The Octavia RS is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front positioned engine, from Skoda.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 167.5 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 4200 rpm and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1430 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h, which is 140 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.7/4.5/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2577 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1526 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4578 mm | 180.2 inches | |
| Width | 1769 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 128 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.308 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1968 cc (120.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (167.5 bhp) (125 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.5 kW/litre 86.3 ps/litre 85.1 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
177.85 Nm/litre
2.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2234.9 kPa (324.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.45 kg/kW 19.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.7/4.5/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.7/4.5/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.0/22.2/17.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.7/62.8/49.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.5/52.3/41.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 154.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 157201 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Skoda Octavia RS added 2007-05-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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