Is it RS, or vRS?

[Spinifex]

Hi everyone.


Just curious how the flagship Octavia is marketed in different parts of the world.


Here in Australia, it's definitely just the " RS ", as per all ads and literature. Even the owners manual is just labeled as RS.


But I notice in various forums online that most users (who most happen to be overseas) are calling it the vRS - is it marketed as that in other countries, or are people just calling it that due to the carat symbol in the name?


My understanding was the "v" just represents the carat over the S in Skoda...... which is just to indicate pronunciation. But I could be wrong!

[dArK5HaD0w]

It "RS".
The only reason it's referred to "vRS" is because in the UK, Ford said Skoda can't use "RS" cause it's theirs (Focus).

Regarding the v in vRS, this was explained in a letter from Skoda (below).

Skoda UK said:
Reference: SD-2010/04-006667


Dear Bertee,

Thank you for your letter dated 21 April 2010, regarding the meaning of Vrs

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your email but your question required a bit more research and I wanted to make sure that I gave you the correct answer.

After checking a number of websites I could see that there has been a lot of debate regarding the meaning behind the word Vrs and most people have got the rs part correct as being Rally Sport.

However it appears that no one has actually guessed what the V stands for and this is in fact the Diacritical mark you see above the S in Skoda.

Thank you for contacting Skoda Customer Services.


Kind regards

John Good
Customer Service Advisor

Skoda Auto Customer Services
customerservices@skoda.co.uk

08457 745 745
Å KODA UK - Å KODA

[Spinifex]

Yep, thanks DarkShadow. That's what I always assumed too - people just see it on the badge and assume it's a letter V.

Surprised though that someone can "trademark" the RS though - there's many cars that have used the RS moniker over the years, to indicate Rally Sport.

RS Turbo Liberty for one (which I have previously owned).