Skoda Octavia Summary - Should YOU Buy One?
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Ten Second Review
A Skoda Octavia was once the least sophisticated of all the Volkswagen Group's family hatchback products. Not any more. Almost nothing has been held back for this fourth generation version. It's still bigger and better value than most of its rivals, a Mondeo-sized medium range hatch for the price of a Focus-sized one. The difference now though, is that it's clever enough, once again, to change the way you think about Skoda.
Market and Model
For the time being, the core trim level is 'SE Technology' and pricing sits primarily in the £23,000-£25,000 bracket. Plus there are also 'SE First Edition' and 'SE L First Edition' launch variants. Whichever trim level you opt for, as usual, there's a premium of around £1,000 if you want the estate rather than the five-door hatch. As usual with a Skoda, all variants get as standard a range of practical 'Simply Clever' features. In this case, that means a helpful AdBlue nozzle for diesel variants and familiar touches like an ice scraper secreted in the fuel cap and a ticket clip on the driver's side A-pillar. If you've more to spend, a 'Sleep package' can be added that'll give you more comfortable rear seat head rests, stowed blankets and sun blinds. Other extras include massaging front seats, a head-up display and Matrix LED headlights that adapt to the road and other vehicles.
As you'd expect, camera-driven safety kit provision has taken a step forward. The brand's 'Collision Avoidance Assistance' autonomous braking system is, as expected, standard right across the range, along with lane departure warning featuring steering assistance and predictive cruise control, which works alongside an updated traffic sign recognition set-up. If you specify your car correctly, you'll find that the cruise control set-up can combine with Skoda's 'Lane Keep Assist' and 'Traffic Jam Assist' systems to provide for a degree of semi-autonomous driving.
Cost of Ownership
You'll be wanting the WLTP emissions figures that'll determine this car's tax status. For the manual 1.5 TSI petrol, it's 127g/km (or 130g/km for the Estate). For the 2.0 TDI 115PS diesel manual, it's 113g/km (or 118g/km for the Estate). For the 2.0 TDI 150PS auto, it's 120g/km (or 123g/km for the Estate).
The e-TECH system that features on Octavia 1.0 and 1.5 TSI petrol models fitted with DSG auto transmission is of course the same one we're increasingly seeing on various VW Group models. To recap, it pairs a 12-volt belt-driven starter motor with a small 48-volt lithium ion-battery, which stores energy that's recuperated under braking. The setup assists the petrol engine with a small electric boost, while also enabling this Skoda to coast with the engine completely disengaged at speed on the highway, improving efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions. Don't get your hopes up too high though, as to the effect all of this will have on your running costs. Experience with equivalent Audis has shown us that it doesn't make an enormous amount of difference.
If a difference is what you want, then what you need is the Octavia iV (apparently the letters referenvce 'innovative car'), which is the brand's first plug-in model in this segment. Here, a 1.4 TSI petrol engine combines with an e-motor fed by a 13kWh lithium-ion battery pack and, when the cells are fully charged, will enable an Octavia iV to travel for a WLTP-rated all-electric driving range of 34 miles.
Summary
The Octavia name - based on the latin for 'eight' - is an almost inseparable part of Skoda's history, dating all the way back to 1959 when it arrived to designate the eighth design produced by the Czech brand following World War II. In modern era guise, Octavias have sold prolifically, enough, if placed end-to-end, to fill all three lanes of the complete M25. But those sales of course date back to a time when this was a slightly smaller and much less sophisticated car. How will modern era buyers cope with a version of this Skoda that's quite a lot more expensive and sophisticated. It'll be interesting to see.
What's clear is that like its Korean competitors, Skoda sees a future in which it no longer competes as a 'value brand'. That market will be left to the Chinese. Instead, the Czech maker wants a higher quality image developed alongside higher quality products - cars like this one. They want the purchase of something like an Octavia to be viewed not as a cheaper choice but instead as rather a clever one. That time may already have arrived.
