Skoda has officially launched the 2025 Octavia RS in India, and the response has been overwhelming. The performance sedan went on pre-booking from October 6, and all 100 units allocated for the country were sold out within days. Deliveries will begin from November 6, 2025.<\/p>\n
The new Octavia RS stands out from the standard model with a sportier, aggressive design. At the front, it gets a gloss-black grille with RS badging, flanked by dual-pod Matrix LED headlights and V-shaped DRLs. Its lower stance, 19-inch aerodynamic alloy wheels with red brake calipers, and blacked-out tailgate badging give it a bold presence. At the rear, wraparound LED tail lamps and a gloss-black lip spoiler complete the performance look.<\/p>\n
Color choices include Mamba Green, Magic Black, Candy White, Race Blue, and Velvet Red.<\/p>\n
Inside, the RS gets an all-black cabin with red accents, a flat-bottom RS steering wheel, metallic pedals, and sport seats finished in a mix of Suedia and leatherette.<\/p>\n
It comes packed with features such as a 13-inch infotainment touchscreen, 10.25-inch digital driver\u2019s display, a 12-speaker Canton audio system, 3-zone climate control, and powered front seats with heating, memory, and massage functions. There\u2019s also a 15W wireless charger with cooling support.<\/p>\n
Safety is well-covered with 10 airbags, a 360-degree camera, ESC, ABS with EBD, hydraulic brake assist, and auto park assist. It also includes ADAS features such as adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, and blind spot monitoring.<\/p>\n
Powering the Octavia RS is a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that produces 265 PS and 370 Nm, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The car accelerates from 0\u2013100 km\/h in 6.4 seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 250 km\/h.<\/p>\n
Mechanical upgrades include a recalibrated suspension and steering setup for sharper handling, performance brakes, and an electronic differential lock for improved cornering.<\/p>\n
The Skoda Octavia RS 2025 has been launched at \u20b949.99 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Skoda has officially launched the 2025 Octavia RS in India, and the response has been overwhelming. The performance sedan went on pre-booking from October 6, and all 100 units allocated for the country were sold out within days. Deliveries will begin from November 6, 2025. A Sportier Take on the Octavia The new Octavia RS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[140,141],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-automobiles","8":"category-cars"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6859,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857\/revisions\/6859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}