New Škoda Octavia RS range of sports.

Posted May 21, 2009 | Category: Cars

The Škoda has over 100 years of experience in motor racing, and the new Octavia RS enhances this long tradition of sporting Brand czech with particularly strong and dynamic design. The RS, powerful and spirited, but also proudly offers the typical strengths of the family Octavia: suitability for everyday use and family, economy, roominess, reliability and security.
The new identity of the Octavia RS is well marked dall'espressivo front, exhibiting redesigned headlights now are considerably larger and more visible and give the car a strong personality. Standard features include Xenon lights with the Corner function. Similarly to the headlights, the grille has also been modified traits and adapting in size and incorporates the renewed RS logo. The new front bumper, with a larger air intake and pronounced, as well as fog lamps with the Corner function are offered for the first time the LED lights on Octavia "Day Light", with a consumption of only 50 W. The interior offers the driver a perfect balance in terms of ergonomics, and is characterized by excellent manufacturing and precious materials. Like the Octavia, also the RS, both sedan, and wagon, is very generous in terms of space for occupants and their luggage. The high level of comfort is also enhanced by the electronic climate control two-zone Climatronic, now equipped with a sensor that constantly measures the quality of air injected inside the passenger and, if necessary, automatically activates the recirculation function of ' Air.
In addition to the rich standard equipment, the range of extras opens up many possibilities to customize the Octavia RS based on the desires of each customer. For example, the main design element of the new RS interior Supreme, available as an option, is an elegant Partial leather seat trim, and exclusive decorative moldings applied with initials RS door panels and instrument panel. Offering alloy wheels and colors you can customize and make even more aggressive the RS outside. The range of seven colors has been extended with the smoke gray metallic and alloy wheels as an alternative to the standard Zenith 17 "rims are available on request 7.5 Jx18 Neptune." Since the end of 2000 nearly 60,000 customers opted for the Octavia RS, 70% of which are available Wagon, particularly popular in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. The sedan is rather favored by British and Spanish clients. In other markets, the demand of the two models stood at similar levels. The engines of the Octavia RS meet the Euro 5 legislation. The petrol 2.0 TSI 200 hp (147 kW), while allowing great performance, combined cycle consumes only 7.5 liters per 100 km and is recorded emissions of CO ₂ equal to 175 g / km. The 2.0 TDI with common rail injection system, particulate filter, 170 hp (125 kW) has a maximum torque of 350 Nm, delivered between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm. The average consumption of 5.7 l/100 km and a value of 150 g / km of CO ₂ emissions combined make it a motor sports park and very clean. The sporty RS is further enhanced dall'assetto specific, lowered 13 mm compared to the normal version (12 mm in the case of Wagon). Škoda engineers have contributed decisively to further reduce consumption by optimizing the weight of the vehicle, this course will benefit also the dynamic performance of this sporty model. The performance and environmental impact are positively influenced by the reduction of vehicle weight. Škoda's engineers have taken to obtain 20 kg less for gasoline and 15 kg for the diesel versions. Thanks to better aerodynamics, the vehicle finally obtained best performance in terms of maximum speed, elasticity and acceleration. The inspiration for the Octavia RS is a long tradition of sports car manufacturer czech: in 1901, in fact, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement, the founders of the brand, decided to enter the world of motorsports. In the early 70s he appeared for the first time the acronym RS (Rallye Sport) on the sports models Škoda 180 RS and Škoda 200 RS, which later cleared in the Škoda 130 RS, close to mass production, successfully used rallies, and races on the track uphill. Among his major accomplishments include winning the Tourism category of the Rally of Monte Carlo in 1977 and the European Touring Car Championship in 1981.

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