In times Octavia used AZNP (Auto Racing, national company) shortcut, thus Touring Sport. The first racing specials, which bear the trio of cars 180 and RS 200, two pieces had a 2.0-liter engine 178 l Winged Arrow wanted to compete in higher volume than the classes were then 1300. And in domestic competitions was trying to compete with Vladimir Hubacek unsurpassed Alpine A110. International homologation cars get, it was a prototype.
180/200 RS
Developments in the CEI (research and development facilities) lasted only eight months, from October 1973 to apply during and IBM computer. Serve as a structural basis coupe 110 R, body, however, was considerably expanded, particularly arches and fenders. The roof has fallen by fifteen inches. It was aluminum, as well as the front cover, as a building material for the rest of the body was used thinner sheet steel. Rear hood was, for a change of laminate, it is not surprising that the car weighed despite installing protective frame and reinforcements skeleton only 805 kg. She stood straight four meters, was 1.68 meters wide and only 1.19 meters in height.
130 RS
In 1975, however, began the era of the famous 130 RS coupe that mark six years later brought the European Championship in Touring Car and meanwhile reaped one success after another, not just at home. Perhaps the Rallye Monte Carlo in 1977, where he finished one-two in the class in 1300 cm3. Again, positioned at the rear four-cylinder engine was in fact the volume of 1289 cm 3, the boundary categories came to further development. Power soared thanks to a pair of Weber carburetors to 103 kW. The engine had an eight-channel head again and dry sump lubrication. Four-meter sedan with a width of 1.72 and height 1.34 m able to launch the circuits up to 220 km / h, again depended on gearing, as it is in a competitive race car.
Octavia
Skoda shortcut revived in 2000 to Octavia RS first modern generation that finally able to buy ordinary mortals. It came after a facelift across the range. Both in the bowels possess exclusively turbocharged petrol four-cylinder 1.8 l/132 kW and a five-speed manual. Sprint from zero to one hundred mastered for the first Octavia RS 7.9 was rode up to 235 km/h. Its production was discontinued in 2005. Before four years she appeared in WRC which is the fourth season to be a success in the competition with MS specials WRC (World Rally Car). It was also the centenary celebrations of action marks Laurin & Klement and Skoda's motorsport. Production of cars was among other standard electronic stabilization, xenon headlights and alloy wheels.
Fabia
In the 2003 season, the letters RS, Camel Fabia is still exclusively turbocharged with 1.9 kW TDI/96 for hot-hatch quite unusual engines. With the six-speed manual transmission directly accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.6 is to burn up to 204 km/h. Its production was discontinued in 2007. Present model was first introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. It is powered by only four-cylinder gasoline 1.4TSI twin-turbo with an output of 132 kW in combination with the standard-fitted seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox DSG.
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