23 AUGUST 2018 Mladá Boleslav, 23 August 2018 – The new ŠKODA Kodiaq vRS will make its world premiere at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in October. The Czech brand has released the first two official pictures, offering a sneak preview of the first SUV in its vRS portfolio and a glance at the new vRS logo. The seven seat Kodiaq vRS is powered by a 239-PS TDI biturbo engine - the most powerful production diesel engine in ŠKODA’s history. The vRS initials have adorned ŠKODA’s sportiest production models since 2000. The Kodiaq vRS is the brand’s first SUV to join this elite circle and carries the brand’s 117-year motorsport and rally history into a new vehicle segment; marking this move with a new, modern vRS logo featuring red touches. Following in the footsteps of the first vRS models from 1974 The ‘V’ in vRS references ŠKODA’s many motorsport ‘victories’ while the initials ‘RS’ stand for Rally Sport, first used in 1974 on the two rally prototypes - the ŠKODA 180 RS and 200 R