Octavia vRS 0 - 60 time???

Andyhumble · 08-09-2005, 10:00

I know Skoda say the (standard) Octavia vRS gets from 0 to 60 mph in 7.9 seconds, but I've read some 0 - 60 times on some web sites that slash this time by over a second.
I've been told by a lot of people, including the Skoda dealer, that Skoda published the time of 7.9 seconds in an attempt to keep the insurance group down.

Have a look at carfolio.com.
http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=78551

This states the time at 6.7 seconds.

Whats everybody elses opinions?????

***ncarring*** · 08-09-2005, 10:02

At Trax last weekend some owners with fairly heavily modified cars were getting close to 7 seconds but couldn't quite break it. That's been the pattern in all the owner testing we've done over the past couple of years. A pro may be able to get slightly better times by being very brutal with the car.

Mil · 08-09-2005, 10:07

I think you also gotta remember that 7.9 figure is a 0-62mph time, not 0-60.

kenny · 08-09-2005, 10:17

i would stick to the time of 7.9 tbh. with 180bhp i dont see it being much faster in standard form

vibrio · 08-09-2005, 22:04

estate is slower

0-62 is quite a pointless measurement however

Shifty · 08-09-2005, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by vibrio

0-62 is quite a pointless measurement however

Not for the europeans and everybody else in the world, as 62mph = 100kph.

Like the old benchmarks for fuel consumption 56 mph (90kph) and 75 mph (120kph). We are in a minority by having mph.

So if you look at it like that, 0-60mph is the pointless measurement.

**TaviaRS** · 09-09-2005, 05:47

Do search for posts by me......... Mine was low 6s and high 5s

Martin Keene · 09-09-2005, 19:34

Autosport suspect the car they first figured and got 6.7 seconds had a 225 spec engine in it, because they never matched it with any others after the first batch of press cars...

08-09-2005, 10:00	#1
Andyhumble Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Newcastle Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Octavia vRS 0 - 60 time??? I know Skoda say the (standard) Octavia vRS gets from 0 to 60 mph in 7.9 seconds, but I've read some 0 - 60 times on some web sites that slash this time by over a second. I've been told by a lot of people, including the Skoda dealer, that Skoda published the time of 7.9 seconds in an attempt to keep the insurance group down. Have a look at carfolio.com. http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=78551 This states the time at 6.7 seconds. Whats everybody elses opinions????? __________________ Brrrrmmmm Brrrmmmmmmmm

08-09-2005, 10:02	#2
*ncarring* Don't talk, drive! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The B roads of Britain Posts: 12,950 Thanks: 16 Thanked 94 Times in 77 Posts	At Trax last weekend some owners with fairly heavily modified cars were getting close to 7 seconds but couldn't quite break it. That's been the pattern in all the owner testing we've done over the past couple of years. A pro may be able to get slightly better times by being very brutal with the car. __________________ Nick North Wiltshire RoADAR

08-09-2005, 10:07	#3
Mil Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Arab Emirates Posts: 3,801 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	I think you also gotta remember that 7.9 figure is a 0-62mph time, not 0-60. __________________ Milton Kyvernitis Private Government

08-09-2005, 10:17	#4
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	i would stick to the time of 7.9 tbh. with 180bhp i dont see it being much faster in standard form __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

08-09-2005, 22:04	#5
vibrio Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	estate is slower 0-62 is quite a pointless measurement however __________________ Automotive Imagery

09-09-2005, 05:47	#7
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09-09-2005, 19:34	#8
Martin Keene Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Peterborough Posts: 200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Autosport suspect the car they first figured and got 6.7 seconds had a 225 spec engine in it, because they never matched it with any others after the first batch of press cars...

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