Skoda celebrates 125 years of rally with special edition Fabia RS Rally2
Words: Andrew Sluys
Skoda has unveiled the Fabia RS Rally2 anniversary edition to celebrate 125 years of motorsport success.
Despite now being exclusively a car brand, Skoda’s motorsport roots are embedded in motorcycle racing, dating back to 1901.
Back then, Narcis Podsedníček competed in the Paris-to-Berlin race on a Laurin & Klement motorcycle.
If you aren’t familiar with that brand, it was a Czech vehicle manufacturer founded in 1895, which then merged with Skoda in 1925 to create the brand we know today.
To celebrate this milestone 125 years later, every Fabia RS Rally2 purchased in 2026 will feature this anniversary package.
This anniversary edition adds polycarbonate windows, crossmember covers, an updated centre panel, and magnesium OZ wheels finished in a special hue.
There’s also a special livery that covers the widened Fabia body panels, but it’s likely this will be covered by a racing team’s own colours anyway.
Beneath its race-ready skin, this Fabia makes use of a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that produces 216kW.
It is sent to all four wheels through a six-speed transmission, and features front and rear mechanical locking differentials.
