Subsequent-gen Skoda Octavia RS will not be launched in India earlier than late-2021

Skoda is but to relaunch the outgoing Octavia RS in India, nevertheless it has already began speaking about bringing the next-gen Octavia RS right here. The corporate will not have the ability to launch the all-new mannequin to our market earlier than the top of 2021.

The brand new era Skoda Octavia that was unveiled in November final yr will probably be launched in India as early as the top of this yr. The subsequent-gen Skoda Octavia RS primarily based on it’s going to probably be in showrooms internationally within the second half of this yr. This mannequin will take no less than a yr to achieve our shores, and that is a growth coming straight from Zac Hollis, Director – Gross sales, Service & Advertising, Skoda Auto India.

The subsequent-gen Skoda Octavia RS will probably be bought with 2.0L TSI petrol and a couple of.0L TDI diesel engines that can supply higher efficiency than these of the outgoing mannequin. For reference, the previous mannequin’s petrol mill was launched in 230 PS/350 Nm model after which upgraded to 245 PS/370 Nm model. The diesel mill of the identical develops 184 PS and 380 Nm of torque. The subsequent-gen Skoda Octavia RS will probably be obtainable with a plug-in hybrid system as properly, packing a 1.4L TSI petrol engine and an electrical motor collectively.

The two.0L petrol engine will probably ship round 300 PS and 400 PS and sit on the top quality with respect to efficiency. The plug-in hybrid variant ought to present a positive middle-ground between the efficiency of the petrol and the decrease value of possession of the diesel, with CO2 emissions and the resultant taxes levied on a car being an vital a part of buy determination now.

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The present-gen Skoda Octavia RS was initially dropped at India as a CKD import and localise, which helped pricing it very attractively. Now, it may be relaunched as a CBU import at Auto Expo, which can make it very expensive. The subsequent-gen mannequin, too, will probably be an expensive CBU import, no less than initially. In different latest developments, Skoda has revealed its line-up for Auto Expo 2020, and you may examine it in our devoted report right here.