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Skoda gives fresh tease for new Kodiaq ahead of Paris Motor Show debut

Performance-orientated vRS SUV will get black accents to distinguish it – along with a redesigned vRS badge

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Another day, another teaser for the Skoda Kodiaq vRS – with the performance-orientated SUV set to debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show.

Having trickled a few details and images into the public domain in recent months, the Czech firm has revealed some more information about the car before it’s seen in full.

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The Kodiaq vRS will be distinguishable from the rest of the SUV’s range thanks to a host of black accents – namely the grille, roof rails, window frames and wing mirrors. Other vRS hallmarks include two exhaust pipes at the back, along with a red reflector covering the width of the Kodiaq .

Adding to the racier look is a set of 20-inch alloy wheels, housing 17-inch brake discs complete with red callipers.

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The icing on the cake? A newly designed vRS logo, which sees the ‘v’ now finished in red, rather than the chrome or green of previous machines to wear the badge. Skoda says this ‘symbolises the sportiness and power of the vRS family’, with the badge on the front grille and at the rear of the car.

Previously revealed information includes its 2.0-litre twin-turbocharged diesel engine, which will send 236bhp to all four wheels. No word yet on what that means for performance, but Nurburgring expert Sabine Schmitz managed to take a prototype around the 12.9-mile ‘Green Hell’ in 9:29.84 – a lap record for seven-seat cars.

The Skoda Kodiaq vRS will be revealed in full at the Paris Motor Show, taking place from October 4 to 14. Expect to hear more on pricing, specifications and availability following that.

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