I have ordered my brand new RS iV after having the 2 litre tdi and a 2 litre tsi engined ones over the past few years. Great car with a lot of space and performance 👌
Great video! Thank you. We have had three Octavia VRS now, and also one Karoq. We asked Skoda Australia when they will bring this model in, and they have said they have no plans for the electric / Hybrid models. So disappointing! We want one!
Hi Dave. Cheers for the review, you covered everything very well as always. Having owned a much older vRS combi in the past I can appreciate the "do everything" role they play, but understandably they are less focused than say a GTI or Cupra. One thing I'd say is there is something about the honesty of the cars I like, as well as the rightness about how they feel in the cabin. Comments about being lower quality in feel than perhaps other members of the VAG house, seem to have been addressed with this model, and I really like the looks externally (hint of current TT about the front lights). With the advent of electrification it looks like a sensible short-term compromise regarding power/range anyway, but I'd like to see the full electric MEB version at some point.
Thanks Adrian. You're right about the honesty of these cars, this remains true in the latest generation of Octavia. And yes, there's a noticeable increase in cabin quality in both this version and other Octavias. I'd say the same with the SEAT Leon too. ^Dave
As a Skoda fan and Octavia owner, I was curious to watch the review after reading a critical one in a Czech magazine. I like the more substantial look of the Octavia 4 over the Octavia 3, but hate the touchscreen and knee-level vents. Here it was slated for poor handling and traction, being overweight, the smaller boot and mediocre economy. There is a long way for Europeans to go in created works class hybrids and electric vehicles.
I'll be honest and say with the mileage of mainly motorway driving that I do that if I was to go for any of the VRS range, it'd be the TDI as I do 70 miles plus a day which would mean the car would easily at 70mph run out of charge early on in my commute meaning that despite the fact I'd have to charge it in both directions, one charge wouldn't even cover half the distance I need to get to work thereby meaning it's just a big petrol car lugging heavy batteries around and wouldn't be very fuel efficient for me. I understand that these hybrids whether they be plug in or not are going to be the way forward but for the time being and I would say in the future, diesel will still be king for me.
You're right. PHEVs are great in a very specific circumstance, but diesel engines over much longer runs can prove more efficient including in terms of time. ^Dave
A shame you didn't tell us about the kick I gives.. if it gives a kick full throttle? How it is when all power is applied on the motorway and so on.. is it quick? Can you feel the 1.4 tsi working together with the electric motor?
It's funny how the spec of the new skodas are so out of this world but now we just expect it this makes an old BMW M3 look like a shed of course it's still quick but we not talk about speed we talking about spec
I am driving an Octavia RS 245 2019 Model, I don't think this hybrid deserves the vRS batch. RS representing power and sportiness for me, this car doesn't either.
It has WLTP certification up to that figure, which is why we say "up to". It's possible, but not everyone may get that depending on conditions and driving style. ^DH
