RE: Skoda Octavia vRS Revo Technik: Driven

RE: Skoda Octavia vRS Revo Technik: Driven

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Harry Flashman

19,283 posts

241 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Thanks James! Good to know.

Harry Flashman

19,283 posts

241 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Fr0d said:
Be nice to see what they could do with the derv 4x4 vRS...

/Dons flame jacket wink
Hell yes. If they did something similarly inappropriate and awesome to a Skoda Yeti, that would be the sensible car for me.

James Drake

2,668 posts

116 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Harry Flashman said:
Hell yes. If they did something similarly inappropriate and awesome to a Skoda Yeti, that would be the sensible car for me.
Don't get me started on the Yeti, they are my guilty pleasure!

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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James Drake said:
Can we get back to talking about cars with unholy levels of power now?
Yes.

A Skoda with 400bhp is pretty ludicrous, especially when it looks as anonymous as that. Spool diff is an odd choice though, if Quaife make one that can handle that power I'd stop off with them first.

chuntington101

5,733 posts

235 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Is this on the stock intercooler?

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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chuntington101 said:
Is this on the stock intercooler?
yes. with stock plastic ends. should be fun.

just turn the boost up bro !

James Drake

2,668 posts

116 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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rob.e said:
Did PH ask Revo what their position would be if the car was to develop a fault - do Revo offer their own warranty?
We did, and they said this:

"Our stance is that we don’t/can’t offer a warranty on factory parts, and any customer looking to add this much more power to their vehicle does so in the knowledge that putting stress/increasing load on standard components carries an element of risk. We recommend flashing the vehicle to stock (removes all traces) before a dealer visit to avoid any warranty issues, although it would be tricky in this extreme case due to the non-standard turbo. In addition we try to ensure all of our upgrades are able to work within the limits of the factory components and ensure that we thoroughly test the complete package before it is released to the public. This R&D process doesn't just take place in the UK but throughout our global dealer network in regions whereby conditions and driving style are significantly more extreme than those seen in the UK. And then we add further head room on top of that to ensure longevity. As an example we have been beating the hell out of this particular set up for over 12 months, the only failure so far is 3 sets of front tyres!"

MikeGoodwin

3,323 posts

116 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Welcome to the internet.

mcbook

1,384 posts

174 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Did I miss the bit of the story where you explained what the car was like to drive? If anyone did see that bit of the article, please let me know where to find it.

James Drake

2,668 posts

116 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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mcbook said:
Did I miss the bit of the story where you explained what the car was like to drive?.
It would appear so. Seems you also missed the link to the original review of the car too.

Bonefish Blues

26,454 posts

222 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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No brake upgrade I note...

gigglebug

2,611 posts

121 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Bonefish Blues said:
No brake upgrade I note...
It looks like they do an Alcon set for the Golf so maybe it would be an easy conversion to the Octavia?

It's 3K though so a large chunk when compared to the rest of the upgrades.

sideways man

1,307 posts

136 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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James Drake said:
Can we get back to talking about cars with unholy levels of power now?

Edited by James Drake on Thursday 11th February 12:53
Can I request a review of a tuned skoda fabia or yeti?

briang9

3,262 posts

159 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Fetchez la vache said:
I think there should be a comma after "become" wink
beer

Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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James Drake said:
We did, and they said this:

"Our stance is that we don’t/can’t offer a warranty on factory parts, and any customer looking to add this much more power to their vehicle does so in the knowledge that putting stress/increasing load on standard components carries an element of risk. We recommend flashing the vehicle to stock (removes all traces) before a dealer visit to avoid any warranty issues, although it would be tricky in this extreme case due to the non-standard turbo. In addition we try to ensure all of our upgrades are able to work within the limits of the factory components and ensure that we thoroughly test the complete package before it is released to the public. This R&D process doesn't just take place in the UK but throughout our global dealer network in regions whereby conditions and driving style are significantly more extreme than those seen in the UK. And then we add further head room on top of that to ensure longevity. As an example we have been beating the hell out of this particular set up for over 12 months, the only failure so far is 3 sets of front tyres!"
That'll be a no then.

kambites

67,462 posts

220 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Bonefish Blues said:
No brake upgrade I note...
Does the Golf R have different brakes than the Octavia VRS? I suppose it's possible that the brakes are already adequate.

Scooby P1

2,616 posts

228 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Krikkit said:
Yes.

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Apologies, but no, not yet.

Alongside the world's incorrect and prolific overuse of the word "obviously", is the incorrect grammar when using "compared".

10-second reduction in 'ring lap time compared to the original vRS 220.

It's compared WITH i'm afraid. Not TO.

Not wanting to pick a fight, but this is actually about grammar.

Back to cars. Agree that this appears a cheap way to have a very fast, understated estate. Which was the original idea until they all became so obvious and blingy!

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

169 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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From what i understand, is that VAG can now trace the maps etc in the cars, so even if you revert it back to standard, it leaves a flag on the system.

Bonefish Blues

26,454 posts

222 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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kambites said:
Bonefish Blues said:
No brake upgrade I note...
Does the Golf R have different brakes than the Octavia VRS? I suppose it's possible that the brakes are already adequate.
I suppose it's possible, I'm guessing we need someone with a beard...

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Bonefish Blues said:
I suppose it's possible, I'm guessing we need someone with a beard...
you rang ?

same as the last generation GTI - ( 312mm / 25mm ) not the same as the Golf R ( 340mm / 30mm ).

Edited by MDMA . on Thursday 11th February 14:44