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whats the main difference people, do i take it the vrs is slightly more powerfull?? but would a re-map on a RS bring it up to the same power level as a vrs.

asking as i have found a really nice 03 plate rs for sale locally.

cheers

karl

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A 2003 Octavia vRS ? The mk1 octavia only has a VRS model, some dealers & insurance company call it just the RS but unless am missing something the RS & VRS is the same 1.8 20v Turbo producing 180bhp. The other petrol turbo is the 4x4 150bhp version if thats what your meaning?

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rs and vrs are both the same. I note that on the link above, they call it a RS, but the actual badgework on the car says VRS. As above, some insurance companies have dropped the v from the name, but it is still the same vehicle.

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rs and vrs are both the same. I note that on the link above, they call it a RS, but the actual badgework on the car says VRS. As above, some insurance companies have dropped the v from the name, but it is still the same vehicle.

It's called Octavia RS in most of Europe, except the UK. At least so in the Nordic countries.

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in the UK its officially marketed as the Vrs, in europe its called the RS. The car is exactly the same, the reason for it being different i the UK is because Ford own the UK trademark for the name RS.

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cheers for all the info guys, hopefully i will be buying the car sometime this week. :)

Do you have shares in crude oil???:rofl:

just wondering as driving your current cars must be like pouring buckets of petrol down the drain...

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yeh i do get invited to the BP xmas party every year:rofl:

and heres a crappy pic of my corrado, can you see/tell what engine conversion i did to it?? thats before i got sooo annoyed with a certain vw specialist that i have decided to sell the current engine and going to do a vr6 turbo conversion:cool:

and yeh i do like alloys, at the moment i have 5 sets.

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It's the same car. No difference. It's a vRS, not an RS.

As far as I know....

The vRS started out being marketed as the 'RS', then Ford complained that RS belonged to them or something, so Skoda changed their marketing to vRS (Victory Rally Sport). So now it's marketed as the vRS, and that's it's official name.

Even though Skoda started using 'RS' back in 1977 with the Skoda 130 RS. Go figure!

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... Thats what I've started calling it too simply because it sounds better :P

To quote good old Bill... "A rose by any other name etc etc."

Call it what you like, it is what it is :thumbup:

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except in your members car section...

Started, not always and calling it in the real world when talking to non car people, not typing on a Skoda forum Columbo ;)

To quote good old Bill... "A rose by any other name etc etc."

Call it what you like, it is what it is :thumbup:

I have no problem with what it is. Infact my answer to "So what do you drive?" Is just- a Skoda Octavia, don't see the need to go into specifics. When talking about the model name its becoming easier to call it an RS as thats what my dealer, insurer, mechanic, motor factors etc. all call it anyway.

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I believe it should be called the rs as v only represents the accent above the s in skoda, and the term vrs is a uk mistake.

I agree. The car is called Octavia RS on the V5. RS stands for RennSport; the german word for motor-racing & the 'v' in front of the RS represents the accent above the S of Skoda.

I think vRS has become pretty widespread now though & if you say vRS everyone knows you're talking about a Skoda.

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in the UK its officially marketed as the Vrs, in europe its called the RS. The car is exactly the same, the reason for it being different i the UK is because Ford own the UK trademark for the name RS.

This man is spot on! I got bored tonight so looked into it, and your right!

Comparing the UK site to the global site initiated the hunt!

If your British, it is a vRS, officially.

If your not, it's an RS to you!

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I agree. The car is called Octavia RS on the V5. RS stands for RennSport; the german word for motor-racing & the 'v' in front of the RS represents the accent above the S of Skoda.

I think vRS has become pretty widespread now though & if you say vRS everyone knows you're talking about a Skoda.

Skoda Octavia vRS (01-05) - Facts & Figures - Parker's

Škoda - Our Cars

turns out even skoda got it wrong.

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What badge does the Vrs have on the continent and australia?

Any forieign RS pics i have seen have a Vrs badge

Confused!!!!!

Exactly. It's the same car, same name. The V5 for my car says 'Octavia RS' & an early UK brochure I have also says 'Octavia RS'. The 'v' sign on the badge represents the accent over the S; this is why the continental cars have the same badge.

I think most Brit's (myself included) initially read the accent symbol as a 'Vee' & the vRS name has stuck. I actually prefer the name vRS 'cause it differentiates the car from Fords etc. Everybody knows a vRS is a Skoda!

I wonder what it says on the V5 of MkII & MkIII Octavia RS/vRS's?

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