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227 Mph SKODA Octavia vRS Breaks Landspeed Record At Bonneville

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Sorry for the lateness of this one, but you know they did it!

· Octavia vRS breaks official record to become the fastest 2.0-litre forced induction production car ever

· ŠKODA UK prepared racer hits an incredible 227.070 mph on legendary American salt flats

· ŠKODA celebrates 10 years of vRS

On Friday 19 August at 07:45am, a ŠKODA Octavia vRS officially became the world's fastest 2.0-litre supercharged production car in the world when the 600 bhp ‘salt spec’ racer – built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic vRS performance flagship badge – registered a Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) sanctioned speed of 227.070 mph on Utah’s legendary Bonneville Salt Flat.

The modified production Octavia vRS hatch, prepared by ŠKODA UK, smashed the previous record for a 2.0-litre forced induction production car at this year's Bonneville Speed Week (13-19 August), registering an impressive official record speed of 227.080 mph.

The previous record for what is known as the G/PS category was 216 mph, set in August 1998.

Driven by journalist Richard Meaden, the Octavia had set impressive speeds throughout the week breaking the 200 mph barrier on six previous runs.

The Octavia’s record breaking runs consisted of two official runs of Bonneville's famous five-mile course at 225.513 mph on Thursday 18 August, and a return run at 228.647 mph on Friday 19 August.

Robert Hazelwood, Director for ŠKODA UK, said: “This is a truly stunning achievement. Our goal was to break 200 mph as a celebration of 10 years of vRS, and we have achieved that, and significantly more. The success is a tribute to everyone who has worked so tirelessly and with such passion to make ŠKODA a world beater.”

The Milton Keynes based ŠKODA UK team behind the racer had spent the week leading up to Speed Week putting the car through a rigorous dyno programme with the assistance of performance software and tuning outfit specialist REVO Technik.

Daytime temperatures on the Bonneville Salt Flats typically exceed 40C (104F).

Since its launch in 2001, vRS has captured the hearts of UK motorists who enjoy the thrill of sports car driving. Since then, the UK has become ŠKODA’s largest market for the Octavia and Fabia vRS with more than 12,000 cars sold since launch.

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That's proper fast!!! :thumbup:

That'll give bugatti something to think about :rofl:

Don't think there's 10 radiators on an Octy :no:

Well, I like Skoda can do this record. But you don't want to compare it with a Bugatti Veyron ;-) there is still a looooong way to go, impossible I would say to reach 267.85 mph...

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Pfft.

I know a guy with a Fabia 2.0MPi who did 235mph....

Congrats to Skoda though, very impressive!

I bet that was going up a very steep hill into a ferocious headwind and towing a caravan too.

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Sorry for the lateness of this one, but you know they did it!

· Octavia vRS breaks official record to become the fastest 2.0-litre forced induction production car ever

· ŠKODA UK prepared racer hits an incredible 227.070 mph on legendary American salt flats

· ŠKODA celebrates 10 years of vRS

On Friday 19 August at 07:45am, a ŠKODA Octavia vRS officially became the world's fastest 2.0-litre supercharged production car in the world when the 600 bhp ‘salt spec’ racer – built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic vRS performance flagship badge – registered a Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) sanctioned speed of 227.070 mph on Utah’s legendary Bonneville Salt Flat.

The modified production Octavia vRS hatch, prepared by Å KODA UK, smashed the previous record for a 2.0-litre forced induction production car at this year's Bonneville Speed Week (13-19 August), registering an impressive official record speed of 227.080 mph.

Sorry Colin, but I think you'll find it was TURBOCHARGED?

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Sorry for the lateness of this one, but you know they did it!

Sorry Colin, but I think you'll find it was TURBOCHARGED?

Yes it was, this is the release as Skoda put it out. I thought it was turbo, but they said super..., it's forced induction class supercharger or turbo.

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Yes it was, this is the release as Skoda put it out. I thought it was turbo, but they said super..., it's forced induction class supercharger or turbo.

I guessed it was a Skoda error as most web sites are directly quoting the Skoda press release. Or do they think its a TSi in the press office? :wonder:

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I guessed it was a Skoda error as most web sites are directly quoting the Skoda press release. Or do they think its a TSi in the press office? :wonder:

it ran in the production-supercharged category, a turbo is technically a type of supercharger

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