IF releasing an all-new model under new ownership wasn’t ambitious enough already, Skoda also tried its hand at creating a performance sub-brand. The manufacturer did have some motorsport heritage to fall back on: as recently as 1996, Skoda finished a remarkable third in the RAC Rally, with legendary driver Stig Blomquist at the wheel of a Felicia Kit Car, replaced the following year by – you guessed it – the Octavia itself.
Mk1 vRS
THE vRS branding was applied to the Octavia first. Sharing its tech with
