The United Kingdom already employs the services of the Skoda Kodiaq, Scala and Superb, and the latest Octavia RS will be joining them soon with a handful of police-oriented improvements.
The performance liftback gains blinker lights, a three-tone police siren and special beacons concealed behind the windows and in the radiator grille. Skoda will be offering it will such paid options as traffic sign-reading cameras, air conditioned dog kennels, and other law enforcement-friendly features.
The standard equipment list is quite liberal as is, including LED Matric headlights, a digital dashboard, a 10-inch infotainment display, heated seats, parking sensors and adaptive cruise control.
Powering the new RS generation is a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine rated at 245 PS (242 hp / 180 kW), which links to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Getting from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) is a matter of 6.7 seconds.