http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/skoda-octavia-rs-s-2-0-tdi-125-kw-cena-a-vybava.html

its all there...just need to translate it!!

but its there!

More stuff on the official Skoda website about it too (but still in Czech I'm afraid):

http://www.skoda-auto.com/cze/model/octaviars/rest/

Hmm actually on further investigation I don't think that's about the TDI vRS but just the normal petrol vRS - d'oh! My Czech is clearly a bit too pants.

See I told you it was coming.......you disbelievers

Ah but will it make it to these shores??

it should!!

I don't know any Czech but if you click on technical specification, or Czech equivalent you can see the words turbodiesel and 125KW with 170 in brackets. Above, for the petrol the figure in brackets is 200.

Therefore we now know it is a 170 bhp turbodiesel in the vRS

Damn, Just bought petrol VRS and wanted diesel. What a barsteward!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How long does it normally take for new models to make it to the UK? Anyone know, as it may make me feel better if it's a long time.

Cant see it being out much before the end of the year if that.

Thats ok. As long as it makes it here :D:D sorry i've been waiting for a very lonig time for one of these, heard about it ages ago, but never had it confirmed.

if it even makes it here, i never doubted a diesel vRS just wether it would come to the UK or not.

Due very late this year, or more likely first quarter next year

Is it likely to cost more than the petrol?

Is it likely to cost more than the petrol?

I think speculation is that it will be

I remember seeing a press release when the petrol RS was launched, indicating a 170bhp diesel was set to join the line up in the second half of this year. Now that is the car I want.... please bring it out with a DSG option Skoda!!!

I remember seeing a press release when the petrol RS was launched, indicating a 170bhp diesel was set to join the line up in the second half of this year. Now that is the car I want.... please bring it out with a DSG option Skoda!!!

With steering wheel paddles,of course!

John.

The price in Czech is for the TFSI estate 794 900 and for the TDI estate 819 900 as you can see in the pic. 25 000 more for TDI in Czech money.

£606.61 according to xe.com.

I remember seeing a press release when the petrol RS was launched, indicating a 170bhp diesel was set to join the line up in the second half of this year. Now that is the car I want.... please bring it out with a DSG option Skoda!!!

better still.....................wet dreams about them shoehorning in a V6 tdi!!!!!!!!!

I was told about this at a dealers last month even though they were trying to sell me the 140TDI at the time, if he'd of kept quiet I may of been driving around in a new car!

Told by my dealer yesterday that they're expecting it in June...

June... this year or next?

White RS TDI.

http://tinyurl.com/qotte and then car config.

White RS TDI.

http://tinyurl.com/qotte and then car config.

Same price as Petrol, according to that.

Although theres a EUR 360 deduction for Bonus lt. §14a NoVAG inkl. MwSt.: when you click on it, so it starts at Bruttopreis: EUR 29.020,-

I´ve seen secret pdf from Skoda at czech forum.

Hatchback:

0-100 km/h 8.5s

Toppspeed 225km/h

Fuel consumation

urban 7,7 liters/100km

extra-urban 4,5liters/100km

total 5,7liters/100km

CO2 157g/km

80-120km/h on gears 5/6 is 8,2/10,7s

Productions starts for both 170TDI and 2.0TDI 4x4 week 27 2006