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SkodaAuto is planning to launch its lines of cars with the RS (Rally Sport) tag in India. The company has already launched the Laura and superb car both aligned at the premium segments and the carmaker it planning to launch another exciting launch, the new RS - the sports icon of all Skoda cars.

The RS might be available here in India in two variants, one with a 2.0-TSI engine with 200 PS and a 2.0-L TDI oil burner that generates 170 PS.

Ashutosh Dixit, senior GM (sales & network development), SkodaAuto India, told “The appeal of the RS lies in the fact that it is an everyday sports car i.e. you can enjoy the space of a four-door family car as well as go full throttle when you desire speed.”

The new RS will be based on the 160-PS Laura (known as the Octavia abroad and already the fastest car in its class here) platform and will have sporting cues in its interior and exterior design. It will have a lower drag coefficient (read better aerodynamics), sports suspension and a new sporty body kit. This comes on the back of the fast 4-wheel drive 3.6-L 260-PS V6 Superb that Skoda launched in India recently.

The RS will be available for sale here only after the launch of the Yeti, ŠkodaAuto’s soft roader, later this year. But company officials have confirmed that it will soon be showcased in cities such as Mumbai and Delhi. In fact, SkodaAuto is the only company to have had a true-blue “sports” version of its regular sedans here. Also known as the RS, the turbocharged 1781-cc car spewed 150 PS, which was much more than what a “normal” Skoda Octavia produced.

Other car companies such as Honda, Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi and Maruti Suzuki tried similar experiments here by launching sports versions of their regular cars. Honda did it by launching a sports variant of its Civic. Ford still sells the Fiesta 1.6S.

Mitsubishi followed suit with its Cedia Sports. And just a few months back, Toyota too launched a sports version of its popular sedan, the Altis. But other than the Fiesta 1.6S, which at least has a retuned suspension, none of the other carmakers offered any hint of real performance in their sports offerings, apart from looks.

“For most, it was just a marketing gimmick to renew consumer interest in their products,” says an industry insider on conditions of anonymity. New fog lamps, fresh bumpers, sporty seats, fake aluminium pedals, boot spoiler and stickers were dished out to buyers who wanted some excitement in their daily commute. But if SkodaAuto has its way, things are about to change fast.

[Source: EconomicTimes]

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