Pure sports emotions – that is the new Skoda Octavia RS 230. Skoda’s new special model celebrated its world premiere at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The sportster scores points with a racy design, sporty interior, modern technology and impressive power output. The Skoda Octavia RS 230 is the brand’s first car to feature electronically controlled front axle inter-wheel lock as standard – a feature that is particularly well suited to dynamic cornering. Market launch of the Octavia RS special edition will be in June 2015.
Propelled by a 169 kW or 230 PS two-litre petrol engine, ‘230’ in the new RS model’s name refers to its horsepower. Skoda has upgraded the two-litre TSI, used in the Skoda Octavia RS, by 7 kW or 10 PS – it has been ‘souped up by the factory’. The 169 kW / 230 PS) 2.0 TSI engine combined with the manual six-speed gearbox accelerates the Octavia RS 230 saloon from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.7 seconds. Top speed is achieved at 250 km/h. This makes the Skoda Octavia 230 RS the fastest production Octavia of all time. The 169 kW 2.0 TSI can also be combined with an automatic six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
