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Skoda reveals new Octavia vRS
Date: 13 June 2013 | Author: Tristan Young
The new Skoda Octavia vRS
Skoda has uprated the power of its 2.0-litre diesel and petrol engines that feature in the new Octavia vRS.
On sale in August and priced from around £23,000, the diesel sees an increase of 14hp to 184hp, while the petrol is up from 200hp to 220hp.
The car is fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox, and the diesel manages 0-62mph in 8.1 seconds with a top speed of 144mph.
The petrol is capable of 0-62mph in 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 154mph.
Full details will be released closer to the car's on-sale date but Skoda is also claiming an improvement of up to 19% in fuel efficiency for the new cars.
