Skoda Octavia vRS Challenge 2019 review
- 5 years ago
Skoda Octavia vRS Challenge 2019 review
The styling tweaks may be so subtle as to include black vRS badging and exhaust tips, but, in combination with the ‘Xtreme’ alloy wheels, they lend the vRS a pleasingly subtle sense of menace that’s in keeping with the hot Octavia’s character.
Another feature the Challenge gets over the standard car is a set of power-operated Alcantara seats. These are rather lovely, having a decent balance of support and comfort, and adding a light sense of occasion to the otherwise conservative cabin.
Factor in the digital dials (a reasonable £450 option) and the well-judged ‘Supersport’ steering wheel of the standard vRS, and this is a Skoda that comes pretty close to feeling like a car from one of the established premium manufacturers.
The styling tweaks may be so subtle as to include black vRS badging and exhaust tips, but, in combination with the ‘Xtreme’ alloy wheels, they lend the vRS a pleasingly subtle sense of menace that’s in keeping with the hot Octavia’s character.
Another feature the Challenge gets over the standard car is a set of power-operated Alcantara seats. These are rather lovely, having a decent balance of support and comfort, and adding a light sense of occasion to the otherwise conservative cabin.
Factor in the digital dials (a reasonable £450 option) and the well-judged ‘Supersport’ steering wheel of the standard vRS, and this is a Skoda that comes pretty close to feeling like a car from one of the established premium manufacturers.