The Skoda Octavia RS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 5 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 5500 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Skoda Octavia RS weighs a claimed 1325 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 232 km/h, or 144 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 10.8/6.4/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined per EU 93/116, and carbon dioxide emissions are 192.0 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 | 2512 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4507 mm | 177.4 inches | |
| Width | 1731 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1413 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1325 kg | 2921 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.3 kW/litre 101 ps/litre 99.7 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.95 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1658.1 kPa (240.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.4 s
@ 93 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 28.3 s
@ 195 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.01 kg/kW 16.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.8/6.4/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined per EU 93/116 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.8/6.4/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/15.6/12.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.2/44.1/35.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.8/36.8/29.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 192.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 205/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78551 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Skoda Octavia RS added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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