2005 Skoda Octavia VRs goes for a Drive
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- When Skoda got hold of VW's GTi and R parts bin they surprised the world with the new Octavia VRS, a rip snorting Q car disguised as a practical family saloon
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This type of thing is why I have a huge respect for the way Volkswagen run their business (dieselgate not withstanding). They take over a marque like Skoda or Seat, allow them to use the family platform and raid the parts bin, but allow them to put their own stamp on it so you end up with something that is VW but also not VW. They also have no problem with their marques competing against each other in some areas too. It's this way of working that is why I wish, and have said before, that MG Rover had been taken over by VW and not by BMW.
The problem is that Škoda is not allowed to get high-end parts cause VW doesnt like their cars being worse
There’s a limit as to how much VW will let Skoda and Seat develop there sports car line up. In the beginning they were taken by surprise with the Leon Cupra R and the Mk1 Octavia vrs at how good they were and also a lot cheaper. The Golf will always remain superior for marketing purposes and not to upset their repeat customers 🤣
Had the facelifted RS as a company car in 2007. 0 to banned very quickly if you weren't paying attention. Phenomenally quick motor. Served me well, 110,000 in less than 3 years. Sadly the Golf I "upgraded" to was nowhere near as good.
There was never a saloon version. Only wagon and hatch/lift back. Never heard about a saloon...
That's correct.
Watch the video he states that the VS was never available in a saloon version. 4:02 again at 5:34
@@Ribeirasacra Octavia 4 door never existed.
@@histriamagna1014 er yes it did. It's literally a 4 door in this video...
@@JordanHinsley It's a 5 door liftback. Saloon does not have rear lift door opening. Octavia is a fake saloon. An it works well !
The elegance of the saloon and the practicality of a hatch.
just a stage 1 remap away from being a completely different car it wakes it up
My favourite type of car, especially the estate. Doesn't shout but carries a big stick. The perfect dailly driver.
I have an injured left leg which has progressively got worse over the years.
In 2019 I decided to finally give up driving a manual, which meant trading in my beloved Focus ST3.
I use an Octavia Scout at work, so just out of curiosity I took Vrs hatch with DSG out on test for a day.
I instantly fell in love and by the end of the day I'd ordered a DSG Challenge Edition.
Can safely say it is the best car I have ever had the pleasure to own. A genuine "Q Car" and Wolf in Sheep's clothing.
It's made driving a pleasure for me again, and for that I can't thank Skoda enough.
I had the pleasure of owning the Autocar press test car when it was a year old and the press were done with it. Y81RVV, was a little controversial as it managed a 6.7 second 0-60 in Autocar's test. That test probably sold a lot of extra cars! Copies of the test were being given out by your local Skoda dealer. It was rumoured that the car had a 225 bhp 1.8T engine, as used in the Audi TT. In fact it just seemed to be a very good example of the 180 bhp AUQ engine. I had a rolling road test done where it made 207 bhp on a day when other standard vRSs were making 180-185.
Miss that car. It's reverse snobbery value was huge. In the early days people really did refuse to believe it was a Skoda. Time has made me forgive the coilpack issues...
4x4 version is my favorite. Uses the rear diff from audi tt. I got one ;)
Same! SO much fun in the snow
Bro this is the only good car in , India and it is fwd version!
Used these in the Police back in early 2000s. Cracking car. Handled like a roller skate and the 1.8 turbo engine loved to be revved.
Had many a good pursuit around the West Midlands. 👍
It´s 3 on inlet, 2 on outlet on all cylinders
i remember seeing these all the time as police forces seemed to love them
Kent police replaced the Peugeot 406 beat cars with these... very capable but the interior being White took a bashing... would become stained quickly... especially the back seats
@@nevillebloodybartos
Humberside used them as both Driver Training vehicles and unmarked interceptors for their Roads Crime Unit.
Blend in perfectly anytime, anywhere, and then burst into life when the baddies are sighted.
There was a sat nav option that took away the space under the radio. There was a 6 speed version too. Dual zone climate never made it to UK. Even factory fitted LPG was available even in the VRS
Love my 2007 MK2 VRS here on New Zealand roads. I've had it from brand new, do all the maintenance myself. Only 92,000km on the clock, I don't see myself ever selling it. Easy parts and upgrades from the GTI mk5 community should keep it going for quite some time yet.
