Skoda Octavia RS review | The cheaper Golf GTI?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- #Skoda #Octavia #SkodaOctaviaRS
I have a serious soft spot for Skoda and the cars that they produce. Having had a long term Octavia back in 2020, I was very excited to get my hands on the RS version with 200bhp and 400nm. Best of all, I think for the money involved, this is pretty good value.
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00:00 Intro & exterior
02:13 Boot
03:09 Rear interior
04:08 Front interior, screens & nav
06:57 Road test
13:11 Conclusion - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Great video as always, Lots of Skoda love which is not a bad thing ,Great cars .
Good review of a fantastic car
Understated elegance and poise with a little poke when required. A gentleman's car. Great review!
Glad you liked it!
Couldn't have said it better myself. Exactly why I bought one in the last week, really is a great all rounder.
Look forward to receiving mine in the next few weeks when it arrives into the dealership. 👌
Great honest review Nobby! 👍
@@garyshekleton good luck with it!
About time cars included a dash cam port. saves having to buy extra kit, trying to run and hide cables and then connecting wires to more wires. Btw is the VRS lowered, as had a LEON FR and did find less comfy climbing in and out, hence Suv pref.
Good work....a review of a saloon car...almost seems nostalgic 👍
ha true!
Picked up my new VRS TDI 200 4X4 Estate a few weeks ago, pretty happy with it so far. The 4 wheel drive system is a good fit with the diesel... I noticed your car didn't have electric tailgate, I'm in England and it was standard for mine 🤷♂️ Your seats look better though! UK spec is cloth 😊 Keep up the good work man! 👍
I wonder does the Combi get an elec tailgate. Nice to have 4X4 for sure!
@@NobbyOnCars It does in Australia, standard
Mark, another great review. The Skoda has come a long way. I do like that USB in the rear camera, very handy and something all should be looking at, especially the more expensive cars.
€42k.....wow but you do get a bulletproof for that for sure.
Great review as ever Nobby. Must admit I do like it. The fact that it's diesel is a bonus also. Might keep my eye out for second hand one in a few years time.
Your day will come!!
@@NobbyOnCars Yeah as Renault seems to be predominantly ditching diesel I think I may well have to defect to another brand when I decide to change the car. There's a new Kadjar out next year and tho it'll use the same platform as the new Qashqai it's uncertain as to whether there'll be a diesel one as the the new Qashqai is petrol only/hybrid. As the current Kadjar is only available in petrol form unless you buy a second hand one at which point derv is available I don't think it will be an option in the new one.
Mark, Skoda are on it! Surely the 'Estate' [Sports?] is the one to go for? A RS6 for all. Stick everything in the back and go! Great video as always. Thank you.
An RS6 might be a bit of a stretch but I like the optimism ☺️
Hi Mark, ah memories of Vagdrivers 😂, just ordered a TDI one for work. I got one of the last diesels.
Great review and great car 👍
Cheers
Great Review Thanks,just ordered the 2.0TSI manual for delivery in March,long lead times on new cars at the mo..
Wow, that really is a long wait!
@@NobbyOnCars Same for me here in France, have to wait until the end of February for my 2.0TSI estate
@@NobbyOnCars Semi conductor crisis fella.
Cool car, good price too😎
Mark the boot cover should slip in vertically behind the back seats - that keeps it nice and clean and out of the way
I think I covered that in the normal Octavia last year... it's all a bit fuzzy :)
Personally I would get the 1.0 turbo and enjoy thrashing it - but this looks good for mile munching
Good review Nobby, how was the suspension? I believe your car had adaptive suspension? Is it a somewhat comfortable cruiser?
Very comfortable. No adaptive suspension!
VW need to talk with there Skoda counterparts to see what there doing so right.
I have this car in Metior Grey, Mines a 245.petrol and I have to say ,it turns heads more than my previous superb sportline est ,Its a fantastic car,will definitely stick with it .
Love that colour!
Nice. Ive been waiting for mine with same spec as yours for 2 months now...I just cant keep it together anymore :D so excited... gonna be a bit of an upgrade from my 1.4 fabia - same colour
@@mrazekjan96 any word on delivery ?
@@NobbyOnCars yeah they said it should be in july, tho it could be sooner, even later....pretty vague timeframe if you ask me. So basically it could come anytime now. Or not.
should be ready this week, and here I am watching your video again...just caant wait
Love the car and I'm considering buying. The only concern I have is the perhaps stiff suspension on dreadful West of Ireland roads. Any thoughts? Thinking of the Mammy!
See if you can go for DCC and it will give you options.
👍👍👍
Great review mate....i have a 191 version of the VRS which i'm still very happy with. Best car i've ever owned. I was thinking of getting the engine tuned/mapped.....would you recommend it ?
If you’re looking for a new interest in the car it can do that for sure. Just use someone who knows what they’re doing !
