Skoda Octavia test drive since 2008 -

Athlete, Komsomolskaya Pravda

Skoda is not able to release such an amount of new Octavia model that could satisfy a high demand. The fact is that the Czech company since the transition to the control of the VW concern produces products that meets international quality standards. It should be noted that the prices are very affordable. Octavia, thanks to the latest design methods and the most modern technology, is at the level of the latest achievements of the automotive industry.
This quote from the German Auto Katalog ten years.

Skoda Octavia and today remains a solid car built using Volkswagen/Audi parts.
Often the unification of details, especially the interior, is not beneficial for everyone, the older models of concerns lose their individuality, in return, getting a decrease in costs, but in this case a strict salon from VW is part of the power that causes good. Even if you have never owned Golf or Passat, a small grout is enough to remember the location of all important buttons. The ideally verified ergonomics of Skoda inherited from the Germans. In addition to the Volkswagen architecture of multimedia control system and climate, Octavia pleases with comfortable seats and a strictly verified interior style. The car we tested in the richest configuration, with a combined interior decoration: leather+Alcantara. Such a combination is more practical and beautiful than a leather salon. Alcantara inserts tenaciously hold the body and are not susceptible to unpleasant temperature contrasts in winter and summer.
Despite the fact that our Skoda is not simple, but aimed at the leading people of an active lifestyle, it is not easy to guess its purpose in the decoration of the salon. The sports spirit is given out only by an off -road handrail on a glove box and an inscription 4x4 on a gearbox lever. If for a business class car the absence of kitsch looks natural, then adventure lovers may seem boring. There is nothing more to find fault. The curtain of Luke once shut up one day too far and it turned out to be not easy to get it with standard means.
Ease of use and trunk volume is the main exam for the station wagon. Everything is very good here - 580 liters of volume in the standard and 1620 liters with folded rear seats. The owner will be capable of taking a couple of mountain bicycles and a barbecue in addition. It is convenient to fix small things under stretched nets, which are located on the floor and sides of the luggage compartment. The underground is a full -fledged reserve.
If a huge trunk is not enough, the luggage can be fixed on the roof. Longitudinal religions are offered in the basic configuration, and a long roof will allow you to place a overall plastic trunk.
How does Octavia Scout stand out externally? First of all, unpainted bumpers made of durable plastic (so that it is not a pity to storm the bushes and snow barriers) and an enlarged clearance. Road clearance in 180 mm modest by off -road standards, but for the assault of borders or ruling - quite. Also, do not forget that in a difficult situation for revenue, the driver will come with a full -wheel drive transmission with a multi -disc haldex coupling. However, serious tests are not allowed to carry out its calling to make control of the car more confidently and safer, for example, on a gravel road or ice.
For Skoda Octavia Scout, a two -liter FSI motor with direct injection is offered, its power is 150 hp. The maximum torque in it is shifted in the middle of the tachometer (peak in 200NM falls at 3500 rpm).
If for a regular golf class car 150 horses are just right, then the all-wheel drive octavia is lucky with a lazy one. Face losses and strict requirements of modern environmental norms are affected. Nevertheless, in the city, fuel consumption is not much higher than passport 12 liters per hundred. Six -speed mechanics helps to save fuel primarily. Fuel saving is certainly great, but unfortunately there is no choice. Automatic transmission cannot be set even for a surcharge.
At the wheel, as mentioned above, you quickly find a convenient position and a relationship with the machine. A large gear number of steering is slightly alarming in the motion, in steep turns it is necessary to rotate the steering wheel with hand interceptions.
Despite the fact that the clearance of Octavia Scout increased, the rolls in acute turns are adequate and the transverse clutch limit is very high. The not last role in this is played by 17-inch wheels with asphalt tires. True, the pendant from wheels with a low profile gets more, especially the rear, on the hush. But I am inclined to write off this flaw on a large mileage of a test car. There is no slowdown in the questions of questions easily predicted and effective.
During the test, I was asked several times who I see as a competitor for Octavia Scout. There is no direct competitors of the all -wheel drive station wagon Octavia Scout today. More recently, as an alternative to a person leading an active lifestyle, one could imagine the Subaru Impreza Wagon station wagon. With the advent of a new generation, Impreza is offered only with a body of hatchback. Prices for Skoda Octavia Scout begins at 945,000 rubles.
If you need a car ready to comfortably take on board the company of friends, choosing outside the city. If you are a fan of an active lifestyle, and you do not need to explain what slippery is (which must be patronized after the end of the season) and you are able to distinguish downshill from the trial. If heavy snowfall for you is a joy, and you believe that the fish pecks better before the rain - Scout will be the most suitable option.

 

 

Source: Auto.mail.ru