PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 02, 2011 - A ŠKODA is now the fastest production car in the world, sporting a charged engine with a 2 litre displacement. At 365 kilometres per hour or 227.07 miles per hour, the Octavia vRS Bonneville Special model achieved the new record in the course of high-speed drives in the American salt desert at Bonneville in the U.S. ferrari state of Utah. Only a few days after the high performance vehicle had exceeded the 200 mile speed threshold on the same track, the 600 hp strong ŠKODA racer reached the new record on 19 August, 2011, at 7:45 a.m. local time. The occasion for t bmw newsmatic.com/category/chevrolet">chevrolet he drives was the ten year anniversary of the ŠKODA vRS models.
The previous speed record in the category "G/PS" had been 347 kilometres per hour or 216 miles per hour and dated back to the year 1998. After 13 years, the Czech brand has now been able to exceed this value by 18 kph. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) officially recognised the new record. The car was driven by Briton Richard Meaden as part of the Bonneville Speed Week (13 – 20 August, 2011). In an impressive manner, Meaden was able to accelerate the Octavia a total of six times to more than 200 miles per hour on the five kilometre long track.
Robert Hazelwood, the director of ŠKODA UK, was more than satisfied: "That is a fantastic result, which we did not anticipate in this fashion. Our goal was to smash the 200 mile mark on the speedometer. Now we have set a new record and have clearly exceeded our goal. This result is the achievement of the people who have spent the last couple of weeks and months working tirelessly to prepare the vehicle for the drives at Bonneville. We are all very proud."
For further infomation, contact:Karl GehlingGeneral Manager Press and PRTelephone: (02) 9695 6003Fax: (02) 9695 6186Mobile: 0409 138 069E-mail: karl.gehling alfa romeo @volkswagen.com.au
Nina ConacherMedia Relations SpecialistTelephone: (02) 9695 6082Fax: (02) 9695 6186Mobile: 0407 765 142E-mail: nina.conacher@skoda.com.au
Jenny WuPublic Relations RepresentativeTelephone: (02) 9695 6004Fax: (02) 9091 7004Mobile: 0438 455 023E-mail: jenny.wu@volkswagen.com.au
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