2019 Skoda Kodiaq RS

Unveiled at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, the Skoda Kodiaq RS is the automakers first SUV to get the performance oriented RS treatment. Featuring a 2.0L TDI engine that is the most powerful diesel ever fitted in a Skoda model, the Kodiaq RS was able to set a new record seven-seat SUV around the Nurburgring in October 2018. Whilst that sounds impressive, the final lap time of over nine minutes was essentially the quickest by default as no other manufacturer at that point had set a time for the seven-seat SUV category.

Power from the turbo diesel engine is rated at 237 hp, with torque peaking with an impressive 369 lb-ft. Accelerating the Kodiaq RS from 0-62 mph will take just under 7 seconds, and continue to a max top speed of 137 mph. Visually the exterior chrome highlights have been blacked out, and the wheels are now large 20-inch units that house big 17-inch brake rotors with red coloured calipers.