Verdict – is the Skoda Octavia vRS Estate a good car? The Skoda Octavia vRS Estate has come back fighting since its facelift, with even more power, some tweaked looks and just as much class ...

The Octavia is currently the only model in Skoda’s line-up to be given the full vRS treatment, but with a diesel and two petrol options there’s still a bit of choice when it comes to selecting ...

Verdict – is the Skoda Octavia vRS Estate a good car? The Skoda Octavia vRS Estate has come back fighting since its facelift, with even more power, some tweaked looks and just as much class ...

The Skoda Octavia vRS is one of the most unassuming performance cars on our roads, staying true to the original concept first established at the turn of the millennium. Despite its modesty ...

Still the do-it-all sporty estate? In every other country, Skoda’s sportiest nameplate is called RS. But the UK, being typically awkward, refers to it as vRS – the reason being ‘RS’ is too ...

This is the Skoda Kodiaq vRS. Much like the rest of the range, the performance flagship of the brand’s seven-seat SUV lineup received a host of subtle cosmetic upgrades inside and out for 2022 ...

Skoda’s vRS badge has come a long way since 2001. Back when the first Octavia vRS was launched, the idea of a sporty Skoda was too far-fetched for some people. The Czech brand was still emerging ...

The Skoda Octavia vRS isn't as focused as some other hot hatches like the Civic Type R (or the Golf GTI for that matter), but find yourself on a good, clear bit of road and it's still a car that will ...

s coveted ‘Car of the Year’ gong in 2000, while it was also launched a few years later as a sporty vRS hot hatch — using a 128bhp 1.9-litre diesel engine. A second-generation model was unveiled in ...

The diesel Skoda Octavia vRS may be the biggest seller but it’s the petrol model we review here that boasts the headline top speed of 154mph – that makes it the fastest Octavia ever.

The phrase ‘best car in the world’ is thrown about with whim, but it often describes something do-it-all rather than the latest Koenigsani HyperThrust. It’s usually applied to a Range Rover ...