Celebrating a decade of the Skoda vRS performance sub-brand, a 500bhp version of the current Octavia and dubbed the vRS Bonneville Special, has cracked the 200mph barrier.
With motoring scribbler Richard Meaden at the wheel, the car recorded a run of 202.15mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah yesterday.
The car itself is a production Octavia vRS, with a few choice aerodynamic modifications, which include making it 80mm lower to the ground. There's also a new sub-frame, which houses a race-prepared intercooler.
The 2.0-litre four-cylinder TSI petrol engine remains, but with a larger Garrett turbo fitted. Generating more than 500bhp, and producing 30+ PSI of boost pressure, the Bonneville Octavia vRS also runs on bespoke high-octane race fuel (with water-methanol mix) rather than unleaded petrol.
The car has also been built to Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) safety regs, which means a reinforced roll cage, parachute, fire extinguishers and window cage.