It gets 17-inch alloys as standard but there are 18-inch and 19-inch wheels available as options. At the back there's a diffuser and trapezoidal exhaust pipes. To make it stand out from the standard model, the vRS gets honeycomb design air intakes, a bespoke front bumper and fog lights along with xenon headlights. It's a very enjoyable car to drive yet is still usable every day thanks to a supple ride and easy controls. On the road the Octavia is a revelation compared to the standard car with much improved steering feel and a sharper nature through corners. It also has new electro-mechanical progressive steering. This system cleverly brakes the inside wheels in corners, making the car feel more agile and meaning less steering lock is required. To go with its sporting nature the vRS gets sports suspension and has been lowered by 12mm plus it gets the XDS electronic differential as standard. Economy is impressive too with a claimed 61.4mpg.
The other engine is the 2.0 TDI with 184PS which has incredibly strong in-gear acceleration yet is still quiet and refined. Of course start enjoying that performance and this will soon drop. Yet it will average - according to the official figures anyway - 45.6mpg. It's a superb engine with a smooth revving nature and great response when you want it to perform.Īcceleration from 0-62mph takes 6.8 seconds - a Golf GTI with the same engine is only 0.3 seconds quicker. The petrol is a 2.0 TSI with 220PS which makes this Octavia the most powerful ever built. It uses the same platform as the latest Golf (and Audi A3 and SEAT Leon for that matter) and uses the same engines too.
That's very true of the latest Octavia vRS. Skoda's vRS stock continues to grow with each new incarnation and although the 2010 Fabia vRS didn't quite catch the imagination of the public in the same way as the original TDI version, the vRS badge is still recognised by many as something of a more practical alternative to a GTI.
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