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SKODA has has revealed the first look at its powerful sporty EV ahead of its full reveal next week.

The Eroq vRS will be unveiled at the beginning of April, marking the brand’s second ever EV to enter the market.

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Skoda will reveal the new Elroq vRS next week[/caption]

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The new motor will be the car brand’s second EV to hit the market[/caption]

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It comes in the brand’s trademark green[/caption]

In what is expected to be the most “dynamic Elroq” model yet, the Czech firm has released an image of the powerful motor in its trademark bright green with black trim elements.

Although no technical details have been confirmed, it’s understood the new car will have some semblance to the Volkswagen ID 3 and Cupra Born.

The new Skoda could be fit with a AP550 motor on the rear axle, which provides up to 322bhp, making it only marginally less powerful than the Skoda Enyaq vRS.

Predictions also suggest that the latest Eroq will outpace the ICE Skoda Octavia vRS reaching 62mph from rest in under six seconds.

Referring to the vRS, CEO Klaus Zellmer told Autocar: “This is something that is our DNA,” he said of the 24-year-old sub-brand.

“We will keep it and you can’t neglect that. You cannot get rid of that.”

This comes just days after the car brand revealed the first look at its new seven-seater electric flagship that’s set to rival a Kia family favourite.

Skoda teased its new motor earlier this week, due in 2026, which will come with a whopping 435-mile range.

Aiming to rival other large battery-powered family crossovers like the Kia EV9, the new model was shown in a video at the Czech manufacturer’s annual company results meeting.

The stunning motor appeared with slimline headlights and LED-enabled lighting graphics, echoing the newer modern designs seen across EVs today.

An illuminated grille and Skoda branding spelled out in letters adorn the front of the car, indicating a new step forward in the carmaker’s branding, reports magazine Car.

The seven-seater EV is expected to top Skoda’s electric car range and will likely undercut a number of its rivals, according to insiders.

Skoda’s electric models are being rolled out alongside its existing combustion models – for example its 2025 Elroq EV acts as an electric substitute to the 2025 Kaoq compact crossover.

The automaker has confirmed its new EV will be “around 4.9 metres” in length, will offer “flexibility and enormous space”, and is predicted to top out at around 340bhp.

Families wanting to go electric will likely be attracted to the new model, given its ability to pack three rows of seating into a more environmentally sustainable motor than its combustion competitors.

This will place it as a battery-electric alternative to the Skoda Kodiaq, and it’s expected to have a battery size of up to 86kWh, with both single and dual-motor options.

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ANGEL CABRERA will return to the Masters after going through the prison of hell and back.

Cabrera, 55, guaranteed himself an invite back to Augusta every April with his play-off victory in 2009.

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Angel Cabrera won the Masters in 2009[/caption]

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He was jailed in 2021 for two-and-a-half years for domestic abuse[/caption]

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The Argentine’s first major came at the 2007 US Open[/caption]

But his appearance in the field alongside the likes of fellow former champions Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson – his first since 2019 – is shrouded in controversy.

That is because he spent two-and-a-half years in jails in Brazil and Argentina after being convicted of assault and intimidation against two former partners.

Both Micaela Escudero and Cecilia Torres Mana accused the Argentine of domestic abuse.

Cabreba admitted Torres Mana’s claim he threw a phone at her head, injuring her scalp.

Another woman, Silva Rivadero – with whom he has two children – stated that Cabrera physically assaulted and verbally threatened her.

Cabrera has battled with alcohol and depression following a difficult childhood, in which his parents split when he was young, effectively left education by 12 and started a relationship with a 30-year-old mother of four at 16.

He admitted to Golf Digest in 2023: “They had the bad luck of crossing paths with me when I was at my worst.

“I wasn’t the devil, but I did bad things and that his time in prison brought the realisation.”

Cabrera was due to appear in court in Argentina in January 2021 – but missed the hearing to play in a seniors’ tour event in the USA.

That meant he was placed on Interpol’s red list and was eventually arrested by police in Rio de Janeiro.

Cabrera – who pipped Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to win the 2007 US Open and lost the Masters play-off to Adam Scott in 2013 – was held in Placido de Sa Carvalho prison until his trial.

He told the Daily Mail: “Brazil was probably the worst part and the most difficult one for me.

“Pretty much all the time, I was locked down. There was not much walking or moving or anything like that.

“I was sleeping in some pieces of cloth on a bed that was basically cement.

“I was locked in with someone else, so we were two locked down there, and the cell was like two meters by two meters.”

‘WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN’

Cabrera had five months behind bars in Brazil but spent the majority of his 30 months jailed in his home country at the Carcel de Bouwer – aka the ‘prison from hell’ – but was kept away from the murderers and rapists.

The golfer’s job inside was cleaning the main hall but other than that, was largely confined to his cell.

He added: “When I was sent over to Argentina that was much better (than Brazil).

“The people in prison with me, they were mostly older people and educated and so it was a relatively okay environment. It wasn’t a dangerous one.”

Cabrera was almost entirely cut away from the world of golf during his sentence – but kept updated with magazines brought in by his manager during visitors hours.

Player sent a letter while Ernie Els offered his best wishes, too.

Cabrera was transferred to a minimum-security facility for the final months of his term – and it was there he used a broom handle to practise his golf swing.

Now, though, having been released in August 2023, he is determined to take full advantage of his “second chance”.

Cabrera added: “Right now I’m fine. But I regret everything that I have done wrongly in my past.

“I am also frustrated that I dumped very, very important years of my life. I made mistakes.

“It is one of the worst things that can happen to a human being, not being able to have freedom.

“The lack of freedom is something really difficult, really hard. And on the other hand, you know, I can tell you that the most important thing I feel right now is the second chance, the opportunity to get back on the right track.”

Part of his return to society saw him enter the field for PGA Tour events from December 2023 – facing next to no animosity from his fellow players.

Augusta chairman Fred Ridley insisted the club will “definitely welcome him back” at the Masters despite his serious criminal convictions.

And after a US visa issue scuppered his hopes of a return 12 months ago, he looks set to tee it up with the world’s best golfers next month.

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Cabrera regrets the mistakes he made which led to his time in jail[/caption]

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Cabrera has returned to competitive action and received little backlash[/caption]

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He is set to play at the 2025 Masters due to his eligibility as a former champion[/caption]

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