I had an 04 reg vrs from 4 years old, black magic, loved it bits, got home from work after 4 years of owning it and found it gone off my driveway. Gypsies had broken into my house and taken the keys and obviously the car. I still miss it, amazing car.
Those Sparco foot pedals aren't standard. They did have metal items from factory though but not those. Having owned a silver 51 plate vrs for 7 years I can confirm they are a great car. I can also confirm you can fit a standard bath in one!!😁😁
Consumer information at its best!
@@furiousdriving 😁😁
It was the best car on the PQ34 platform, most space, cheap, lots of bang for your bucks. Steering wheel, light/window/mirror switches, climate control, stalks and lots of other stuff is from the Mk4 Golf. It's a Golf in drag. The 1.8 20VT is one of the best modern VAG engines, very reliable and easy to tune. These are rare nowadays, haven't seen one in years. I serviced quite a few of these back in the day. Great video Matt, thanks!
Had one miss it much better on motor way than ep3 it surprised me
I haven’t even watched it yet and I know it’s gonna be a great one!!!!!
Well done in finding probably the only space in the U.K where there is nobody else around
Yes, a brilliant buy if you want something that is really quick and practical with it. Badge snobs may look down on it as a classic sporty family car, let them I say. It keeps the second hand market a good place for shrewd punters who want some fun!
I feel obliged to be a Skoda geek here and make a few observations. There was no Octavia saloon. The vRS was available in estate or hatch. Above the vRS you had the Elegance and the L&K. Those pedals are aftermarket. The tow bar was an option, but not standard. And clearly, I know far too much about Skodas! Great review though. I'll share it with the Skoda Owners Club. :)
He did say in the video that the tow bar wasn't standard and that the VRS wasn't available as a saloon
The owner thought it was a factory tow bar, I was surprised but Skoda being Skoda it sounded credible!
@@furiousdriving definitely factory fitted, but an optional extra rather than standard equipment. I've had one of these, and an earlier SLXI with the 150bhp 1.8. Great cars. I've just bought a TDI one. My felicia is still ready for you to drive.
Love these Skodas, especially from that period; we had a 2002 Fabia estate with which we have had so much fun, it could do anything even rallying over forrest roads
What a beautiful car. My auntie used to have one as her taxi. It wasn’t in this beautiful red. It was in the Brighton taxi colours lol. She loved driving it.
A lad on the next street to mine owes one of these - in red as well. A very smart looking car with some lovely alloys on it. He's a mechanic and it looks immaculate. Really under-rated cars, and very quick in their day
This was quite a car back then. A fast and cheap saloon.
Absolutely loved my Y reg vRS, so much fun and a great Q car.
Correction for you: the Octavia was only available in liftback and estate.
Great car, but the engine is hyper sensitive to oil changes. If you planing to buy one, buy from someone you know, if you cant, make sure you take a VAG specialist with you to check the car, not just some mechanic. Pop the oil filler cap and look inside. If there is sludge, walk away. Trust me, if the engine goes, it is a VERY expensive party to swap the engine. You looking at 1500-1700 quid, assuming you can find a good condition engine on ebay or wherever else. Calipers also love to stick, and they are super expensive again, you are looking at 210 quid just for parts. Its easy to change if you do it yourself, but if you are not mechanically comfortable, then labour as well. Leaving it sticking is not good, you ruin a set of front brakes, and its around 300 again if you are buying name brand like brembo. So these cars are not a walk in the park like all the other 1.9tdis are, but it makes up for it in driving feel, and they are very comfortable for long journeys as well not to mention despite all the power the 1.8T can be pretty economical if you arent stomping it at every red light :D
These cars are awesome. Timeless design, strong engine and good build quality.
The fog lights in headlights are actually very good.. You'd never know there were there from the inside.
Own 2001 skoda octavia Elegance.
My dad used to have a 2003 Octavia 1.9 TDI. Fantastic car!!
Those engines were bulletproof!
All sedans was technically liftbacks. They referred to them as "liftback sedans", as they had the shape of a sedan, and the convenience of a liftback :) Just like the older Citroen C5, Citroen Xantia and the Daihatsu Applause
In sweden we call it combi coupé. Saab were big on the style.
