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

[mmmRacer]

Looks much better with the black interior.

[FSI 220]

Looks orright in Black, shame I am never owning black again though...

Interior looks orrite, I like it... just needs the right spec...

[K1W1]

I'm really surprised that they have stuck with the mechanical handbrake. It really does put the look at the interior into the bargain basement class these days.

[woofy]

I thought the earlier pics showed it gone. They may have put it back in the RS for performance reasons, a lot of people complained when it looked like it was getting taken away. Not everyone does handbrakeys, but track and rally people do.

[K1W1]

Not everyone does handbrakeys, but track and rally people do.

And the percentage of owners of vRS who fit into the "track and rally" category is? My guess is that there would be a decimal point with a very small number after it.
It's either cost saving (which I doubt) or a deliberate ploy from Head office to make sure that other brands in the group are seen to have newer technology.

[Ideo]

I'm really surprised that they have stuck with the mechanical handbrake. It really does put the look at the interior into the bargain basement class these days.

I don't like electronic handbrakes, so I'm not going to complain when manufacturers retain them.

[Ideo]

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.

It's a bit like the Mk 4 Golf in that it is a very understated and classless design, in that it can fit in anywhere.

Any word on an Australian launch date?

[K1W1]

Any word on an Australian launch date?

If it's typical European 6 months or so after the Europe release. I'm thinking the first stock will be here not longe before Christmas as it will be built immediately after the summer factory shutdowns.

[Tigger]

I'm really surprised that they have stuck with the mechanical handbrake. It really does put the look at the interior into the bargain basement class these days.

You are one of the very few people kiwi who have a problem with the proper handbrake!
The electric brake is the most stupid gimmicky thing ever adopted by manufacturers. I am so glad that reason has prevailed and skoda have retained a proper hand brake....

[FSI 220]

The fact it has a normal handbrake is awesome, push button handbrakes are slightly less bad than foot operated ones...

Avoiding a three point turn is good for the environment.