Immediately after updating the Octavia model, Skoda decided to carry out another restyling. This time, the "charged" modification of the sedan - Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 in a new body (prices, specifications, photos, configurations and videos, test drive) was improved.

The presentation of the model to the public should take place in Geneva, simultaneously with the presentation of another novelty -. Despite the fact that there has not been a world premiere yet, some information regarding this car has already been leaked online.

Technical characteristics of the Skoda Octavia RS 2018-2019 in a new body (complete set)

The company offers the buyer a choice of two charged power units.

1. The first two-liter turbo engine. It runs on gasoline, and its capacity is 230 horses. A manual transmission is installed along with it, but a robotic transmission can also be installed on the car for an additional fee. With manual transmission, the novelty accelerates to 100 km per hour in just 7.0 seconds. The maximum acceleration is limited to 250 km per hour. For 100 km of run, the novelty with this engine spends only 6.5 liters of gasoline in mixed mode.
2. The second engine is also equipped with a turbine and its volume is 2.0 liters. It runs on heavy fuel oil. Unlike the first engine, this one offers a choice of mechanical and robotic transmissions, while it is absolutely free. With manual transmission, acceleration to 100 km per hour takes only 8 seconds. Peak speed - 232 km per hour, and diesel consumption in mixed mode - 4.5 liters.

Complete set of Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 in a new body

Charged models from Skoda traditionally delight their fans with modern and useful equipment. The same car received a functional multimedia system with a large touchscreen display. Additionally, the system can interface with many smartphones running on iOS or Android, and is also equipped with a navigation system and Internet access.

The Czech model boasts a high level of security, which is provided by additionally installed systems. They automatically track blind spots, road signs and lane markings. Thanks to them, it is pleasant and simple to manage the new Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 (photos, equipment and prices).

Car exterior

The appearance of the model is made in the style of the Octavia line. It features multi-block LED headlights. Similar optics were installed on the previous generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-class.

A distinctive feature of the RS version from the usual sedan will be the modified radiator grill. The sports novelty will be painted in matte black.

After updating the Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 in a new body (photo, configuration and prices) it will be equipped with an enlarged front bumper, which houses powerful air intakes. Fog lights are installed next to them. The rims are created by the company's designers. Their size is 19 inches.

The sedan's feed turned out to be very unusual. It is worth noting the installed LED-illumination of license plates, as well as a neat spoiler on the luggage compartment lid. The manufacturer installed powerful tailpipes on the exhaust pipes, which are painted in chrome.

The manufacturer does not report the sizes, but it is known that they will remain the same. It also turned out that the novelty had a slightly lowered rear suspension for stability of movement on any road surface.

Interior design Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 in a new body (photo)

The interior of the sports version from Skoda does not differ in any way from the usual version of the new generation sedan. The only difference is the RS model logos present. They are located on the steering wheel, selector, seats, sills and carpets.

The engineer also installed modified and soft seats for the driver and front passenger. They provide excellent lateral support. Now a person will feel comfortable even at high speeds. The quality of the installed parts is also amazing, which indicates a high class of the car.

Sales start and price tags

The start of sales of the new Skoda Octavia RS 2017-2018 (photos, equipment and prices) is scheduled for this summer. The manufacturer does not say anything about the cost of the model yet, but some critics suggest that the minimum equipment in Russia will cost no less than 2,200,000 rubles.

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The prefix RS is used to denote dynamic sports car versions. The Škoda Octavia model has two similar modifications: the Octavia RS liftback and the Octavia Combi RS station wagon. Their unique character is due to the equipment in the form of a 2-liter turbocharged petrol engine capable of delivering 230 hp. and a maximum speed of 245-250 km / h.

Futuristic design

Aerodynamic shapes and flying lines are the best match for the striking image and sporty character of these modifications. These cars, thanks to the rear track increased by 30 mm and the lowered sports suspension, which reduces the ground clearance by 29 mm in comparison with the basic version, are somewhat reminiscent of racing cars.

Among the expressive details of the exterior, one should highlight the spectacular bumpers (rear with a diffuser and front with impressive air intakes), an elegant spoiler, improved brakes with red calipers. Stylish alloy wheels provide an additional sporty accent. For the standard versions, the developers offer the 17 "version, in the optional mode, you can purchase 18" and 19 "discs.

