I bought an Octavia vRS as a practical family car (well thats what I told the missus) And believe me its about as practical as I will ever be, my other choice was going to be a BMW M3 saloon . I obviously did a lot of research through the net and magazines. So I am well aware of the stats on paper.

The problem I am having is (on a private road obviously) the car is flying up to 120 (indicated) then it seems to run into a wall of inertia, very similar to a Turbo diesel at the top of the rev range. It just does not want to pull beyond this. Don't get me wrong the speedo is still creeping up but I run out of road long before the promised 146mph.

There doesn't seem to be any issues at lower speeds as point to point I have kept up with a Subaru WRX no problems, much to his disapointment I may add:thumbup:.

Is this the norm or do you think that I may have a problem. If so what. My motor does have 102k on it but I have been around the VW scene a long time and I am well aware that the basic 1781cc motor is only just about run in at 100k. The car has been well looked after all its life by one Skoda dealer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Pre remap my (5000 miles) vRS pulled (on my private road ) to over 130 with no problems. I then backed off (it's only the driveway up to my country pile:rolleyes: )

Pre remap my (5000 miles) vRS pulled (on my private road ) to over 130 with no problems. I then backed off (it's only the driveway up to my country pile:rolleyes: )

How does it go now after the re-map? Or are you having to buy a new house in the country with a longer drive way :smrbow:

140 (GPS verified) on a runway.

140 (GPS verified) on a runway.

I take it you ran out of road rather than the car not pulling????

yep, ran out of road and confidence in my brakes.

Yep know that feeling. Once went for a passenger ride in a BMW Drag car at Bruntingthorpe. 2.7 with triple carbs and 400bhp nitrous. Brakes burnt up at end of runway and only just made the corner/runoff at the end..........Not a pleasent experience.

Limiter in 5th in my old one

My SDI runs out of puff above about 140 :(

Looks like something is amiss then F*@%@in hell. Any suggestions?

You dont have a WRC spoiler fitted do you?

No just the standard one as far as I am aware? What is the difference?

What rpm is it showing when it stops accelerating?

I assume it pulls to the redline in all the other gears?

Fitting a boost gauge could be handy.

The larger WRC spoiler reduces top end speed significantly. Colin D's car felt like it was towing a caravan at 120+ compared to my humble Elegance estate.

Standard VRS spoiler wont be nearly as bad.

What rpm is it showing when it stops accelerating?

I assume it pulls to the redline in all the other gears?

Fitting a boost gauge could be handy.

Red lines in 3rd and more than happy with the oomph getting there at which point it tops out at around an indicated 105-110mph drop into 4th and just seems to run out of go at 120. The problem with this is getting a long enough piece of road to stretch its legs.

I am not sure of the revs as I usually have one eye on the road one eye on the speedo (and my 3rd eye gripping the seat:rofl: )

Seriously though it is no where near the red line I would estimate somewhere around the 4.5k - 5k mark in 4th then if you drop into 5th there is just nothing left. No urge as if the engine has gone off boost.

The larger WRC spoiler reduces top end speed significantly. Colin D's car felt like it was towing a caravan at 120+ compared to my humble Elegance estate.

Standard VRS spoiler wont be nearly as bad.

Googled the vRS WRC and if it is the same one as on the actual rally car then no it is nothing like this. It is just the standard spoiler.

i cant remember taking my vRS to the redline in 4th but it'll happily pull past 130 in 5th...

a standard car pulls closer to 150 from what i've read on here, all of course on private road or unlimited roads on the continent.

theres a couple of tuned varieties on here that go further still...

The are various possible reasons for a loss of boost, if that's what it is.

I can't quite remember what mine was like as standard (It was re-mapped after a couple of weeks...), but it seemed to pull quite well in fourth.

For licence preservation reasons I've never attempted a maximum speed run (before or after the re-map), although I'd be disappointed if it didn't manage an indicated 150mph.

i cant remember taking my vRS to the redline in 4th

Maybe it is just a case that I am running out of space. I might take it out early on a morning before anybody is awake and see what it will do.

My only real point of reference to driving a hot hatch, for any length of time, prior to the Skoda was a Renault 11 turbo which just never stopped charging right up to the red line in fifth. This car felt much quicker than the vRS but I am putting that down to lag as there used to be nothing below 2k rpm then bang you needed another gear, that and the ratio's were much much shorter.

I was expecting the vRS to charge up to around 130-135 then you would have to keep your boot in to get up to the top of the scale.

My only real point of reference to driving a hot hatch, for any length of time, prior to the Skoda was a Renault 11 turbo

I'd imagine the sense of danger was greater in the Renault!

i had a Renault 19 16v before the vRS and that FELT quicker... the thing with the vRS is that it makes very good progress without actually feeling or sounding like it does.

I'd imagine the sense of danger was greater in the Renault!

Absolutley especially as it was made from pressed tin foil. You should have seen it go once I had the Group A carb and the larger turbo fitted. Very scary, 175bhp in something like 900 kilos. But it wasn't to last as that much boost in a 1400 it all went horribly wrong and ended in a pool of oil and lunched engine internals

i had a Renault 19 16v before the vRS and that FELT quicker... the thing with the vRS is that it makes very good progress without actually feeling or sounding like it does.

Ah Yes the 11's sucessor. Just as mad but better screwed together.

The difference is that the Octavia is a comfortable 'German' family car with the added bonus of decent performance, not a buzz-bomb.

The difference is that the Octavia is a comfortable 'German' family car with the added bonus of decent performance, not a buzz-bomb.

Absolutley, as I have previously stated, this is about as sensible as I will ever get. Also you are completly correct by describing the 11 as a bomb because the damn engine went off like a hand grenade when it detonated. There is an inherent stability to the chassis as I had to tell the missus that we were doing 120 mph. She wasn't impressed but did say that it only felt like 70 mph. On the downside of this you have to be constantly on the ball otherwise you soon find your speed winding up.

I had an Audi A3 1.8T for years and got my first speeding ticket 2 hours after picking up my 1.8T Octavia.

I think the softer suspension and smoother boost on the Skoda means that the 50mph+ speeds just arrive quietly and smoothly, instead of being something you rush towards in more sporty cars. The power delivery just seems more gradual and over a wider rev range in the Skoda than it was in the Audi.