Skoda Octavia Sport Line review | Best car in the world?

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[@ic2433]

I had the previous generation diesel VRS estate and it was a brilliant car, couldn’t fault it. I’ve since moved to a more “premium” brand but to be honest, the Octavia is still in my thoughts. It did everything very, very well. Great review as always.

[@gib321]

Great to see an ICE car being reviewed. VW e Up at 27.5 k and base Octavia at 30k? Surely a resetting of price structure well overdue. Great review as always.

[@terrydelahunt842]

The estate is even better, with its added practicality. Production on the videos is getting better and better, fair play.

[@davidmehlhorn726]

Finally, a car review that's not an EV!!! :). That's a beautiful looking car and the only reason I'd not get one is the current high price of all new cars nowadays. I think a major "price correction" is on the way due to rising interest rates and hopefully new car prices will get back to more affordable levels. You're really churning out the content lately Mark! Keep up the great work.

[@garethtalbot8950]

100% agree. Dealers are really devaluing trade in's also. I reckon from my experience dealers now aiming at 4k mark-up on trade in's in Ireland. Use to be around 2k. Keeping my own car going at this point between poor trade in value, high loan interest rates, it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy new or 2nd hand unless you're stuck. Since import rule change, vrt etc the Irish motor consumers being royally fleeced.

[@desoriordan9515]

I'm not so sure we'll see a price correction as there is no outlet for the consumer as existed pre Brexit with UK imports. If new car sales dip, then as you mentioned, dealers simply increase used prices.

[@davidmehlhorn726]

My own car is now 12 years old with 330,000kms on the clock. However with regular maintenance by me (garages just don’t do a good job in my experience),it’s in great nick and should go as long as I want it to. Yes Brexit all but eliminated the UK imports of cars and our own native dealers are milking the lack of supply of used cars for all its worth. However, when people stop buying, and they will with the coming credit crunch caused by interest rate hikes, what will car dealers do? Sit on their overpriced cars and go out of business or start cutting prices back to tempt the punters into the showrooms? I suspect the latter. Dealers that didn’t adapt back in the last credit crunch of the late noughties soon went out of business.

[@ianl2285]

Absolutely agree. I bought a new Karoq in 2018 - the same spec car now would cost me another £10k . It’s now firmly out of my price range! Skoda’s are no longer the cheap alternative.

[@patrickoleary2862]

Just put a deposit on Octavia Sportline 2.0TDI / looking forward to saying goodbye to Nissan Leaf in early 2024!

[@FiFoC2000]

Another excellent review Mark. Enjoy seeing your Skoda reviews as I have the petrol Octavia RS and it’s a fantastic car.

[@milanstokrp9387]

2.0 TSI 4X4 DCC ❤️ 6.8 sec. 0-100. Why it is good? Engine is DNNA gen 4 (updated Audi TT DNNB 197Hp),DSG DQ381 GEN2. HALDEX GEN6 (90% power on rear wheels,85% on Single wheel)... Chiptuning Stage1 300hp+ 425Nm+ for this 12.2 Compression ratio engines. New was 29200 €. WITH H&R Sport Springs 500€,Rear suspension Brace 195 €,Stage1 Ecu and DSG 800€ this car be very fast and good for driving.

[@ryanstafford7776]

Great review Mark. I bought a Karoq Sportline with the same 1.5 manual set - up. Very happy with it - going from my 5 series i was worried but i neednt have been... Its a great for new family duties and work driving. 45 grand tho 😮 cars are bleeding expensive here!

[@paulwardzynski3265]

Great review, sums up the Octavia perfectly no matter the trim level, (although the VRS estate is something else!).

[@johnfahy6515]

Great review Mark. I like that car maybe next year

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Skoda make great cars. Good looking, comfortable, spacious and very reliable. Penny for penny, the best car.

[@pn6917]

Great Car, ive a 221 RS petrol estate ,brilliant car,no issues.Sportline trim similar to RS

[@DB-DB-DB-DB]

40,000 Euro? Jesus, in Australia that gets you the fully loaded RS estate, literally every option ticked (leather, DSG, adjustable suspension) plus a sunroof and 7 years of servicing. These are absurd money in Europe.

[@docastrov9013]

Ireland, mate. Why do you think all our doctors emigrate to you!

[@DB-DB-DB-DB]

@@docastrov9013 typically for our high salaries, not our low cost of living or cheap cars.

[@MG-mn5lx]

Nice review Nobby! I'm just a little bit worried about the way you're holding the steering wheel

[@richardhowlett9424]

A proper car ! Not a stupid EV SUV !

[@barriemoorcroft534]

Good video. Nice and chatty. At 40k+ is just toooo much. Lots of competition at that price.

[@Bubbasniper91]

They are beautiful! 😍.... Vrs though ❤️.

[@user-lg3ol7dn3p]

All the car you ever need. I have the previous version face lift.

[@sologog8129]

And it have rear wiper. Brilliant.

[@sevesellors2831]

Great looking car almost BMW in looks.

[@katowamusonda1374]

Hello from zambia👋🏾

[@asifmanzoor2198]

A comprehensive car review

[@Brian.H..]