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The elegant design of the front area is defined by the original shape of the LED optics with AFS (adaptive lighting) element and the fog lights integrated into the bumper. The base version features sophisticated C-pattern taillights and LED license plate illumination.

The developers guarantee special pleasure to the owners of the Škoda Octavia RS versions due to the progressive equipment in the form of electronic stability monitoring system ESC, steering with variable gear ratio, and Driving Mode Selection (Comfort, Normal or Sport). In optional mode, users have access to a unique Performance Sound Generator to generate sports exhaust sounds.

2.0 TSI

• Power: 169 kW (230 hp)
• Maximum torque: 350 Nm at a speed of 1500 to 4600 rpm.
• Acceleration to 100 km / h in 6.7 s
• Maximum speed: 250 km / h
• Fuel consumption combined: 6.5 l / 100 km (149 g CO2 / km)
• Six-speed manual transmission or six-speed DSG automatic transmission

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In fairness, it should be noted that the new Skoda Octavia RS 2017 is by no means a new generation, but only, which is confirmed by the practically unchanged side panels of the car and the appearance recognizable at first glance. And from a technical point of view, there are few changes.

As you know, on the basis of which the Czechs made a charged Skoda Octavia RS 2018, this is a practical city sedan with the functionality of a station wagon, the controllability of a compact hatchback and German attention to detail. But what will happen if you try to properly piss off this essentially peaceful car? It will turn out to be the most powerful serial copy of the Octavia RS 2018 in the history of the Czech company.

For all its recognition, the updated Octavia RS has its own highlight - two-component LED headlights. It should be noted that live this design element looks much more harmonious and less controversial than in photographs. In the Skoda Octavia RS version, these sophisticated optics, combined with the new radiator grille, create a completely new facial expression for the 2017 Octavia RS.

In addition, Octavia RS has new sections of foglights and other air intakes. The bumpers and rear lights layout have been slightly tweaked. The basic equipment includes interesting 17-inch wheels. If wheel size is more than just wheel size for you, you can afford impressive 18-inch and even furious 19-inch rollers for a surcharge.

Inside the Skoda Octavia RS 2018, the update has affected the center console. There is now an impressive 9.2-inch screen of the multimedia system with touch buttons. It has wireless phone charger, heated steering wheel and USB ports for rear passengers. Everything is as functional as in the pre-reform version, only slightly better.

Octavia RS - the same Octavia, only with emotions

The main task of a car like the Skoda Octavia RS is to take more, take it away and do it as efficiently as possible, both in terms of fuel consumption and in terms of emotions. Skoda is pretty hard to convince of making emotional cars. She simply does not have such.

Skoda Octavia RS in a new body.

Apparently, the company's specialists guess about this and therefore they tried to make the updated Skoda Octavia RS a little more emotional due to small nuances. For example, backlighting is now available to the car owner. The seats are great, not exactly sporty, but they keep the driver tight enough nonetheless. The black headliner adds a sporty feel.

As for noise insulation, it is developed in Octavia RS 2018 to an extraordinary level. Although here it could have been smaller, because in this car you need to hear its engine, you need to feel its rhythm. However, the driver hears only silence.

In terms of technical equipment, the new Octavia RS 2018 remained the same, except that its power was dispersed from 220 to 230 hp. Under the hood is the same two-liter TFSi engine, the same 6-speed manual transmission that does not cause any problems, or the proven DSG gearbox. Except that the rear track has increased by 38 mm, but this does not affect the driving experience in any way.

For a charged Skoda Octavia RS, the characteristics do not differ much from the civilian version of the same car.

But Skoda engineers would not be themselves if they limited the flight of their engineering thought on this. And so, together with the updated version of the Octavia RS, which has increased by 10 hp, they released a special version of the Octavia RS, which is 25 hp more powerful than what was before. They thought about a special name for a special car for a long time and decided to name it Octavia RS 245, according to the amount of horsepower produced by the same 2-liter engine as that of the ordinary "eres".

The version 245 differs from the 230-horsepower version by another 8 mm wider rear track, a 7-band robot instead of a 6-band one, and acceleration dynamics to 100 km / h improved by one tenth of a second. But the main feature of this untethered liftback is that it will not be presented on the Russian market. Therefore, it makes sense to return to the technical equipment of the RS Octavia, which we will see on our roads.

This is how the rear optics of the Skoda Octavia RS 2017 looks now in a new body.

