“I completely agree. Let's see. We haven't announced anything yet, but I think your arguments are valid.” – said Skoda president Klaus Zellmer when British journalists asked if they would finally make a sports version of the great sedan.
The fourth generation of the brand's largest passenger car made its global debut this fall, and although its engine range is more diverse than ever – including hybrid and mild-hybrid powertrains as well as conventional petrol and diesel engines – no From them we have such high performance that we can understand the mathematical intent.
If Zellmer not only wants to avoid further inconvenience, but already has a question about a potential RS model on the agenda, it is also unlikely that it will see the light of day as a model designed specifically for winding roads. It is much more than a sovereign, high-speed grand tourer, which, contrary to all previous traditions, can best be achieved with a hybrid powertrain.
This would be in line with the brand's intentions to reduce its carbon footprint, as well as the needs of the customer base: according to Zillmer, its customers are not particularly obsessed with speed. Of course, this could change if they had a high performance option.
Currently, the sporty RS version can be ordered from the Octavia, Kodiaq and Elegance models. There are three versions of the former: the 200 with a diesel engine, the 245 hp with a gasoline engine, and the 245 hp hybrid. The diesel engine in the Kodiaq RS has a maximum power of 240 hp, while the maximum power of the purely electric Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé is 220 kW, or 299 hp.
As for a potential Superb RS, a plug-in hybrid version seems most likely, but it would certainly need to be tuned more aggressively than the Octavia RS iV unit. This is only necessary because the 265bhp petrol engine is the most powerful in the current range.
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