Cool new Octavia vRS ups the ante

By Richard Yarrow

23rd January 2009

Five hundred Skoda fans are getting the chance to snap up a limited-edition version of the Octavia vRS – and the best bit is the company will pay the VAT!

Each car is based on the already upgraded 2009 model, but gets a host of additional features worth more than £1,900. The Czech company has added only £750 to the list price, but then knocked the 15 per cent VAT off. It means the 500 cars start from £16,294, which is £1,700 less than a standard vRS.

The extra features include new seats finished in Italian leather, a unique grey metallic paint, 18-inch alloy wheels and an uprated touchscreen audio unit. There’s also revised interior trim and limited-edition badging on the rear door. Standard kit already includes dual-zone climate control and cruise control. There’s a choice of three models – the 2.0-litre FSI 200bhp petrol hatchback or the 2.0-litre TDI 170bhp diesel as a hatchback or estate.

A spokesman said: “The vRS is already astonishingly good, and for a select number of drivers we’ve made it even better.

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