Roomster RS on the way?

[RapidRonnie]

http://www.auto.cz/spy-photos-skoda-roomster-51633

I would quite like a new Fabia RS but prefer the practicality of the Roomster, so I could be a potential customer for this!

[Jonny5ive]

I can't see from those shots what would be "RS" about it.

It looks low but that's about it

[RapidRonnie]

I can't see from those shots what would be "RS" about it.

It looks low but that's about it

It has the front bumper from the Fabia RS. It must have some kind of different mechanical set up to the standard Roomster or it wouldn't be worth them testing it.... unless it's some kind of test mule for a future Roomster 2?

[Jonny5ive]

It has the front bumper from the Fabia RS.

They're essentially the same car underneath upto the B pillar so they may have just bolted on the RS bumper (first out of the parts bin) to make it road legal?

[branners]

Sign me up!

[RapidRonnie]

They're essentially the same car underneath upto the B pillar so they may have just bolted on the RS bumper (first out of the parts bin) to make it road legal?

Maybe, but it still leaves the question of what they are testing there.

It makes sense in a way; a Roomster RS would certainly be a niche vehicle but as you pointed out yourself the front end is the same as a Fabia already so development costs would be pretty low.

[n0ct0]

From Google translate:

Spy Photos: It's a new Skoda Roomster RS?

After a quick Fabia Combi RS may arrive even a small RS!

Masked Roomster in the Alps in 2010? That sounds very strange! The model number appears after a complete facelift last year, has already undergone modernization and derived variants Scout and Greenline. But something still missing. Yes, the title has already hinted, will probably see a quick mini-MPV!

Our latest spy photos show a prototype of photographers during a test of resistance braking system in the Alps. Fully loaded wagon rides down repeatedly demanding alpine altitude and electronics on board monitors the current state of the brake system.

It is interesting under the hood, respectively. New bumper got heavily sculpted, angular grille and fog lights in the shape of a honeycomb. Everything therefore indicates that it is preparing a fast minivan, perhaps equal to the Roomster RS.

Skoda recently surprised the market installation of a double-turbocharged four-cylinder 1.4 TSI (132 kW, 250 Nm) in a small estate. So far, no such variant of the VW brand group has not offered. Roomster RS could thus be an interesting step automakers to raise interest in the model, which is on the market since summer 2006.

[Jonny5ive]

Thanks for the translation. A Roomster RS could just fill a gap in my garage. Plenty of car swapping at the moment due to having a 2yr old and me having no rear seats in the fabia