia vRS celebrates its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the 10th of July.