Kuleli sonto, uhlobo lwaseCzech lukhiphe izithombe zokuqala ze-Skoda Octavia RS entsha. Izotholakala ngezinjini ezimbili, ekadizili eyodwa nekaphethroli.
Ikhonjiswa kuma-bodyworks amabili, i-saloon kanye neveni, enezinjini ezimbili ongakhetha kuzo, i-Skoda Octavia RS entsha ibonakala okokuqala ezithombeni ngaphambi kokuvulwa okukhulu okuhlelelwe uMkhosi weGoodwood, umbuthano wezimoto omkhulu kunawo wonke futhi wendabuko ezweni ubukhosi bakho".
Inguqulo enamandla kakhulu ye-Skoda Octavia RS izoba namandla amakhulu angu-220hp, ekhiqizwa injini kaphethiloli engu-2.0 TSI, kanti inguqulo yedizili izoba namandla angu-184hp akhishwe enjinini engu-2.0 TDI. Izinjini ezifanayo esizozithola ezinguqulweni zezemidlalo zeVolkswagen Golf range, iGTI neGTD ngokulandelana kwazo.
I-Skoda Octavia RS iqale ifakwe u-gearbox onamagiya ayisithupha oshintshwayo, okuthi enguqulweni ye-TSI ivumele imodeli yaseCzech ukuthi ifinyelele ku-0-100km/h ku-6.8sec nje. kuyilapho kunguqulo kadizili okufanayo «sprint» ithatha umxhwele, kodwa eside, 8.1 sec. I-dual-clutch DSG gearbox izotholakala njengendlela yokukhetha, okuzokwenza i-Octavia isheshe nakakhulu, kodwa izinombolo ze-DSG gearbox azikaziwa.
Uma iqhathaniswa nezinguqulo ezijwayelekile zohla lwe-Octavia, i-RS entsha izoba ngaphansi ngo-12mm (13mm enguqulweni ye-Combi) futhi izofika ifakwe i-XDS electronic differential lock system eyaziwayo, esebenza ezingeni lamabhuleki angaphambili ukuze ilingise. umphumela wokukhiya kokuhluka kwemishini.
Gqamisa futhi ngesethi entsha yamasondo ezemidlalo (amahle kakhulu esiwabonile) kanye namabhampa amasha namalambu amnyama. Uma lezi zakhi zinganele kumuntu ongekho emqondweni ukuze ahlukanise i-Skoda Octavia RS kubafowabo abakhona ohlwini, izifinyezo ze-RS ezisakazeke kuwo wonke umzimba kanye nama-caliper apendwe abomvu azoqeda ukungabaza. Nakuba le nguqulo “enopelepele” owengeziwe ingangeni egaraji le-RazãoAutomóvel, khumbula u-1000km esiwuhambe sigibela isipele i-Skoda Octavia RS 1.6 TDI.
Umbhalo: Guilherme Ferreira da Costa