ABT Selling Used Skoda Kodiaq RS For BMW X2 M35i Money

If you’re in the market for a used Skoda Kodiaq RS, ABT Sportsline have a rather special one they’d like to sell you.

It is a 2019 model with 11,500 km (7,145 miles) on its 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine, and it costs 56,890 euros ($64,000). If that seems a bit steep for a Skoda crossover, rest assured that the German tuner also fiddled with the engine software, resulting in an extra 30 HP and 30 lb-ft (40 Nm) of torque.

The total is now 266 HP (270 PS) and 398 lb-ft (540 Nm) of torque, for a zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 6.8 seconds. Top speed meanwhile remains limited to 136 mph (220 km/h).

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The Czech SUV also comes with the tuner’s lowering springs, matte black 20-inch wheels and what appears to be a stock interior, although it still stands out compared to a regular Kodiaq’s cabin. Here, you have a sporty flat bottom steering wheel, sports seats with red contrast stitching, plus Alcantara and carbon fiber trim.

So is this modded Kodiaq RS worth its asking price? It’s actually just 0.2 seconds quicker than before, despite its software upgrade, and if you don’t necessarily care about practicality, you can easily buy a faster crossover for this much money, such as the BMW X2 M35i, which has more power and is a full 2 seconds quicker to 62 mph.

We can also find you a diesel alternative within the VW Group – such as the 2020 Audi Q5 50 TDI quattro, which costs about the same in Europe, yet also has more power and is faster off the mark.