Škoda
130 RS

Why it matters

The 130 RS was Škoda's factory rally and circuit coupé of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and its biggest success was the 1981 European Touring Car Championship title. It also introduced the RS (Rally Sport) name that Škoda still uses for its performance models. Nearly 200 cars were built to original factory specification.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Škoda 130 RS (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 RS)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Škoda 130 RS (Wikimedia Commons: Škoda 130 RS)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The 130 RS made its public debut at the Most circuit in April 1975, and two cars finished third and fourth in class on its first ETCC outing at Brno. A light body with aluminium alloy panels and fibreglass parts kept weight to 720 kg around a rear-mounted 1.3-litre four. It won its class on the 1977 Monte Carlo Rally (12th overall), took eighth overall on the 1979 Acropolis Rally and won the 1981 ETCC overall title. Besides the factory cars, dozens more were assembled privately from factory-supplied parts.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Škoda distinguishes the nearly 200 cars built to original factory specification from the dozens more assembled privately using factory-supplied components, so build documentation matters when assessing a car.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Škoda 130 RS (1975): A star on both sides of the Iron Curtain Level A Škoda Auto a.s. (Škoda Storyboard) · 2026-05-14

   • Almost 200 original vehicles were built between 1975 and 1980
   • a cast-iron cylinder head with eight valves and dry-sump lubrication
   • 105 kW (142 hp) at 8,500 rpm
   • the Škoda 130 RS had to revert to a four-speed gearbox

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Škoda Storyboard – Celebrating 50 years of the Škoda 130 RS Level A

   • 200 'nearly 200 units' in original factory specification

   Accessed 2026-11-11
3. 3
   Celebrating 50 years of the ŠKODA 130 RS Level A Škoda Auto (Škoda Storyboard)

   • rear-mounted liquid-cooled four-cylinder OHV engine
   • 1.3 litres
   • from 113 hp originally to 142 hp in circuit version
   • aluminium alloy panels and fibreglass components
   • 220 km/h

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   Škoda 180 RS and 200 RS (1974): Rally cars from another league Level A Škoda Auto a.s. (Škoda Storyboard) · 2026-05-14

   • Weighing only 720 kilograms

   Accessed 2026-11-12