Skoda Octavia - A Practical Choice

January 12, 2016

An alternative to Volkswagen Golf

Family Hatchback

The Skoda Octavia is a family hatchback in view of the Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon. It's splendidly bundled and offers more boot space than both, and additionally has practical interior inside and offers enough space for five.

Takes the game to VW

Truth be told, it's one of the greatest cars in its class and its rivals for example, the Ford Mondeo and Volkswagen Passat from the class above. It's accessible as either a five speed hatchback or practical estate, though both offer plenty of space and identical levels of standard equipment.

Full of Equipment

While it doesn’t offer the same outstanding worth as Skoda’s of old, all present era Octavia models brag alloy wheels, automatic post-collision braking and DAB radio. Mid-range SE models are better still, while top-spec Elegance and L&K versions can rival sister company Audi for luxury. In case you're an business driver, Skoda has added SE Business trim to the lineup, which adds essentials like sat-nav to the standard unit list.

Skoda Engines

The Skoda Octavia engine offers a far reaching line-up of diesel and petrol units, which run from the 1.2-litre petrol, the littlest engine in the range, to the turbocharged 2.0-litre turbocharged found in the Skoda Octavia vRS. All engines mix execution, reasonableness and economy extremely well, in spite of the fact that the Green Line is by a wide margin the most efficient giving back a staggering 88.3mpg and 85g/km.

Tough Competition

There is likewise a Skoda Octavia Scout, which gets four-wheel drive, plastic body cladding and an expanded ride stature. This makes it an adversary the Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer and Volkswagen Passat All track. Regarding driving, the Skoda Octavia feels skilled, yet it isn't as fun in the driver's seat behind some of its opponents, for example, a Ford Focus or a Volkswagen Golf.

A Match for SEAT Leon

While it matches in many segments with the Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon, the Skoda Octavia is not as great to drive as either. It likewise can't coordinate the Ford Focus for speed. The Skoda Octavia vRS gets the 2.0-litre turbocharged engine from the Volkswagen Golf GTI. It oversees 0-62mph in only 6.8 seconds, it handles rather well.

Comfortable Ride

The Skoda Octavia may not be entirely as much enjoyable to drive as the Volkswagen Golf, yet there's almost no body roll. Less sound deadening means you hear bumps in the road more than the VW, yet it's a long way from uncomfortable.