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    01 SKODA OCTAVIA RS

    Oct 27, 2021 4 minutes
    BY • TRENT GIUNCO

    ⍟ Rating 4.0

    ENGINE 1984cc inline-4, DOHC, 16v, turbo

    POWER 180kW @6500rpm

    TORQUE 370Nm @1600-4300rpm

    0-100KM/H 6.4sec (tested)

    WEIGHT 1475kg PRICE$47,790

    LIKE: Hot hatch grade performance; practicality; up-market feel

    DISLIKE: Traction issues; fake engine sound; wind/road noise at speed

    AS FAR AS relationships go, MOTOR’s affinity with the Skoda Octavia RS is positive. Just ask group road test editor, Scott Newman, how much he loved his manual RS230 Wagon long termer and watch a broad smile form. And that’s without asking him to recall the story of chasing an unsuspecting Porsche around Sandown. (The video is on our YouTube channel if you’re keen.)

    However, the RS230 wasn’t just a handy, go-fast tool. Pragmatic performance is

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