I have it on good authority from someone who knows what they are talking about, who works for skoda, that the vRS will be a 2.0T FSI 197 bhp and 2.0 TDI 170 bhp.

That being the case, and given that the Leon's price is usually about the same as the Octavia's, are we looking at the wrong side of

Right, as to the "so I've heard" bit - I have it from a very reliable Dutch Seat source that indeed the Leon Sport-Up 185hp version is "only" a Sport version, as I already presumed. The Leon FR with the 200hp 2.0T FSI will follow later this year (spring '06 in Holland), with the 240hp 2.0T FSI Cupra with bigger turbo/IC to follow late '06 - in Holland at least.

So perhaps we can expect a 2.0T FSI 185hp Elegance version, next to a proper 200hp vRS. And that diesel...

(all in euro-horsepowers of course, instead of bhp...)

That being the case, and given that the Leon's price is usually about the same as the Octavia's, are we looking at the wrong side of

The pricing will be a killer whatever goes in.Bet skoda have been tearing their hair out.

I don't think they can get away with anything more than