@@rimmersbryggeri Same in norway. Or just "kombi". Although strictly speaking, a sedan only means that the trunk/boot is completely separate from the rest of the interior. The shape, when the trunk of the car is "sticking out", is called notchback. A VW Beetle or a classic Mini is technically sedans, even though they don't look like that. And the Ford Escort is a hatchback/liftback even though it looks like a sedan... I believe the correct for this Skoda would be "notchback liftback", but that's not what VW called them for. And also that just sounds silly.
A fun fact is that some newer Skoda Superbs comes as both a liftback and as a sedan; COMBINED! The trunk lid has two door handles; one opens it like a sedan, and the other opens it like a liftback. Search for "Skoda Superb Twin Door" :)
@@krissjacobsen9434 I'd say the classic beetle is techinally a coupé since it's a 3 door. The volvo 142 is a sedan and the saab 900 3 door was a liftback (Combi Coupé) but the none liftback model could have technically been a coupé or a sedan depending on wether that mongrel was offered on 3 door models. A volvo 145 is what we call a Kombi. TEchnically I guess a golf could be called that too since it doesnt have much of a slant on the rear hatch but what would the call the fat assed model of the golf then?
Maybe you could do a review of a old rear engined skoda from the 1980s.
Totally support your suggestion! They are rare find these days
i agree if he can find one, i loved my Estelles i owned 3 of them, best one was the 1286cc, i did have two 1174cc which in fairness did the job i even towed with my estelles
Id love to if I found one
@@furiousdriving That would be Cool to review but hard to find
@@eggy1962 Yeah they are very quirky cars
This was the best generation of the Octavia. In fact, I learned to drive on Octavia from the same year (2005) but with the 1.9 TDI engine.
In my country the VRS from this generation are very rare to find.
Which is your country?
These original Octavias had an identity, I really liked them. £15.5 k for this in 2005 sounds like a good price.
As nice as the vRS is, I'd like a go in a misery spec 1.9 SDi!
The 1.9 PD engine is probably the most reliable engines ever made. The TDI is very reliable however the SDI is even more reliable since it had no turbo. 0-45 mph is the same with the sdi and the tdi however after 45 mph the tdi move far ahead
I had one.
I paid £13,500 new 2005
Bargain
Octavia has never been available as a 4 dr saloon, only 5dr or estate. No side skirts on the mk1 vRS either, those are standard sill pressings on all MK1 models. No towbars fitted as standard either! Love your videos but some facts are way off with this one
Didn’t he say the tow bar was an option rather than standard?
@@nevillebloodybartos it was an option. it even came with a specific spare wheel insert with space for the towbar
Are you sure they dont have skirts, they look different to how I remember standard ones? The tow bar was a dealer fit item and has a place in the factory tool kit
Great video , I had a dark green Vrs back in 2006/7 . Drove from West Sussex to Paris and back on 1 tank of fuel , not bad eh. Sadly though written off 6 months later by a white van man ! I really miss it Superb car.
I have just brought one of these as a cheap daily driver that I can have a bit of fun in when the mood takes, the previous owner had done 50k in 3 years with a couple of Nurburgring trips thrown in and had zero issues ! They are really good value and tick an awful lot of boxes. Mine has a uprated rear roll bar which transforms the handling and I would highly recommend it 👍🏻
16 VAG car's had the Legendary 1.8T 20V.
Had a vrs for 4 years and loved it. It was all things to all men. We used to joke it had a 3 body boot.
@Martin that's why we use them as Rapid Response Vehicles in the Ambulance Service.
The 4X4 Scout is a perfect vehicle for the job. I'm confident if I rejigged the loadout I'd more than likely be able to carry a patient in the boot lol
There never was a saloon version, all of them were hatchbacks
correct
Bought one of these high mileage of 167k. It was faultless. All it needed were an MOT. Was a fantastic car. Yet another I shouldn’t have sold
With the amount of people putting fake VRS badges on their Skodas... I've contracted a strong allergy of these cars.
The Seat Toledo 20VT was similar in concept, but had 6 speed gearbox.
One of only 2 cars I loved, the other was a V6 Mondeo.
Great cars. Better made than Golf IVs, just as many thrills & more practical.
Never really gave much thought to skoda, but you did a good job selling it too me ,you certainly were impressed by its sharpness and response.
MP3 had allready taken over when this car was built. Not when it was introduced though. I remember my brother in law asking me if it was possible to convert theirs to MP3.
I've owned my 2001/Y since 2006. Great cars, huge boot and parts cheap. Great engines and the stage 1 remap is all you need.
