The situation that the automotive sector, worldwide, is not the most inclined for those high-power models. This is causing firms to consider introducing hybrid mechanics and even electric in the ranges of these vehicles. Skoda is one of those that is working in this direction, as its head of R&D&I, Christian Strube, has advanced in the Paris Motor Show.
As we all know, the sports range of Skoda It is called RS and is currently made up of Octavia y Kodiaq. The first should be renewed in a matter of a couple of years, since the current generation hit the market in 2013. For this reason, as you have commented Strube, throw a Octavia RS equipped with a hybrid mechanics it would be a good possibility to combine performance with moderate consumption in the same model.
At a technical level, there is still no decided configuration, but it could use a derivation of the one that they have presented in the VisionRS shown in the Paris Motor Show. This concept makes use of a 1.5 hp 150-litre TSI gasoline mechanic coupled with an electric motor with 102 hp. As a whole, the power is 245 hp, a figure that allows it to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in a good 7,1 seconds.
Strube has commented that the next Octavia RS It has to have a more powerful combination, since the current generation has a performance of 245 CV. However, the model that will carry a configuration very similar to that seen in the Vision RS is the Superb. The reason is that next year the first plug-in hybrid of the brand will arrive in its range, and it will do so as a preview of what is to come.
Currently those responsible for Skoda are working on the development and application of sustainable mechanics to both the commercial range and the sportier range RS. Electrification is also among its plans, since the Grupo Volkswagen is investing large sums of money in it, but the Czech firm wants its models to be more emotional. Everything, in order to improve their numbers and increase profitability.
Source – Skoda
More information about this model
- Plazas 5
- Power 116 - 150 hp
- Consumer goods 4,3 - 5,1l/100km
- Assessment 4,8