Octavia vRS Mk3 Pics - They're finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Transporter]

more pics from a Czech dealer....

in the last two pics, it looks too high!!! probably cause its on 17s and still has the transport blocks.

even more pics here.

It looks more like a Croatian dealer than Czech.

http://new.skoda-auto.com/en/models/...tavia-rs/entry

http://new.skoda-auto.com/en/experie...pid-sport.aspx

Here is CZ site http://new.skoda-auto.com/en/Pages/homepage.aspx

[dArK5HaD0w]

It looks more like a Croatian dealer than Czech.

that it is.

some more pics.....unfortunately new vRS doesn't excite me in these pics

[team_v]

I agree, the new vRS looks really odd, especailly with all the jagged edges everywhere (especially above the fog lamps)

[K1W1]

And there was me expecting post after post from the fan boys telling me what a traitor to the cause I am.
This thing is bland in a big way. It may go alright and it will be reliable and no doubt well equipped for the price but a performance car looker it is not.

BTW compare the front wheel arches and overall front end height in the pics above the the artificially lowered white wagon on the earlier pages in this thread. This is what you will be driving not the low rider white wagon.

[Makk]

Hmmm, the grey vRS estate in the photo doesn't have roof rails...is that a new option?
I guess the extra chiselling at the front bumper is to give it a "sharper" nose compared to the standard Octavia...

But I agree, the ride height and also the choice of wheels are not the most flattering in these pics!
Looks quite ordinary...but I suppose VW can't have the new Skoda looking meaner than the new Golf

[K1W1]

Hmmm, the grey vRS estate in the photo doesn't have roof rails...is that a new option?

It may well be in some countries. What you get as standard depends on what the local importer or subsidiary decides the local market needs.
In the UK for example Skodas are almost poverty pack in their base form and virtually everything is an option whereas in NZ they generally have more standard features than the Australian models.

You may also want to note that the hatch in the last photo has the external mirrors folded but none of the wagons do. That may indicate an option for power folding mirrors.

[k_rider]

I kinda like that green wagon... A lot more than I thought I would.

Agree that it does look a bit "plainer" than the photos on the Skoda website. The good thing is (IMHO) is that it doesn't look like the circus that is an MPS, EVO or WRX. Definitely a 'Q car'. Bring 'em on!

[woofy]

I actually prefer the front bumper from the non RS, compared to the MkII they have switched them around, ie the RS looks bland but the other models look nicer.

[zei20t]

give me a green sedan anyday. but although the white wagon had HSV wheels, I prefer them to the ones above.

if we all wait 3-4 years, there will probably be a facelift model released.

[Transporter]

Probably much more people had to like it than not, if that design made it to production.

I like the new look better than the old one, almost from every angle.