Škoda UK has released a new TV commercial for the Fabia vRS.
The new advert carrying the “Made of Meaner Stuff” slogan presents a team of production line workers building the “meaner” Fabia vRS. As the commercial unfolds various “mean” events unfold showing the Fabia’s chassis made of bone, a snake-powered engine and unorthodox finishing techniques.
Billed as the fastest production Fabia ever built, the Fabia vRS features a 1.4 litre TSI turbo and supercharged engine producing 180 bhp. The Fabia vRS accelerates from 0-62 mph in 7.3 seconds via a seven speed DSG transmission while returning a combined fuel economy of 45.6 mpg (6.2l/100km).
German police are investigating the cause of an accident which left a car suspended nearly 25 feet off the ground, halfway through the roof of a church. The accident took place in Limbach-Oberfrohna, just outside of Chemnitz, Germany. Police believe the 23-year-old driver was racing through the center of town when he lost control of his Skoda Octavia, careened off an embankment, and shot seven meters into air to end in the church.
The driver of the Skoda Octavia was extracted from the vehicle, and transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Damage to the vehicle has been estimated at €10,000. Meanwhile, the town’s church was badly damaged from the accident, but the cost of the damage has yet to be assessed. Investigators have requested the assistance of physicists in the accident reconstruction.
One police officer told reporters at the scene, “the driver took off due to unexplained circumstances, flew some 30 meters through the air and ended up seven meters up in the church roof.”
Investigators believe the car’s speed led to the driver missing a turn. Just how the vehicle went airborne is still a bit of a mystery. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” continued Officer Knut Wagner.
Police and medical workers will carry out testing on a blood sample taken from the driver to determine if alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident.
Skoda has recently been facelifting its models and now the Octavia RS has been added to that list. The new Octavia RS+ was officially unveiled at the Essen Motor Show. The car’s sporty look has been intensified with a new front spoiler, rear black diffuser and black alloys, but its engines remain the same. The five-door hatch keeps its 200hp 2.0-litre turbo engine and 2.0 TDI of 170hp is kept too.
The piano black is carried through in the interior as well. Interior comes two-toned for the concept car; black and red. This is used on the bucket-seats, door panels and triple-coated leather steering wheel. Dashboard and door panels are further accentuated in a carbon-fiber look.
The new Skoda Octavia RS is expected to go on sale mid-2009.
