For info. They seem to like it - though they aren't entirely convinced about the DSG with the diesel engine...

Skoda Octavia vRS TDI (2009) CAR review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online

Excuse my ignorance, but which stereo is fitted in the picture attached to the review.

Looks like the Skoda version of the RCD-310 which isn't offered in the UK VRS.

I think that sums things up pretty well.

I also agree with the comments about the brakes - my non-fl diesel Combi has caused me more than a few heart in the throat moments when the initial retardation to a reasonably firm push on the middle pedal doesn't ellicit the response expected :eek:

As most VW group cars and in particular Audi's seem to have over servoed brakes, this comes as a bit of a suprise.

As for the interior and their comments about the seats, at least you can now opt for leather for a very reasonable £800. The only really daft thing about it is the option of a MFSW ONLY with DSG - why?

In Estate form the vRS has little in the way of competition. I don't understand why Ford haven't put the high power 2.2 diesel in the Focus to offer a challenger.

Car magazibne have akways rated the Octavia and the Vrs - considering it something of a "sleeper" so that review doesn;t surprise me. My only gripe is that reviews like that from Car just let a whole lot of others into the secret!

Good review.

A real shocker how much a boggo Focus estate diesel costs :eek:

I wonder if there are any long term plans to use the new 2.0 TDI twin turbo engine from the facelift VW Transporter in other VAG vehicles ? In the Transporter it produces 130Kw and 400Nm at only 1500rpm, and it is engineered for transverse installations with 4motion AWD (unlike the 3.0 V6 TDI which is currently longitudinal installations only).

In a vRS they could even tune it for a bit more power (at the expense of low rev torque)

Couldnt agree more with the DSG holding on too long before upchanges

I wonder if there are any long term plans to use the new 2.0 TDI twin turbo engine from the facelift VW Transporter in other VAG vehicles ? In the Transporter it produces 130Kw and 400Nm at only 1500rpm, and it is engineered for transverse installations with 4motion AWD (unlike the 3.0 V6 TDI which is currently longitudinal installations only).

In a vRS they could even tune it for a bit more power (at the expense of low rev torque)

bet its bloody heavy though and thats counter productive to handling. Its not good having huge power without being able to use it on the twisty bits.

bet its bloody heavy though

Why would it be a huge amount heavier than the existing 2.0l 4 potter TDI lump ? I don't see how adding an extra (small) turbo and a small amount of extra metal here and there for reinforcing would add that much more weight (and it's not like the existing TDI lump is a featherweight anyway).

I'm sure I've read somewhere that VW is working on a twin turbo 2.0L diesel to compete with the BMW one.

Though knowing the way the VW hierarchy works, it could be a long wait for a vRS diesel with 200+bhp as standard :(

Why would it be a huge amount heavier than the existing 2.0l 4 potter TDI lump ? I don't see how adding an extra (small) turbo and a small amount of extra metal here and there for reinforcing would add that much more weight (and it's not like the existing TDI lump is a featherweight anyway).

Yep I stand correct - I didn't read the post properly and thought you meant the 2.5 from the transporter!! I've driven the 123D Beemer and was proerly impressed at the spead of torque and the rapid pickup. Sequential turbs are defo the way the go.....

The thing is Skoda >could< do a 200bhp CR quite easily and I'd love to see that along with some RS6 type box arches but somebody in the VW group probably says "er, no sorry otherwise you are going to pinch OUR customers"!!!