The driver has the option to select the mode. The electronically controlled suspension will compress the shock absorbers if he chooses Sport mode. But the updated Octavia has an interesting feature. If you enter a corner extremely aggressively or find yourself in a difficult road situation, when you need to make several abrupt maneuvers in a row, the electronics will automatically switch the chassis to sport mode.

Options Octavia RS

The most notable innovations took place in the optional equipment of the Skoda Octavia RS 2018. Now, in difficult driving situations, the following systems will help the driver. Tracking blind spots, keeping in the lane, preventing a frontal collision and collision with an obstacle from behind. Of course, there is also adaptive cruise control. The lane hold assistant, which is active here, works very correctly. He interferes with the behavior of the "Ereski", but correctly, smoothly, calmly.

The trunk of the Octavia RS 2017 is able to accommodate various things in a volume of 590 liters.

Any car from Skoda, and Octavia RS is no exception, this is practicality. Czechs know how to surprise with small, but very clever technical solutions. Take, for example, the problem of unscrewing the bottle cap. Usually, in order to unscrew it, the driver has to release the steering wheel, because without the help of the other hand, the bottle in the cup holder will scroll. The Czechs came up with the idea of \u200b\u200bmaking small pimples at the bottom of the cup holder, and now the bottle is glued to its place, allowing the driver to twist the lid. Or an exceptionally convenient plastic slot that fits your phone ergonomically. There are about three dozen such small things, convenient, practical, correct in the Skoda Octavia.

Although the trunk has not changed, it is worth mentioning about it. Still, the trunk of the Octavia RS holds 590 liters. Note that the car is traditionally performed in the body of a liftback. In fact, this is an almost ideal city car that will never provoke the driver to show its sporty character. In this particular case, it is more a plus than a minus.

On public roads, the civic, quite good-natured nature of the hot Octavia RS is truly enjoyable.

Octavia RS on the race track

In order to unleash the racing potential of the Skoda Octavia RS 2018, part of the test drive took place on the race track. There was something to reveal: 2 liters, 235 hp. and 6.7 sec. up to a hundred, in the case of a manual transmission. The peculiarity of modern robotic gearboxes is that they work much more dynamically and professionally than humans. Therefore, one could expect that the RS obtained for the test would accelerate to the first hundred even faster, in some six and a half seconds.

The car allows you to feel completely safe, as evidenced by the five stars earned on the EuroNCAP tests, which the car passed perfectly. The safety exam protects the adult passenger by 93%. It instills a certain sense of calmness. Among other things, there are Era-Glonass systems here. Despite being a very new car, it won't have any problems in Russia.

It is extremely difficult to lose control of this car, unless you do it on purpose. The comfort that you feel behind the wheel of the Octavia RS on public roads does not disappear with increasing speed. Because you have to react a little earlier to changing the trajectory, but still the Octavia behaves very clearly and predictably. With your eyes you see the trajectory of the entrance, with your hands I go there the car, and it does exactly what the driver orders him to do. It's a great feeling.

Character features of the Skoda Octavia RS

But the most important character trait of the Octavia RS, which manifests itself precisely on the race track, is not at all dynamics and amazing steering, although all this is present. Most importantly, it's the ease with which it allows the driver to do all this. In fact, it feels like even a completely inexperienced driver will accurately, accurately and correctly go through all the turns on the race track. It's a very comfortable feeling.

Sports seats, as well as pronounced lateral support, also help, together they allow you not to strain the muscles of the driver's back, in those moments when inertia is trying to throw his body to the side. Although the Octavia RS cannot be called an uncompromising sports car, it still deserves the title of a car with a sports character.

When the sport mode is activated, the Octavia RS gets a fairly assembled suspension, an informatively sharpened steering wheel, a modified engine and gearbox algorithm, as well as minimized response time to pressing the gas pedal. In addition to all this, the interior is filled with a specially generated sports exhaust sound. Just like in real sports cars.

The peak torque of 350 Nm is available in an amazing range of 1500 to 4800 rpm. Skoda Octavia RS is able to give its owner a lot of bright, pleasant emotions and at the same time he will always be in the comfort and safety zone. This is the character of the Octavia RS, a vehicle remarkable for its versatility. By the way, unlike the civil Octavia, which is assembled in Russia, the RS version will be delivered from Europe.

The starting price of the Octavia RS is 2,169,000 rubles, and the version with a robot will cost 2,236,000 rubles.

