The 335bhp Elroq vRS is Skoda’s fastest accelerating production car yet

Skoda’s fastest accelerating production car to date is here: say hello to the Elroq vRS, whose 335bhp dual-motor powertrain launches it to 62mph in just 5.4s on the way to a vmax of erm... 111mph. Yeah, runs out of steam fairly quickly, but it certainly should be punchy off the line. 

And that’s not all. Where the standard Elroq comes in rear-wheel drive form only, the vRS will get four-wheel drive thanks to the presence of those two electric motors. It’s also Skoda’s fastest charging car yet, capable of 185kW DC rapid charging, meaning a 10 to 80 per cent top up takes just 26 minutes if you can find a suitable charger. 

Elsewhere, the vRS gains a sports chassis with suspension that's 15mm lower at the front and 10mm out back compared to the standard car. You can have adaptive dampers as an optional extra if you ask nicely, too. Skoda has also fiddled with the steering to give this Elroq a bit more spice in the corners.

It also looks a fair bit different to the standard car, and is the first sporty vRS model to deploy Skoda’s new 'Modern Solid' design language. Key features include a glossy 'Tech-Deck face', behind which sits an army of sensors and radars for things like Adaptive Cruise Control and Traffic Jam Assist. That face also creates a funky light show when the car is unlocked, which should be entertaining for the first few days of ownership. 

As we saw with the teaser last week, the headlights now appear to stretch across the car and there’s a fair amount of black accenting on sections like the roof rails and wing mirror caps, while the rear bumper gets a full-width reflector strip. Can’t forget those vRS-specific alloys either, which come in sizes up to 21in. 

The cabin’s seen some attention too. The 13in multimedia screen and 5in driver’s display are carried over from the standard car, albeit jazzed up with fancier graphics. There’s much lime green stitching along the microsuede upholstery too, with bits of imitation carbon trim dotted around.  

Deliveries for the Elroq vRS will begin this summer, with UK pricing set to be announced later this month.