Incoming : SKODA Octavia vRS 245 !!


- Tirth Pandya





The RS is coming back to India! This news was shared by none other than Zac Hollis, Director of Skoda India. The company plans to introduce the Octavia vRS245 at the 2020 Auto Expo.

The vRS was a popular model for the company when they launched it in 2017.
It was so popular that the first lot of 250 units sold out in less than a week.



The Octavia vRS245 will be brought to India in a limited capacity. They have set aside 200 units for India, which will be the last of the current-gen Octavia that we’ll see here.

The  RS245 will get a  2.0-litre TSI turbocharged engine underneath the bonnet, which will produce 245PS of max power and 370Nm of peak torque. It gets an Automatic Transmission from VW Group’s very own 7-speed DSG.



To get the most amount of power it has been provided with electronic limited slip differential on the front axle.The Octavia RS245 can go from 0-100kmph in just 6.6 seconds. That’s crazy isn’t it.

On the inside, the RS245 will be getting sport seats and a flat-bottom steering wheel that will be covered in Alcantara and perforated leather. Skoda might give vRS badges inside the cabin.



The RS245 comes with 19-inch wheels and will get VW’s Virtual Cockpit System, which is essentially a fully customisable digital instrument cluster.



The Skoda India is expected to price the OCTAVIA RS245 above Rs 25 lakhs.

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