Same engine as the Audi TT 180. The later ones had a 2.0 turbo Golf GTI mk5.
Our family has an estate version of the MK1 vRS, it's on around 213k miles. I'd love to use it but I've got a MK1 Fabia vRS as a daily driver.
These were great when launched!
Just love Skoda VRS cars. So understated, I owned the Mark 1 Fabia VRS, which was probably the first exclusively diesel hot hatch ever made. I currently own the Mark 2, Fabia VRS estate, a small hot estate car, another niche, within a niche.
It's even in go-fast red.A very nice Skoda.
I told my new boss to get one for his company car. He was going out with the Skoda Dealers daughter when all is said and done. Even when he "graduated" to big Diesel BMWs he said he missed the Skoda VRS. It got handed down to two other 'owners' in the company and they loved it too. And it was reliable. It was a real "Q" car if ever there was one. That one is in beautiful condition.
Excellent video, my mother in law had one of these many years ago, when I was courting my wife.... Was well impressed she had a vRS just a shame she never drove it like a vRS should have been!! Left a impression on me so much so I bought it's little brother the diesel Fabia vRS The one and only car I regret selling.
Quite interesting to note my current mark 3 Fabia family estate is near enough the same size as this car.
Like the sparco pedals will last longer than the alloy pedals it came with.
Corrida red is the best colour for a vRS
Thats not a mother in law car at all, must have been a good salesman!
@@furiousdriving was my father in law's car orginally but he became ill and had his licence taken off him so it became the Mother In Laws car, they have mostly had skodas for yesrs.
I used to drive an Octavia of this generation and it was in this colour! Sadly, it was the pre-facelift 1.6 estate model with only 100 bhp, so it was very unexciting indeed, but I always wanted to try a faster one like this...
I had the 1.6 SLX from 1999 to 2007. Great car. No issues at all. Bought new and drove it for 180.tkm.
7.9 to 60mph? Mine felt a lot quicker than that... These were very good cars and I loved mine, plus at the time the police used them so they were good in the outside lane of a motorway coz everyone would move out of the way. There was also a nice triple gauge kit with oil temp, boost and volts that you could get that would fit into that cubby under the radio. Also I put a golf R32 wheel in mine for that extra chunkyness and the airbag just swapped from the Skoda wheel straight into the golf wheel.
This car blends into traffic so well that he almost forgot what it was called at the beginning of the video.
there is only wagon and liftback mate
So glad you have done this. I bought a 2004 Octavia VRS two weeks ago....
Mine has been 'played' with a bit. Carpet is a pain to keep clean. Gear change is lovely.
If its the mk1 then u can fit a black carpet from the golf straight in
I used to work at a Skoda dealership and got to drive these and the later Octavia VRs.
I always preferred the petrol version but locally at least the diesel was more popular.
One customer who lived locally to me had the later 2006/7 petrol VRs estate. His car had been remapped and that was a quick car, a real sleeper.
I had one of those for a couple of years, same colour too. Not a perfect car as it was abit old. Never let me down though! Sounded great with a few modifications. I miss it tbh.
05 plate, that must be one of the last, the mk2 was out in standard versions in 2004.
I always thought it was great they took the engine out of an Audi TT and put it in a Skoda. It trumped what the VW brand were doing performance wise in those years.
Although I have always been surprised when reviews say it’s based on the golf platform. It puts it against the A3, Leon and of course Golf. But the size of the car to be puts it in the class above. Against the A4 and Passat. Making the Octavia excellent value whatever the age. As it’s still based on a Golf platform.
The Octavia 1 and 2 were made at the same time for 6 years.
You could get the 1 until 2010.
Brem in the UK market there is a definite switch sometime in 2005.
@@colinhicks4174 Ah I see.
I like thos vrs Octavia mk1, they start to become classic,
Had a black VRS and drove it for 170k miles. Never let me down until the clutch went. Such a good Q car. Fast, practical and surprisingly economical on a long run. Replaced it with another one in the same red as the review car. Not such a Q car in that colour as I got pulled over by police twice in the first month I had it. They're getting rare but 80k miles later I still have mine.
The therm you use Qcar is new to me, what exactly does it cover?
@@yabesig1839 A Q car is a fast high performance car that doesn't necessarily look as fast as it actually is.
