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2026 Skoda Elroq RS premiere

Skoda has officially launched its electric crossover, the Elroq RS, which was announced in early April. It is a sporty version of the Elroq that brings more equipment and excitement.

The Elroq RS model looks significantly different from the standard one, and is the first Skoda sports RS model with the Modern Solid design language. It is equipped with a sports chassis with a suspension that is 15 mm lower at the front and 10 mm at the rear, headlights that extend across the entire width of the car, a lot of black details on the roof rails and side mirrors, and a full-width light bar at the rear. Adaptive shock absorbers are also available as an option. Engineers have also worked on the steering, which is now much better than in the standard Elroq.

The Elroq RS has a Tech-Deck face, behind which are numerous sensors and radars for various systems such as adaptive cruise control and traffic jam assist.

The interior is the same as the standard Elroq but with a few minor updates such as green thread on the micro suede upholstery with carbon fiber trim pieces, and the 13-inch multimedia screen and 5-inch display in front of the driver now have different graphics.

When it comes to the powertrain, the Elroq RS is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 340 hp. It comes with an electric range of more than 550 kilometers on the WLTP cycle, and is currently Skoda’s fastest model, reaching 100 km/h in just 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 180 km/h. It supports 185 kW DC fast charging and the battery can be charged from 10 to 80 percent capacity in just 26 minutes.

Deliveries will start this summer.

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2026 Skoda Elroq RS

At the end of 2024, Skoda presented the new generation Elroq EV, the first model that will be produced with a new design called “Modern Solid”. Now the Czech manufacturer is announcing the arrival of a sports version of its electric SUV, the Elroq RS.

Skoda has released a teaser of the Elroq RS, and what we can see is that it will have a Tech-Deck Face front fascia, and it is also known that it will be available in Mamba green. The car will be officially presented on April 3 on Skoda’s YouTube channel.

There are currently no technical details about the car, and some believe it could be similar to the Enyaq RS. Skoda Elroq is available with three different battery sizes (55, 63 and 82 kWh). The Elroq 50 is powered by a single electric motor with 170 hp (125 kW) and 228 lb-ft (310 Nm) of torque, and thanks to a 55 kWh Lithium-ion battery it has a range of 230 miles (370 km). The Elroq 60 is powered by an electric motor with 204 hp (150 kW), and has a range of over 400 km thanks to a 63 kWh battery. Elroq 85 and 85x are the most powerful versions. Both versions are powered by an electric motor with 285 hp (210 kW), and thanks to the 82 kWh battery, they have a range of over 560 km.

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The UK Police will use the Skoda Octavia vRS

Skoda recently introduced a new generation of the sports version of the Octavia, the Octavia RS, which has clearly attracted the attention of many. The latest information suggests that a modified version of this model (Octavia vRS) will become a member of the fleet of the UK police forces, as well as medical services, firefighters and rescue workers.

The Skoda Octavia RS is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with 265 hp (195 kW) and (370 Nm) of torque, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.4 seconds.

The standard version of the Octavia RS is equipped with a sports suspension that is 15 mm lower, progressive steering and electronically controlled VAQ limited-slip differential, new sports exhausts with black tailpipes, LED Matrix beam headlights, sports seats with integrated headrests and RS logo with quilted fabric and red decorative stitching on the seat backrests, dashboard covered with neoprene and double rows of contrast stitching in red that, combined with artificial leather, cover the door panels.

There is also a large number of safety systems such as Automated Emergency Braking, Predictive Pedestrian Protection, Blind Spot Detection, and Turn Assist, which automatically applies the brakes if the driver fails to notice oncoming traffic and is at risk of a head-on collision, Attention and Drowsiness Assist, which monitors the driver’s behavior and assesses their level of drowsiness via a range of datapoints, such as the steering inputs and interventions from Lane Assist.

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The UK Police will use the Skoda Octavia vRS