{"id":68672,"date":"2021-05-03T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=68672"},"modified":"2021-05-11T05:39:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T05:39:42","slug":"skoda-octavia-touring-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/skoda-octavia-touring-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160koda Octavia Touring Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After World War 2, the world was suddenly reorganized. One found oneself either west or east of the Iron Curtain. For the second group it became difficult to participate in international events due to the isolation of the Soviet Union towards the ‘class enemy’ West. \u0160koda nevertheless tried this from the and of the 1950s. The car manufacturer from Mlad\u00e1 Boleslav in Czechoslovakia wanted to build on the successes of the pre-war period. The Octavia, which was launched in 1959, was chosen as the basis. This was a facelift of the \u0160koda 440 from 1955. Thanks to its powerful four-cylinder engine, independent suspension and rear-wheel drive, the concept was particularly suitable for rallies. From 1960 onwards, Czechoslovakia cautiously opened up to the West, primarily in order to obtain foreign currency through exports. \u0160koda took advantage of this to offer the Octavia and the Felicia convertible derived from this model. Both vehicles became export hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two variants of the Octavia Touring Sport<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the Octavia, the company now also competed internationally in endurance rallyes and normal rallyes. For this purpose, \u0160koda specially developed the TS variant with sporty components ex works. The abbreviation stood for Touring Sport. Initially, this vehicle had the 1,089 cc four-cylinder engine under the hood in 1960. Two Jikov-32 SOPb downdraft carburetors, a new intake manifold and modified deflectors on the pistons for higher compression provided 36.8 kW\/50 hp and 74.5 Nm of torque. In the same year, \u0160koda introduced the Octavia Super with a 1.2-liter engine, which was also available in a TS version from 1962. Here, too, the compression ratio was increased compared to the normal production model, resulting in 40.4 kW\/55 hp. Various customers and workshops successfully attempted classic tuning measures and achieved up to 100 hp. Combined with the official kerb weight of 920 kilograms (ex works), this resulted in veritable driving dynamics figures. Without tuning, the topspeed was already 130 kph (80.77 mph).<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>