Video test drive Skoda Octavia RS

Skoda Octavia RS 2018 - specifications:

• Length: 4689 mm;
• Width: 1814 mm;
• Height: 1448 mm;
• Wheelbase: 2680 mm;
• Clearance: 127 mm;
• Trunk volume: 590/1580 l.;
• Curb weight: 1430 kg;
• Power: 230 HP
• Maximum torque: 350 Nm;
• Maximum speed: 250 km / h;
• Acceleration time to hundreds: 6.7 s;
• Average fuel consumption: 6.5 liters per 100 km.

Raised all-wheel drive station wagon Skoda Octavia Scout and hot Skoda Octavia RS

Scene: Vienna, Austria

Impressions: instructor rides first. Behind him is a journalist from Slovenia. I am the third. A kind of locomotive of several "cars", winding circles on a ring track at a test site near Vienna. Each next lap the instructor goes faster than the previous one - and at some point the car in front gradually starts to lag behind the leader and clearly restrains my pace.

When I already started to mentally fire this guy for the fact that he left the race track and trudges at a pensioner's pace, I suddenly realized: he has a diesel engine! We are used to the fact that under the hood there is a powerful gasoline turbo engine. But in Europe, the promising nameplate may also hide a modest two-liter 180 hp diesel engine. Later I rode this car and I can assure you that you shouldn't be upset that there will be no such modifications in Russia.

Despite the solid torque of 380 Nm, the diesel Octavia RS changes a hundred in 7.9 seconds, while the gasoline - with the 2.0 TSI engine (now it develops 230 forces versus 220 on pre-styling cars) - copes with the exercise in 6.7 from. At the same time, the gasoline engine clearly has a more trusting relationship with the 6-speed DSG robot: the responses to the accelerator are livelier and more adequate. In addition, you can always order the Octavia RS on mechanics.

But it will not be possible to select a gearbox in the Russian configurator. Juggling gears will be a 6-speed DSG robot, working in conjunction with a 180-horsepower 1.8-liter gasoline turbo engine. For a car that does not pretend to be sporty, this is a great combination. And if we talk about dynamics, such a Scout can accelerate to a hundred even faster than a diesel "Ereska". Although this elevated station wagon is generally not about that.

Compared to regular versions of the Skoda Octavia Combi, the Scout's ground clearance has been increased by 17 mm. The angle of entry has also grown slightly and is 14.5 degrees. All-wheel drive and electronic differential lock are in the base. And all this allows you to confidently cope with both rather steep climbs and diagonal hanging. Although if it were not for a special training ground, I would hardly fit into such an adventure on Scout. But now I know that, if necessary, he can show such tricks.

Ask why I still haven't said a word about the updates themselves? Because the RS and Scout have received exactly the same set of improvements as the most common Octavia versions. Outside - a new face, LED headlights and slightly modified bumpers, thanks to which the length of the car has increased by several millimeters. Inside, there is a new Columbus multimedia system with a 9.2-inch touchscreen and the latest features of the Simply Clever line. And yes - adaptive dampers DCC (dynamic chassis control) are now also available for both modifications. More details in the June issue!

The increase in power that the car received with the restyling turned out to be not as important as everything else that the Skoda Octavia RS now has. Checked!

If you dream of RS-ke, then acquaintance with the optics of a conventional Octavia will not give you so much. A truly three-dimensional design of the front end, which no one likes in the photographs, but almost everyone is uniquely cute live, in the case of the RS it plays 100%. The black edging of the radiator grille (in a conventional car it is chrome-plated) allows you to fully implement the concept invented by the now former Skoda chief designer Josef Kaban. The "small" headlights - the ones closer to the radiator grille - really form a single "object" with it, and the Octavia RS looks wide, pressed to the ground, and due to this - swift and aggressive. And very, very "adult", without a drop of playfulness.

You can order the Octavia RS with absolutely any body color from the existing palette. New to it is an unusual and very modern glossy gray. This is a wolf color, immediately reminiscent of the saying about sheep's skin. In principle, it characterizes the Octavia RS as well as possible.

Like the usual "Octavia", the RS-ki restyling was not limited to "facelift". The car has received a lot of new equipment that changes the overall impression of communication with the car. Of course, for the better.

For example, the new multimedia system is equipped with a large screen that is controlled by touch keys. Someone may regret that instead of pressing a button once, you need to touch the display twice to access a particular section of the menu. But there are probably a few such retrogrades, but thousands will be able to enjoy the strict beauty of black gloss and advanced functionality.

