Skoda Octavia: A Comprehensive Car

The Skoda Octavia belongs to the Czech brand belonging to the Volkswagen Group, which was launched in 1996. It has quickly become one of the most interesting and best-selling options.

This model has a spacious interior, with a five-door body, with a large trunk. It is found in its classic and sports versions ; both have advanced technology consisting of a cylinder deactivation or uncoupling system.

Exterior design

Skoda Octavia has a range that ranges from the traditional five-door saloon, the sporty Octavia RS models and the practical Octavia Combi station wagon. It has sedan bodywork as a station wagon.

In terms of its shades, it comes in thirteen body colors, new upholstery and five trim levels: Active, Ambition, Like, Style and L&K.

Its exterior design is large in its exterior dimensions and it has a very large trunk. The tailgate of the Octavia Saloon is large and opens at a very wide angle.

As for the Octavia’s measurements, a length of approximately 4.67 meters, width of 1.81 meters and its height of 1.46 meters. The boot has a minimum cubic capacity of 590 liters (610 in the Octavia Combi variant).

The design of the Skoda Octavia has been synthesized, especially the front section. The adjacent headlamp assembly forms a front end that gives it a better appearance, as well as a more energetic, spacious and elegant design.

One of the novelties of the Octavia are the front lights, which can incorporate full Led headlights as additional equipment. At the rear, the lines are clear and firm, like a lot of straight lines and little curve

As a novelty, its front is striking with the divided headlights, to which Full LED technology can be incorporated. On the other hand, it presents new bumpers, both front and rear. It also highlights a larger grill and resized air intakes; that is to say, more voluminous than the previous models.

At the rear, it has a double exhaust outlet with a diffuser. Some models have a spoiler on the tailgate, such as the Octavia RS sedan or the Combi with roof bars.

Interior design

The interior environment is spacious product of a length that has increased 4.67 m. in 11 cm. It has a lot of space both towards the ceiling and for the legs of the occupants.

• The seats are comfortable and the forward visibility is good and wide. Access to the rear side seats is satisfactory due to the angle at which the doors open and the height of the base to pass the feet.
• The various knobs and controls on the console are well placed and simple in design; you can have a touch screen (commercially called Columbus) with services through the internet.

• The interior has been improved with optional components : this is the case of heating for the steering wheel (only for L&K equipment), keys that collect the user’s particularities, two USB ports for the rear seats.
• The shape of the bottle holder has also changed, so that it can be opened with one hand. Likewise, other objects that provide comfort on board are an optional folding table installed in the rear part of the backrest of the front seats, a removable LED flashlight, and the heated steering wheel.

equipment

In its interior space, the Octavia presents novel innovations : a touch screen multimedia of up to 9.2 inches in the center of the console. With the possibility of adding a Skoda Connect infotainment system.

You can also get the new help systems for driving such as: the pedestrian detection system, vehicle detection in the blind spot of the rear view mirrors and the one that alerts us if there are vehicles in the back when reversing a car. parking lot.

Another option is the improved emergency brake servo with obstacle detection and emergency braking in the city (between 10 and 60 km / h) and, finally, the parking assistant.

Motorization and mechanics

The Skoda Octavia comes with manual and automatic changes, it is available with gasoline and diesel engines, with power between 116 and 245 hp.

The Skoda Octavia engines are made up of a wide range of gasoline and diesel options. The power varies between 110 and 230 hp when it comes to gasoline. In the case of diesel, from 110 to 184 hp.

An interesting element in terms of dynamics of the Škoda Octavia is the electronic differential lock (XDS +), which consists of a function of the electronic stability control (ESC). This slows down the inner wheels to transmit more power to the outer ones.

Price

Skoda Octavia prices depend on the model, fuel and power and vary between € 20,840 and € 37,230. However, offers are obtained that reduce these prices considerably.