{"id":78941,"date":"2021-08-30T17:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=78941"},"modified":"2021-09-13T08:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:20:42","slug":"skoda-180-rs-and-200-rs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/skoda-180-rs-and-200-rs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160koda 180 RS and 200 RS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sporty \u0160koda models have been bearing the RS abbreviation for some time. But on which vehicle did we see this for the first time? To find out, you need to take a look at the Czech brand’s motorsport history. Specifically, we are talking about rally competitions, which until the early 1970s for \u0160koda took place mainly in the classes up to 1.3 liters displacement. On the other hand, the Czech brand realized that there would probably be no more successes in the years that followed. So the decision was finally made to develop a new vehicle with a larger engine. The 110 R presented in 1970 was used as the base vehicle. This rear-engined coup\u00e9 already had an aluminium engine with OHC valve control ex works. The five-speed transmission of the 603-2 was purchased from Tatra for the prototypes. They also used all the knowledge gained from rallying the 120 S. Initial road tests were carried out with new chassis under slightly modified bodies of the 1000 MB and the 100 L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Test drives led to modifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The factory drivers at the time included Jaroslav Bobek, Bo\u0159ivoj Ko\u0159\u00ednek, Old\u0159ich Hors\u00e1k and Ji\u0159\u00ed Motal. They tested the new cars on both racetracks and rally tracks. Meanwhile, Ji\u0159\u00ed \u0160ediv\u00fd worked on an independent body at the plant in Mlad\u00e1 Boleslav. Compared with the standard 110 R, he reduced the roof height by 7.5 centimeters. The front hood and roof were made of 0.7 millimeter thin aluminium sheet, while the rear hood was made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic. In this way, \u0160koda reduced the vehicle weight by around 85 kilograms. However, the position of the engine in front of the rear axle already made the 110 R difficult to drive, with a high tendency to understeer. This impression was also supported by computer simulations of the shift in the center of gravity in various driving situations. With the help of these findings, work on the 180 RS and 200 RS began in October 1973. The first car was already on the starting line in May 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n

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