What I can tell is that it's a manufacturer number plate, there's tape over a badge below the Kodiaq badge (4X4 badge on left so must be new), and it looks to use an unpainted Sportline rear bumper with 'real' exhausts.

Doubt its a vRS (or RS) as Skoda have said that won't happen.  It could be a higher powered petrol, or Petrol/Hybrid powertrain in testing though (speculation obviously).

 

Pictures aren't clear enough to see any main detail (because of the sunshine also).

 

No point thinking this is a production ready vehicle, its likely just a test-mule for something else.  The Kodiaq body may be hiding any number of things.

6 minutes ago, hwr1983 said:

Doubt its a vRS (or RS) as Skoda have said that won't happen.

 

Do you have a source for that? All the articles I've seen were suggesting that they 'would like it to happen'. Of course, that doesn't mean it will... but not saying it will isn't the same as saying it won't, if you see what I mean!

I thought I'd read it somewhere (Likely Autoexpress) but I was incorrect - It was the Superb I was thinking of.

 

I've since found items from Late 2017 stating there WILL be a Kodiaq vRS

 

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/96270/skoda-kodiaq-vrs-on-the-way-in-2018

https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/skoda-kodiaq-suv-vrs-price-specs-release-date-3110

 

I do apologise

Time will tell which world regions get which of the latest drivetrains when.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/442423-280hp-kodiaq