I had the previous generation vrs and was a great car now have a new a4 s-line to be honest not sure the extra cost of the a4 is worth the price compared to the vrs

[@gertchristoffersen8865]

I have the same car and i love it. I have chose all black and with No letters or logo

[@john-6009]

I have a 191 1.6 diesel. I'm getting 80 miles per gallon during this hot weather.

[@stevencampbell1150]

Must admit im very interested in this particular variant of the Octavia but ive told by my local skoda dealer that it isn't coming to the North until March. I'm still not sure whether if i decide to get one that the 1.5 TSI will be enough from a power or torque or economy point of view as I'm borderline diesel in terms of what I need and am used to driving a diesel and tho' my diesel has less power it's got more torque I think my only reason for not going diesel is because i can't be bothered with adblue. Will see what happens when it reaches the North in the new year. Will definitely put it on my list for test drives.

[@milanstokrp9387]

I have 1.5 TSI and 2.0 TSI 4X4. In 1.5 TSI,fuel c. is 5.0-5.1L - two cyl. off on slow speed), acceleraton is good. 2.0 TSI 4X4,fuel c. 6.2L (Under 3500 rpm ABS Short Valve lift,flaps Open after 3750 rpm).

[@johnhunter6290]

I've a 22 model SEL IV. Great economy and Brilliant car but but but the information/Sat Nav is a huge let down. So many gremlins and time at dealer to try and fix it. My wife's 118iBmw is faultless re information system

[@loneranger5928]

Nobby 👍 👍 nice review. I like the car, and yes, leather seats would be nice, along with extra safety features. Would I buy it? Yes. A friend has the Skoda Style, which is a beautiful looking car.

[@srbjbt]

Hesitating between this with 1.5 tsi DSG and Cupra Formentor - what you think?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Cupra is really great looking, if you need space though, this.

[@stephencurran5429]

Trouble now with skoda is that they are now longer the bargains they once were . There prices have increased so much that dacia have now become what skoda used to be

[@Tapot_goo]

But Skoda has became much more advanced, they don’t really sell cars that are very basic The fabia starts at 19k but that car is more advanced then the sandero I get what your saying tho My mom had a felica and that was basic If they brought out a basic car then that car should be compared

[@stephencurran5429]

@@Tapot_goo most people who buy an octavia are taxi drivers who just want a cheap reliable car no thrills

[@Tapot_goo]

@@stephencurran5429 I get that but all cars have gone up, Skodas are still competitively priced even tho they cost more then before

[@car_babble]

How's the infotainment Mark? Glitchy at all? The VRS IV (plug-in) that I owned for a while and reviewed as great in many ways but the infotainment was an abomination. That was 18 months ago though...

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not a bother on it overall. Had one ‘drive in the centre’ warning but that was it.

[@gwalshe2062]

Still very much glitchy. 231 plate vRS. Owned new since March 23. Despite software updates, it constantly freezes or restarts/reboots for no apparent reason. I did ask Skoda before I purchased if the infotainment system issues had been sorted and was told they had- they clearly haven't and customers being lied to.

[@LukeTomsett]

Is this coming to England?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Assume so? Can’t see why it wouldn’t

[@LukeTomsett]

@@NobbyOnCars I saw it was announced in 2021 but then went quiet. I was very excited to see this review pop-up!

[@NobbyOnCars]

@@LukeTomsett same in Ireland, only seems to have come on stream very recently.

[@JohnDoe-pc6xr]

Rear light is very audi-esque

[@mahdimir]

👌🙏

[@exs3574]

Correct me if I'm wrong... or actually don't. It's been the most boring piece of steel on 4 wheels ever made. Nothing changed. Great vid though 👌 as always....

[@RanaFaisal-mk9yb]

Hd

[@peridromofil]

Not the best car for sure. Skoda completely failed in electronics and software, which makes their cars barely usable. It took them 3 years to update config of front camera to get rid of assistants failures, still random OTA update may kill infotainment and lots of other fun. Would be a great car, but infotainment is super slow and glitchy, software updates are unpredictable and sometimes dangerous, no support whatsoever from their dealers network... nah, never again.

[@brady2337]

"promosm" 🙃

[@ExertGames]

Don’t really like the new Octavia. (They are very good cars) but the fact that they decide to put on some fake trim by the back bumper acting like it’s exhausts… bad move from Skoda. And also, the climate controls don’t have physical buttons… could have been the perfect car but why ruin it Skoda???

[@leyland272]

u didnt really like it by sounds of u

[@StephenSmith2711]

I’m sure it’s a fantastic car. It just looks so bland. Zero design flair. Compare it to something like the new Peugeot 308/408 and it is very lacking.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Peugeot stuff is gorgeous looking these days alright. Ah as an all rounder though, hard to beat.

[@TG-pd3ft]

Alloys are disgusting, as is the white paint. If you think is a great car you are in the wrong job.. It's a armchair with wheels for bored or tired old folk

[@NobbyOnCars]

Thousands and thousands of views on every Skoda video I post say otherwise

[@anthonylynch4168]

@TG-pd3ft Send on the link to your KZbin channel would love to see your reviews