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The question is why spend more for a Golf or Audi A3 when the Octavia is basically the same car but with added space and practicality for less money? Especially now that the VW and Audi versions have both lost the high interior quality that was once their USP, Skoda don't lose anything on interior quality to VW or Audi anymore, if anything I prefer them.
Not everyone wants an 5 meter car
Parking and manoeuvres are the first pain points that come to mind
Badge snobbery!
@@majnuntech the Octavia is just under 4.7m I think, it's not that long, it's about 40cm longer than the Golf true but it isn't particularly large. I drive an Audi A6 which is about 4.9m and have never had any difficulties with parking.
Skoda is not quite on pair with either VW and especially with Audi yet. However, nor is the price.
That being said, I'd rather go with a Hyundai or a Kia these days - better design and much more value, especially considering all of the safety stuff they're offering as standard on all variants.
I couldn't love my new MkIV Octavia more. For comfort and quality it even blows my old Ford Mondeo away completely; it really is that nice and the Mondeo was awesome.
Really appreciate these shorter videos. Much easier to engage with than the hour long in-depth production s
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Love the short and long review versions. Please be careful it is not simply a long spec review of size, measurement and tech.
What is also important is
how the cars drives, how it feels, is it quiet compared to other cars? Suspension etc etc. Realistic Service costs and residuals etc.
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Excellent review. Very professional. Best of all reviewers. Always watch.
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That was a fantastic and balanced review of this simply superb car. Some reviews have been unfairly mean.
Appreciate the great feedback, Mike. Are you thinking about getting an Octavia soon?
Nice motor, especially like the boot opening.
Other reviewers have disliked the lower central AC vents on the new Octavia, because air is blown straight at their knees. The vents are obviously down there to make space for the large infotainment screen. Did you experience any discomfort from have cold/hot air jets at that level (as opposed to into clear space as on most cars).
Go for the vrs version when available you won’t be disappointed
Skoda are shooting them selfs in the foot as regards to pricing they used to be value for money. I got a brand new mrk 3 octavia for 16 thousand pounds six years ago now they are way over 20 thousand pounds. Ford did the same thing there cars used to be really cheap . I am glad they have kept the rear windscreen wiper definitely need it in such a wet country like England but not a fan of the electric handbrake should of kept a proper manual one.
Beautiful car and value for money !!!
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I would have bought this car, what let it down for me was the I-PAD stuck in the dash. Like an afterthought, why not design a new dash, Like Hyundai or Kia or DS after all thats what the customer sees all the time.
The rear wiper on the hatchback model spoils the look. The power boot is a nice option but you have to pair it with another option, thus increasing the price
I had a 2nd generation Octavia which had no rear wiper, and it didn't need one due to the acute angle of the hatchback. For me that was a major plus feature, compared with more upright hatchback rear ends on other cars when you rely on the wiper to clear only one third of the window area, especially in UK weather conditions. . Looking at the new model, it doesn't look like it needs a wiper either, for the same reason. I don't so much mind about the aesthetics, but if a wiper is actually needed on the new car, for me that would be a minus point.
Dimensions of the boot-space of the Octavia Estate iV (PHEV) would be useful. Thanks.
Hi Tim, the new Skoda Octavia Estate has a 640-litre boot space. Let us know when you're ready to get yours - our team would love to make this your next car 👍📞 www.osv.ltd.uk/hello-youtube/
Would the 1.0 TSI engine cope in this car, and is economy good or bad
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@@OsvUkVehicleSupply yes I live in the UK, I love the diesels for economy but not a big fan of the dpf system tbh
Skoda are becoming really expensive now days just like ford did. Also there is far to much technology in cars some people just want a bog standard car without all these gimmicks if dacia were to build an octavia size car a lot of taxi drivers would be it
I was thinking the same thing. So expensive now and packed with technology which will go wrong further down the line. I'll stick to my basic, series two, 1.6 Octavia and run it until one of us packs up. I think they've rather lost the plot.
we got one of these in almost exactly the same spec but with energy blue instead
Great minds think alike! How are you finding your Octavia?
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply finding it pretty good, it's great on long journeys and gets about 40 to 50+mpg. Quite good power and practicality is amazing