In the central warehouses of the brands, there are often prototypes that never see light and other special creations worthy of admiration. The Skoda Bonneville Octavia RS presented 10 years ago, and already forgotten, has received an important update.
There is not, nor will there ever be, a model as fast in the Czech brand as was the exclusive Skoda Bonneville Octavia RS,a one-off created especially ten years ago to honor the first model of the Czech firm with these two initials sports A development that started from the British division of Skoda.
The Skoda Bonneville Octavia RS It was based on the second generation of the brand’s most important model, the Octavia. And, more specifically in the top-of-the-range variant of the Octavia RS, undergoing a major transformation that served to test its credentials and set a true record on the salty side of Utah, United States.
Skoda Bonneville Octavia RS broke US speed record
The Bonneville Octavia RS has returned to modern life as is, and only because it already two decades have passed since the premiere of the sports brand. Aesthetically it has the appearance of the most efficient version of the Skoda Octavia Greenline, so it goes rather unnoticed and without powerfully attracting attention.
However, in a circuit it is completely transformed, as the 2.0-liter TSI four-cylinder engine debuted new, more powerful injectors, a larger cooling system and took over the Octavia Greenline six-speed manual transmission, with longer exchange rates. The result was a maximum power exceeding 600 hp and a maximum speed of 368 km / h, thanks to a large Garrett-supplied turbo.
As you can see, the interior was stripped of every element of comfort, without luxuries or functionalities, which cannot be said to be Spartan either. The interior consisted of a roll cage of tubular bars, a sports seat, the steering wheel and a digital display behind, with the only equipment of a fire extinguishing system. To put, those of Skoda in the United Kingdom They dispensed with the brakes, betting everything on a parachute.