The original "Q" was a first world war British merchant ship fitted with hidden guns to give surfaced German submarines a nasty surprise. So a Q car is one that looks ordinary at first, but has hidden "qualities" meaning it's a lot faster than it looks.
Possible purchase in march maybe ,still thinking about what to get????? ST220 Maybe, saab 93 maybe i dont know ..... To many options great content matt !!STAY SAFE 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄☕☕☕☕☕☕☕
there are always too many choices, Saab 93 is very small inside compared to this or a Mondeo though
Is that the same engine has in the audi tt
Slightly different, the skoda uses an auq180, the TT used the bam225, but to look at there isnt much difference
@@Usercouldnotbefound tt also has the auq
@@Usercouldnotbefound audi tt has 150 180 and 225 hp engines
Had a skoda Fabia vRS mk1 remapped to 170bhp.... Fast, fun and average mpg was 55mpg. On a track day it would still do 30mpg !!
Sold it after 9 years and 150000 miles, was still going strong. I miss that car.
I was working for a Škoda showroom selling these new, a huge portion of the buyers were police officers who drove them on the job and wanted one at home. Also you mention the value, during the phase out of the model after the MK2 Octavia had launched we were selling MK1 vRS run out models with xenons and ESP for under £12,000!
Wow, now thats a bargain!
Skoda always wanted to call it the RS - in fact i think they did in other parts of Europe - but I have a feeling Ford Complained n UK so they had to stick a v at the front. It went from being a Rally Sport to a Victory Rally Sport. I don't think it was ever a range topper though. I'm sure it was based on mid spec Ambiente trim with some toys added whereas the Elegance and L&K specs were plusher. The L&K is a great thing if you find one.
I love these. Enough performance to make you smile but so easy to live with day to day. The boot is like a small country. I actually preferred the more angular style of the MK1 to later Octavias.
You've got to search out a Mk1 Fabia vRS next. So much fun.
Doesn't do much for me, average looks and performance. A car that deserves to just disappear I think.
It was GTI performance in a massive body, thats sort of the point of a Q car!
@@furiousdriving OK Matt, I need to pay more attention. Still not for me though! I struggle with the Seats and Skodas under VAG.
One of the few channels that I give a the thumbs up before it starts
haha thanks!
I love mine. Not going anywhere till it dies
Great vid as always mat !! Had a nearly new one in silver back in the day, really wish I had it now. Got to be one of Skoda’s best ever cars, brilliant!
Hello from the Czech Republic. Nice video. Few comments: the 1.8 turbo engine has three intake and two exhaust valves. The bars in the trunk are for the (v)RS liftback model specifically to increase the rigidity of the chassis. And they really improve handling characterstics of the car. Octavia (v)RS was the first Skoda which could have ESP as an option. (v)RS also received bigger front brakes and as the only Mk1 Octavia also rear ventilated disks breakes.
Had a 2005 1.9 TDI Octavia as a taxi, did over 400k. My current Octavia, a 2015 1.6 TDi has 170k. Both were/are brilliantly reliable. If you can get past the bland styling there’s no better car imho. My next taxi will be a 2.0 TDi vRS as life is too short.
The 1.9 Tdi last a lifetime, can imagine it was good choice for taxi, rear legroom is limited thou.
Yab Esig not really. Plenty of rear legroom, made for a good taxi
There was also a combi version of the vRS :)
I had an 04 plate silver vRS estate from new and it was excellent. I preferred it to the Leon Cupra it replaced from a driving perspective. It was my first vRS out of three I've owned (all estates) and they were all excellent cars.
Always liked these. Someday I’ll drive one!
Yeah im actually looking for one as my 1st car :)
You said it was fast for the ¨time¨. but wouldent a Saab 9-5 Aero be crazy fast for the ¨time¨
Fast for it's class and price more than the Saab though. Still I like the Aero more. '04 Aero 6.9 0-100kmh vs 7.9 for the vRS
@@piuthemagicman Yes okey ye for the price its good speed. I like the aero more
Yes, but much more expensive as well
Don’t you mean the 9-3 viggen. 250 bhp.?
Kristian Spencer No I dont It might be ”More” simular but the Skoda Is a 2005 And there is a 2005 Saab 9-5 Aero
And No The Viggen Had a 2,3T engine from the Saab 9-5 with 225-230hp and i think ~343nm or ~258 lbs-ft and not 250 hp
My dad has one of these, except in black, also for some reason, after a while, in these cars the window motor and door lock stops working.
