Kodiaq RS 2.0 TSI 265

STORY

The Kodiaq RS was the first SUV in Škoda's RS family. The first car carried the 2.0 BiTDI diesel of 176 kW (240 PS) and 500 Nm, with all-wheel drive and a seven-speed DSG. Sabine Schmitz drove it round the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 9:29.84 on 18 May 2018, which Škoda called the fastest lap for a seven-seat SUV, and the press kit is dated December 2018. The second generation, shown in October 2024, uses a 2.0 TSI of 195 kW (265 hp). Škoda's claimed figures are 6.3 s to 100 km/h and 231 km/h.