Skoda Kodiaq RS: Sold Out In Six Minutes, And Worth The Wait List
Skoda will reveal prices for the Kodiaq RS in India on July 2, but the SUV is already a sold-out proposition. Every unit allocated to the Indian market was spoken for within five to six minutes of bookings opening, putting interested buyers straight onto a wait list for the second batch.
What was announced
Skoda will announce prices for the Kodiaq RS in India on July 2, 2026. The performance-flagship three-row SUV is already sold out for its first batch, with every allocated unit booked within five to six minutes of order books opening, even though the asking price has not yet been disclosed. Buyers who missed the window are now on a wait list for the second allocation.
A sold-out first batch before prices are even announced tells you the Fortuner finally has a rival the enthusiast-family buyer actively wants.
The RS sits above the standard Kodiaq and slots in alongside the recently launched Volkswagen Tayron R-Line as the Group's twin-pronged answer to a segment that the Toyota Fortuner continues to dominate on brand pull alone. The Kodiaq RS uses the familiar 2.0-litre TSI turbo-petrol paired with a DSG and all-wheel drive, and brings the full RS visual kit: blacked-out grille and badging, RS-specific bumpers, larger alloys and sports seats inside.
India gets four colour options on the Kodiaq RS, as below.
| Colour | Notes |
|---|---|
| Velvet Red | Halo shade, RS signature |
| Steel Grey | Standard |
| Magic Black | Standard |
| Moon White | Standard |
Prices, variant split and final feature list will be confirmed at the July 2 launch.
The Car Jury verdict
The Kodiaq RS is the rare three-row SUV that takes a real swing at the Toyota Fortuner's stranglehold without pretending to be a ladder-frame off-roader. The badge, the 2.0 TSI muscle, the cabin tech and the Euro-NCAP-grade body all justify the queue, and the first batch selling out in minutes tells you the enthusiast-family buyer was waiting for exactly this.
Faisal Khan of FasBeam flags the one real asterisk, noting the Kodiaq "finally gets Level 2 ADAS, but it's a camera-based system," so expect highway assist quirks in Indian conditions. Even so, against a Fortuner we currently rate WAIT, the Kodiaq RS is the more modern, faster, better-equipped buy. Sign up for batch two: BUY.