It's quite telling seeing how many positive things people have to say about Skoda.
Happy Skoda owners ❤️
Underrated comment
If I am not mistaken the Nazis wanted to invade Czech Republic particularly, because they built arguably the best tank engines of the time. If I am correct, then building a car of any sort shouldn't have been all that difficult to them.
My wifes daily is an Austin allegro 1.3 super and boy its quick, its like a golf R32 ,then they wheeled me back in ive just had my medication ,They have told me stay off the staff lap top. .
my daily is an E38 728i ,but i wouldnt drive manchester to athens wich ive done 6 times ,but i would go in this with no worries .and at petrol now at£2,00 a litre ,yes i might get one of these . petrol dsg 230bhp would do me fine .and i cant say what K and L means. lalloom and kline or something the posh one ,
The older stuff (even if not working) is just soooo much more interesting. VAG group cars are just sooo boring (to me). Stick to the older stuff ..... please, you do it so well....
Car looks like brand new and a friend of mine had one like this and hope you are staying safe and well and are you going to keep it or sell it
In my neck of the woods,Calgary,Canada cell phones should be turned off and kept in your glve box,cups of coffee etc.should be taken in road side cafes and any kind of multitasking comes with a fine.I never ever used the cup holders in my car.There were so many accidents around Alberta due to not paying attention it took ages for the bylaws to come in.OK if you are parked but never if you are driving to have a snack or text someone.
Those very same laws apply in the UK too.
@@JohnnyPaton Good.
Its 6 points and a £200 fine for using a phone while driving but if you want to carry a drink you do need a good cupholder. I cant recommend driving with a full afternoon tea on the dashboard, the mess would be considerable
Own a MK2, absolutely love the car. Hope you get as much enjoyment out your mk1!
I think the owner does
Lovely Jubbly, just needs the drivers seat leather restoring, looks a keeper.
Sorry U.S.A. that you were not and still not allowed to enjoy the Skoda brand. Despite there being less well off or penny wise Americans. Mistake VW, Hyundai & Kia sell by the ship load. When I had € 50k to spend I bought a Skoda & a boat, nowadays i'm laughing all the way to the marina.
Well the bread and butter VWs that are sold are so sparsely equipped and finished that they don't need the Skoda over there 😉😂
@@fhwolthuis Fair comment sir. however would this car have interested you or someone you know in the 2000's ? They were very popular with European police, either in livery or unmarked. As you might imagine.
@@russcattell955i I had one, bought it 2nd hand. It was a 1.6 estate. It was comfortable and practical but although it had most of the equipment of the vRS it was sooo boring on the inside and to drive. I quickly sold it and bought an Alfa 147 which I enjoyed so much more 😁
I love the VRS I have a Mrk3 and love it. Thank you for doing a review on one especially a mrk 1 I'm trying to presude my wife that I need a fleet and one of these is first on my list. Thank you for your videos kept me saine during shielding.
Glad to help
Almost bought a nearly new one but the price was just too high for the mileage and the dealer wouldn't move so I did - out of the showroom door. You just have to be ruthless over cars.
Owner misled there as they didnt all have a tow bar and that one is not factory, the factory swan neck was hidden under the bumper with the plug on a pivot, no cuts in the bumper
I love these. I remember when the Police started using these........ usually in a sort of old man purple colour ....... I recall having one behind me on the A66 then he must've got a shout and put the blues and two's on and shot off - I thought " you sneaky b@ggers ......proper Q car
Hi Matt, great review of this Octavia VRs, it does go well and space inside is brilliant.VW parts still a top car to drive.
I own the ABT version, huge difference in power - torque! 330nm.
That 1.8T engine was a gem, used in many of VW groups cars and was always lauded.
Very good ..... I love the cut of your jib ....... Skinned badgers .... Classic !!
I just saw a Škoda Octavia VRS 2.0TSI 2020 model in Black.
Thanks for the video, Matt. Let’s see...VW engine, transmission, switches, climate control, mirrors, steering wheel... yeah, I guess it would feel like a VW. Sort of a big Jetta that cures the pitiful rear seat accommodation problem. Love the hatch back utility. Looks great. I wish we had them in the USA.
AUDI engine...😉
The leg room in the rear is actually the same as the golf. It's not great but the boot space is!
My old one was 260 bhp red too very fun looking for another or my old.one oe53 tr v