As before, the interior of the Octavia RS is dominated by black, diluted with red stitching on the steering wheel, gearshift lever and seats. But now the car has LED lighting, for which you can choose any color

Even on the RS version, as well as on the standard one, there appeared, for example, a “smart” cup holder, which makes it easy to open bottles with one hand. The grippy, perforated leather steering wheel is now heated.

Compared to these noticeable innovations with the naked eye, the boost of the gasoline turbo engine from the previous 220 hp. up to 230 at the first acquaintance with a "live" machine is not impressive. Yes, "according to the passport" the car became 0.1 s faster - now the Octavia RS liftback with manual gearbox is able to accelerate to 100 km / h in 6.7 s (the version with DSG - in 6.8 s). But this difference is hardly noticeable even by those who drive the Octavia RS daily in combat mode with regular trips on track days. Do such people exist at all? And in ordinary urban and even in suburban conditions, this scanty difference in dynamics does not make itself felt in any way. Well, except that it will be nice to show off in a split second in front of your friends, friends, whose cars will be either much more expensive, or much slower. Because the Octavia RS is now leading by an even wider margin in the “lots of cars for good money” category. From all of us.

The ESP electronic collar of the Skoda Octavia RS cannot be disabled. At least by the methods provided by the manufacturer. But the stabilization system has different modes, including sports, which will allow you to have fun and slide, fully feeling how, under the throttle release in a turn, it is guaranteed that it drags out front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive RS-ku. But even in sport mode, in a very emergency situation, ESP will still connect

The petrol Skoda Octavia RS has an excellent balance. The extended rear track did not make it dumber at the entrance to the corners - the Octavia does not slip off the trajectory even in the stiletto heels, and understeer is felt only with a clear oversteer.

The diesel version is slower on the straights, but turns are no less, if not more fervent. At the same time, a diesel engine sounds more pleasant than a gasoline engine, and such a car slides not only under the discharge, but also under the addition of gas - after all, four-wheel drive can be ordered for a diesel RS!

Rear track widened compared to the pre-styling version - why? The Czechs insist that the design changes were made solely for the sake of design, while carefully calibrating the suspension so that no one would feel any difference. And for sure - no one feels

The current Octavia RS is the most successful "charged" Skoda in history. It attracts Europeans with a verified ratio of price, dynamics and practicality. Not every car can boast of such qualities.

conclusions

Skoda Octavia RS, all adding and adding strength, becomes more and more angry and serious car. Yes, the model still allows you to easily crawl around the city, providing comfort to the driver, passengers and the contents of its impressive trunk. But all the same, she would be on the track, well, at least sometimes ... It's a sin to turn a thoroughbred hound into a pet!

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Petrol versions of the Octavia RS, as before, will be produced with front-wheel drive only. Full is only for diesel models. The front-wheel-drive petrol Octavia RS is certainly faster on the straights, but when cornering and on slippery surfaces, the all-wheel drive diesel is much more confident. Competing with the petrol one on the track, the diesel one is capable of playing back all the lag accumulated on the straight lines in turns and on arcs.

Do you want a liftback, do you want a station wagon? The difference comes down to the design of the rear part of the body and to 0.1 s in acceleration to "hundreds" in favor of the liftback. Liftback also wins for the price

For the Octavia RS, both mechanics and robots DSG are available. According to the manufacturer, the version with manual gearbox is faster (6.7 s to "hundreds" versus 6.8 s for DSG), but it is also designed for more advanced ones. For obvious reasons, it cannot have a Launch Control system, which helps to start from a place as efficiently as possible, automatically holding the optimal 3000 rpm while the driver presses both pedals to the floor, and smoothly spinning the engine after he releases the brake. And the stabilization system, which also controls traction, with a "handle" is a little less effective. On a car with a manual gearbox, it is much easier to get off the trajectory, going over with gas, while in the version with DSG, the system will choose the gear that is more correct, in its opinion. Unless, of course, the driver prefers manual mode, which is here, as before,

The standard brake discs allow the Octavia RS to be fitted with 17, 18 or 19 inch rims. The latter are a very extreme option, because even on 18-inch "rollers" the suspension seems almost furious even on the roads close to ideal in Austria. The markup feels like a fifth point - and how!