Skoda Laura vRS and Fabia Scout removed from official website; maybe discontinued

The Skoda Laura RS and the Fabia Scout have been removed from the official Skoda India website.  This possibly means that the vehicles have been discontinued by the Czech automaker in their line up for the Indian market. 

The Skoda Laura RS is a performance version of the standard Laura sedan. It uses the same 1.8-litre petrol mill from the sedan. This engine produces 158PS and 250Nm of torque and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. The car features a sporty design on the body as well as modifications to the underpinnings to give a sportier handling. 

The Fabia Scout is more rugged version of the Fabia hatchback. It features larger wheels and body cladding on the side to it a more rugged appeal. The rest of the car is pretty much the same as the standard model and this includes 1.2-litre diesel mill that produces 75PS and 180Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to the front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox. 

There have been reports on the internet that the Fabia may be discontinued for the Indian market and the removal of the Scout from the official website maybe a step in this regard. The Laura RS is quite popular amount car enthusiasts and its possible discontinuation is likely to have many of them going up in arms. 

However, Skoda is expected to launch the 2013 Octavia sedan for the Indian market later this year. The car was unveiled last year in October and is already on sale across  many European markets.  An undisguised car has been spied testing quite a few times in and around Pune and is expected to replace Laura range. The new Octavia will also spawn a vRS version that will be unveiled at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed at England in July. We can expect this car to arrive in the Indian market in early 2014.