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Skoda Kodiaq vRS

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Running costs

31.7mpg (official)

£98 fill-up

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

6.6 seconds/144mph

MUCH like the rest of Skoda’s seven-seat Kodiaq SUV range, the vRS performance flagship model has received a host of subtle cosmetic upgrades inside and out for 2022 to improve its appeal – along with one entirely more significant change under the bonnet.

That’s because in a departure from the old twin-turbocharged 2.0-litre diesel, the latest vRS uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol unit with 242bhp.

We’ll come onto what that’s done for the driving experience shortly, but

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