New colours jazz up new Octavia vRS range
Skoda let the people vote on new paint palette additions - they're available to order now
The Skoda vRS models have always offered a good array of colours. Still do, in fact, with the Royal Green seen on the Superb sleeper (also offered on the Octavia vRS) and Hyper Green for the really brave. The blue of the old Fabia vRS LE was nice, yellow has always hit the mark, and Phoenix Orange has suited every Skoda seen with it. When so many colour charts are so drab, some variety is welcome - and now there are more to choose from.
Following a public poll on X and Instagram, Space Violet and Water World Green are now available to order on the Octavia vRS. The purple attracted 43 per cent of the popular vote on X, and a third of Insta users said the new green was their favourite. So in a true display of people power, they’re now on the configurator, priced from £855. They beat Chilli Red and Plum Blue to the production spots.
While only shown in this render for now, it looks like the people made a good choice. Water World has a kind of bottle green vibe to it, which is welcome given so many greens right now are very dark. The purple is akin to BMW’s Thundernight, which even makes a 2 Series look quite good. So hopes will be high for its effect on a vRS wagon, particularly if there is a better set of wheels available than seen here.
Skoda says the poll is part of its ‘ongoing engagement with its enthusiastic online community, offering fans opportunities to help shape the brand’s future in fun and meaningful ways.’ The more colours for fast Skodas the better, we’ll say. Or if the new hues don’t do it for you, try an Octavia vRS in a classic colour: Rallye Green, Phoenix Orange and Sprint Yellow are all in the classifieds…
A general point: car colours are so boring these days (some exceptions exist). Back in the 70s and 80s, even quite mundane cars were available in some wild colours with Cortinas in purple and orange etc.
It s probably a cost thing but it s another area of life that has got worse, not better.
A general point: car colours are so boring these days (some exceptions exist). Back in the 70s and 80s, even quite mundane cars were available in some wild colours with Cortinas in purple and orange etc.
It s probably a cost thing but it s another area of life that has got worse, not better.
A general point: car colours are so boring these days (some exceptions exist). Back in the 70s and 80s, even quite mundane cars were available in some wild colours with Cortinas in purple and orange etc.
It s probably a cost thing but it s another area of life that has got worse, not better.
It was one of the key requirements of my latest car, that it wasn't black, white, grey or silver. I couldn't even get excited by the slightly more interesting dark shades of blue, green or red.
Had a look in the configurator, Hyper Green and Race Blue are free of charge which is nice to see.
A pity that chilli red didn't also get the nod - a great colour in my opinion. Seat did a chilli red for a very short period in the Ibiza Mk 4 (a very rare run-out colour) and it was really nice - seen here on my old Ibiza estate but the pic doesn't do it justice.
Those new colours will look rather nice, will be a hard sell though, @ £42k for the estate with no extras. Plus the £2k extra car tax. That s a lot of cash..
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