Skoda Elroq vRS Arrives With Sub-6-Second 0-62mph Time

We must admit, the Skoda Elroq is not a car we often think about at Car Throttle. We’re sure it’s an absolutely fine car, but we don’t get too excited about your average electric SUV.

Well, our ears pricked up this morning with the arrival of the Skoda Elroq vRS, the quickest car the brand has made to date.

That’s thanks to a new dual-motor setup shoehorned into the Elroq, delivering a healthy 335bhp — the same as the larger Enyaq vRS – allowing 0-62mph to be covered in 5.4 seconds. That’s a tenth quicker than the Enyaq, in case you wondered.

Power is drawn from a 79kWh net capacity battery pack, which is quoted as returning over 340 miles on a single charge (provided you don’t regularly make use of that acceleration). It also supports charging rates up to 185kW, which should take the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in 26 minutes.

There are some genuine chassis tweaks at play, too. Sports suspension lowers the car by 15mm at the front and 10mm at the rear, plus a more direct-feeling steering setup is added.  Two-piston calliper brakes have been added on the front axle, and Dynamic Chassis Control is also an option, which brings 15-way adjustable adaptive dampers to the SUV.

Oh, and you get to pick between two new external sounds, ‘Sport’ and ‘Futuristic’. Sadly, no ‘straight-piped Mk1 Fabia vRS’ option.

In case the sounds don’t give this away as a vRS to onlookers, the visual changes should. The Elroq vRS gets racier-looking bumpers, black roof rails, a neat set of 21-inch wheels, plus standard Matrix LED lights. Oh, and the Hyper Green paint – that might be a subtle hint.

Inside, the vRS benefits from a shedload of microfibre upholstery, a new steering wheel, heated sports seats and lots of green stitching. Other standard goodies include a 13-inch digital display with vRS specific graphics, a Canton 12-speaker audio system, plus an electric tailgate.

No word yet on pricing, though it’s fair to expect this will become the most expensive version of the Skoda Elroq.