Skoda RS Models are known as performance versions of production vehicles like the Fabia and Octavia, but the Skoda RS story began in 1974 with two racing cars: the Skoda 180 RS and 200 RS. Even the RS initials stands for Rally Sport according to Skoda historians.
The Skoda 180 RS and 200 RS ran in an official motorsport competition for the first time in June 1974. The 200 RS was powered by a 2.0-liter engine that could propel the car to a top speed of 210 km/h.
In 1975, Skoda built another RS model, the 130 RS that was to become one of the most successful racing cars of its time. Also known as the “Porsche of the East”, the Skoda 130 RS won the 1977 Monte Carlo Rally with his 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine capable of reaching 220 km/h.
In 1981 the RS era at Skoda was interrupted for almost 20 years.
The RS returned in the 2000 with the petrol-powered Octavia RS with 177 HP, while the diesel-powered Fabia RS with 128 HP was born in 2003.
Since then, Skoda built a second generation Octavia RS between 2005 and 2013 (2.0-liter petrol engine - 197 HP), a second generation Fabia RS (1.4-liter petrol engine - 177 HP) as well as a third generation Octavia RS.
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