Škoda Octavia

This car is based on a VW Group platform shared with the Volkswagen Jetta. There have been two generations of the Octavia model to date. A high performance version, the RS or vRS, which is related to the Volkswagen Jetta VR6, is available.

The first generation of Skoda Octavia had a facelift in 2000 and is still manufactured and marketed in some markets, even though the second generation was introduced in 2004. In Germany, and other parts of West Europe, as well as Asia, the older model is marketed as the Octavia Tour, while the newer model is marketed as the Octavia.

In some markets, the first-generation Octavia is still known as Octavia, and the newer model is referred to as the new Octavia, Octavia5 (Greece) or Laura (India). The major improvements in the new model are the independent rear suspension and improved interior (in space, design and quality of materials).

Skoda Octavia VRS World Speed Record

Manufacturer : Škoda Auto
Production : 1996–present
Class : British: Small family car, European: C-segment
Body style : 5-door liftback, 5-door estate
Layout : Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform : Volkswagen Group A series

The Škoda Octavia is a small family car  produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Skoda Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon models.

Skoda Octavia review

The first generation Škoda Octavia was released in 1996 and was built by the Škoda factory in the Czech Republic.

United Kingdom sales began in 1998 and the large car was an instant success with buyers who appreciated its solidity, refinement and value for money, though it could not quite match the success of established large family car favourites such as the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Vectra. The car was widely used in the U.K taxi trade, due the large number of private hire drivers who used the vehicle due to its low price [and advantageous leasing agreements directed at the self employed taxi driver], space and reliability.

Škoda Octavia tunning

In August 2011, an special Škoda Octavia vRS hits world record in American Bonneville and became the fastest car in world with up to 2-litre engine, when hits 365,43 km/h.