@@NobbyOnCars Thanks a lot. Subbed
My dad loves Skoda's old and new, his dad use to have Skoda's when they was known as a cheap car that everyone use to joke about...now look at them. My dad is looking at something called a mobility car because he's quite sick and is doing chemotherapy so he struggles driving manual cars because of it ((I sometimes take a taxi and they are automatics most of the time and it is weird and I can tell it will take a while for me to get use to)) So because he struggles driving manual cars he can get a mobility car and might get a 2021 Skoda Octavia, but I've convinced him to get a petrol vRS model just so we can get more car for the money and its faster with good fuel economy. Cant wait to get the car though, our current car is a 2010 Ford Mondeo with 125bhp....so coming from a 125bhp to a 245bhp Skoda vRS is a big jump..
Best of luck with the vRS. I hope your dad gets well soon.
Hope your dad get well soon but is it a motability adapted car, or just an automatic Octavia
I was thinking of selling my A8 D4 and getting a VRS ?
The new Octavia is a game changer when compared to the VW. The Superb is better than the Passat as well. Skoda's actually hold their money better than the VW. With a little tune on the VRS it would be a practical weapon.
Cant make my mind up between this Octavia VRS or a Superb Sportline . Thoughts ??
Octavia has a nicer interior and is more modern but if you need the extra space you’re better off with the Superb
@@podge5555 What Podge said. Although whenever the new Superb is out, that will be a cracker I'm sure.
what is a blindspot in a car?
What he really meant was 'blind spot detection / monitor' - you get little lights on rear-view mirrors which light up when you have another car in your blind spot.
Ya can't get a vrs petrol for 42k the petrol vrs and gti both almost 46k
How do you turn off the fake exhaust noise?
In the mode settings you just tick engine noise off.
@@NobbyOnCars perfect thank you. I've mines ordered in steel grey. I see in UK theres a meteor grey, are they the same?
Vrs badging but we will keep calling it the rs because well, we know why!
Ah Mark you can’t compare a diesel VRS to a petrol GTI any day 😱
Controversial!!
@@NobbyOnCars Surely a better comparison would have been the Golf GTD, which oddly wasn't mentioned throughout this review. Just saying
@@leegreen67 couldn’t agree more
why cheaper? I configured both with the same options and the Skoda costs 500 bucks more...:/
Because standard the Octavia is a good €4-5,000 cheaper
@@NobbyOnCars actually in the UK (and I don't live in the UK but I verified a few seconds ago) the estate with DSG costs 33 530 (hatch 32 300), the GTI 35 025...which is a difference of1 500/2 700. and who buys a car without options?
@@dill8498 I'm not in the UK though. The car in this video is 42k. The Golf GTI I reviewed a few weeks ago was 60k.
@@NobbyOnCars sry,my fault, thought you were in the UK.
We have a wonderful additional tax here on new cars called VRT and it messes around with prices compared to the UK big time.
Dies come in all wheel drive
Just can't get on with the front grill
Size or colour?
@@NobbyOnCars size for me, looks a bit like a fish. But I'd still have one🤣. Great vid as always 👍
The new M3 is even worse! Hope is not a new trend...
I have the new VRS petrol 2021, lovely , fast , not many on the road , lots of interest form others.
SOFTWARE FUCKED and really annoying . Along with the Golf 8 the software in the Octy is soo buggy, Most of your user controls are in the touch screen. Screens go black , circles of wait and be patient appear , Sat nav shows you miles away from your position. Shouldnt have been released but if they do the proper fixes this car will be great car.
Have you checked software version? I’ve seen a bit of “drive in the centre of the lane” but that’s it. What is dealer saying?
@@NobbyOnCars Hi Nobby , the software is the latest version. If you look at the Octavia IV forum on BRISKODA, you will see the size of the problem. Many threads on the infotainment system with a petition to Honest John and to Skoda UK to fix the prob. My car is going in for a week at the end of April , one problem is the sat nav telling me im 5 miles away from where i am. If i was un-fam with an area and took the directions from the system as i recently did. I would have turned into oncoming traffic. Read the forums. They will get it fixed and people shouldnt be put off the car as as i said its brilliant.
@@greezoid56 Wasn't aware of it being such an issue at all. Appreciate you taking the time to put all the info here!
Or... Is the Golf GTI a more expensive Skoda Octavia RS with much less space in the trunk?...
Another way of looking at it.
This is the gtd equivalent, not a gti.
It’s the context of price
These new RS too expensive, for only a few extra grand I could get the superb with a better engine and more features. Makes no sense getting one.
Of course it's better value. All Škoda are better value than VW.
And Octavia is pronounced /'ɒkta:vi:ʌ/
First A is long phonetic
Thanks for the lesson.
@@NobbyOnCars You're welcome.
@Brem "And Octavia is pronounced /'ɒkta:vi:ʌ/" is that what you meant to type ?
@@seth1455 Yes
Golf GTI...What??? LOL
Oh British people forgot about cars, there coming Shariya law for uk and whole Europe
@ Arun Ahlwat
when you introduce sharia law, can you do something about the falling standards in spelling and grammar