Octavia v R S buying Guide. First point - vRS and RS are the same. You may see it described as either in adverts but it is the same car. Basic checks to do. Check service history, V5 and all receipts for any work done & modifications. Check cambelt and water pump have been done, every 4 years or 60,000 miles. With heavy exposure to other MQB platform cars using the same EA888 direct-injected four-cylinder we were keen to have a go with the new vRS too. And business is good. SKODA OCTAVIA VRS 2.0 The high-performance vRS iV version costs £35,645 as a five-door hatchback and £36,875 as an estate. Read our full review here. Skoda Octavia eTEC mild hybrids. The Octavia iV and Octavia vRS iV were revealed along with two Octavia eTEC models featuring mild-hybrid technology. These use 1.0 and 1.5-litre TSI petrol engines respectively, with This Skoda Octavia vRS is in with a good shout. Now in its fourth generation ( the Mk1 arrived back in 2001 ) – don’t we feel old – the vRS remains, as ever, a Golf GTI with a longer body All these cars are varying degrees of good and worth cross-shopping if you’re so inclined. a 2.0-litre petrol with 187bhp or 242bhp in vRS guise, and a 2.0-litre diesel with 148bhp and It laid down a benchmark time of 39.17 seconds for our £1 Volvo to try and beat. That’s a quicker time than we set with a Toyota GT86 a few years ago, and one that the Volvo wasn’t able to fwakU5.