SKODA OCTAVIA RS 245

Still the best bang-for-your-buck fast car in India?

- TUHIN GUHA

Too close to premium brand rivals in price

Type 1,984cc, Inline-4 turbo petrol

Max power 245PS @5,000–6,700rpm

Max torque 370Nm @1,600–4,300rpm

LxWxH (mm) 4,689 x 1,814 x 1,469

Price ₹45.21 lakh (on-road Mumbai)

OD Rating

Strong engine, grippy limited slip-diff, racy looks, practical daily driver

As we wind this year down, very few of us will look back at it with any sense of fondness. But driving a car that you didn’t think you’d ever get your hands on, and one with a reputation such as this one, we’ll take that as a nice goodbye gift from 2020.

Launched just when the pandemic turned our world over, all units of the hot Skoda Octavia RS 245 were accounted for until the economic downturn that followed led to some cancellations. Lucky for you and us, there’s now a few of them still going around.

Didn’t we already have an Octavia RS?