{"id":240837,"date":"2023-10-05T12:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240837"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:19:21","slug":"new-skoda-kodiaq-vrs-hot-suv-to-shun-electric-with-turbo-petrol-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-skoda-kodiaq-vrs-hot-suv-to-shun-electric-with-turbo-petrol-power\/","title":{"rendered":"New Skoda Kodiaq vRS hot SUV to shun electric with turbo petrol power"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Skoda will be giving its new Kodiaq the vRS performance treatment but not with the aid of an electrified powertrain<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--M0Zdgnzr--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031644\/autoexpress\/dsc_9517_0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--W4GphCWI--\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1646670486\/autoexpress\/2022\/03\/Skoda%20Kodiaq%20vRS%202022-10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A brand-new Skoda Kodiaq vRS will launch in the second half of 2024, delivering what\u2019s likely to be one of the final combustion-engined cars to be created by the Czech brand\u2019s performance sub-division.<\/p>\n<p>The newly launched second-generation Kodiaq is longer and heavier than the model it replaces. But bosses believe that even with toughening targets on CO2 emissions, and Skoda\u2019s push towards an all-electric future in Europe, there\u2019s enough demand from customers for sporty derivatives to justify a Mk2 Kodiaq vRS. By the second half of the decade, it could sit alongside faster versions of not only the facelifted Enyaq, but also the zero-emissions Elroq and Skoda\u2019s forthcoming seven-seat EV.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s board member for technical development, Joannes Neft, confirmed to Auto Express at the Kodiaq\u2019s global reveal that a faster version of the car is in the works. \u201cWe are playing with something already,\u201d Neft said. \u201cWe had a vRS before, and it was very successful, so we will get a new vRS too.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--u9h6nrUe--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1696346460\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/2023%20Skoda%20Enyaq%20vRS.jpg\">New Skoda Enyaq iV vRS is the fastest Skoda ever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer said that while the latest Kodiaq is more focused than ever on efficiency and sustainability \u2013 helped by the model\u2019s first plug-in hybrid version \u2013 the brand will be led by customer demand for a vRS. \u201cvRS is a sub-brand of ours, and we need to build our future on that sub-brand too,\u201d he told us. \u201cFrom my point of view, it\u2019s consumers who will decide; what we do is based on their preferences. We want to provide a choice; this is our task. Our reason for being is not to convince people to drive this or that; it\u2019s to give them what they want. So if there\u2019s a market for a Kodiaq vRS and it\u2019s within the legislation then yes, we\u2019ll build it. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The engine that will be used for the forthcoming Kodiaq vRS has yet to be detailed, but Neft revealed that his team have \u201calready decided not to do it with a plug-in hybrid\u201d. That rules out a more powerful version of the new Kodiaq iV\u2019s 201bhp powertrain, and makes it all but certain that the Kodiaq vRS will use a version of the VW Group\u2019s 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol motor, producing around 270bhp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skoda sources have also confirmed to Auto Express that the Kodiaq vRS will have a dual-clutch automatic transmission, like the rest of the range. And Martin Jahn, the company\u2019s sales and marketing boss, told us, \u201cThe Kodiaq vRS, by definition, is a 4&#215;4.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skoda is likely to push the extremes of the existing Sportline edition to create the more dynamic-looking Kodiaq vRS, with larger alloy wheels, revised front and rear bumpers and carbon fibre-effect trim.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--noa_nENU--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1696421147\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/Skoda%20Kodiaq%202023-11.jpg\">New Skoda Kodiaq is here to solve all your family car problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new generation of Kodiaq vRS is expected to make its public debut in the final quarter of 2024, with first deliveries to UK customers early in the new year. The model should match the newly revealed Kodiaq iV plug-in hybrid on pricing, with a figure approaching \u00a350,000.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Skoda sources have ruled out the idea of a more rugged \u2018Scout\u2019 version of the four-wheel-drive Kodiaq. Jahn told us, \u201cThe car is already used by people towing, by people driving in wet, cold and snowy conditions, up mountains and so forth. It\u2019s enough of a 4&#215;4 as it is; we see demand for a more sporty version, like vRS, and also a more opulent edition, such as Laurin &amp; Klement, that would look at home arriving at the opera house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" class=\"imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a616lnd391fu polaris__image\" height=\"20\" src=\"\/public\/trustpilot-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Who said practical cars can&#x27;t also be fun? 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