Skoda Octavia VRS: Everything you need?

[@TheHeftyDanielson]

Got to love Skoda, used to have a Mk1 Octavia vrs and it was brilliant, now driving a mk4 golf GTI, which is essentially the same but with out the boot. No complaints about the car at all.

[@VegemiteQueen]

I love mine too, only quibble is that here in Australia, the spare parts and servicing is very expensive compared to similar cars of that price range. I will buy another one though ;)

[@benmorgan2086]

great video ive recently joined a skoda dealership as a mechanic been there 6 weeks driven both diesel and petrol vrs octavias and have purchased one in race blue went for the desiel option as will be cheaper in all accounts well built cars faultless infact so much fun to drive

[@cvillalobos27]

My current car and now it will be my next one. They are all the car you ever need

[@786rakeeb786]

Same and defo will be my next one

[@e1337prodigy]

What sort of mpg do you get?

[@cvillalobos27]

@@e1337prodigy had to sold it in 2014 or 2015. I dont remember the mileage

[@marcobravo145]

What a great car. I bought one a year ago and I am very happy with its performance, roomy interior, ride and construction quality. I really recommend it!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Had mine in March 2017, 60k miles since and never missed a beat, estate version. All the car you will ever need.

[@Iamthealmighty]

It's an absolutely amazing car, i would buy it in a blink if i had the cash!!

[@kunaalsoni261]

I have to say, this is the best packaged Skoda yet. It looks great and offers something genuinely unique, sort of inbetween a hot hatch and performance saloon. I would really question the need for a GTI when you can have a bigger, great looking, 5 seater that pushed 150 mph instead...

[@SpartanEx7]

It is 6-speed DSG, not 7-speed.

[@stevenkiel6452]

Just ordered mine today! 10 weeks and counting down :-) Good review, open and honest just how it should be!

[@HANSE658]

Steven kiel Estate or hatch, Diesel or petrol, manual or DSG? How is the car?

[@stevenkiel6452]

Mine is the Hatch manual diesel in grey. now happily tuned to around 230bhp :-) Love the car, will be keeping it for another year at least!

[@improbro1124]

@@stevenkiel6452 just a year?

[@milenkoboljevic4247]

Well, this is the first Skoda model I really like. Skoda makes good quality cars as expected from a car maker under the VW flag. It is fast, comfortable, and has excellent MPG. Excellent work Skoda!

[@holotropik]

I really like the look of these cars. They are an efficient, neat design that has a touch of old-school but modernised enough to catch the eye. I am glad Skoda have stepped up :)

[@Krusell1994]

Im really glad that you like Skoda, because Im from Czech Republic (Skoda is Czech). Its good that people started to like Skodas becase they are one of the most reliable cars you can get and im absolutly serious. This one is probably first Skoda that i would want :-D Other seems boring mainly because every other car in Czech Republic is a Skoda... Still Skoda is one of few things we can be proud of :-)

[@borkata92]

Skodas nowadays are very very good cars. I live in Germany (I'm not German) and people love the Octavia, the Superb and the Fabia. And I think the Octavia VRS is the savior of the average sensible family man who still wants something a bit faster and exciting to drive. It's really a bigger more practical Golf GTI. I'm not a fan of VAG Group (Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat) because I'm a RWD guy and for me BMW and the Japanese will always have the edge and God Bless soon Alfa Romero with their new RWD models.

[@Fermion911]

Alfa Romero :D I agree with you. I'm a RWD guy too. Currently driving a Jaguar but looking for some Mercedes or BMW in next few years. I also want a petrol V6 or V8. My Jag is diesel and it sucks (ugly sound, smell and poor throttle response).

[@kejmoc]

Toyotas are one of the most reliable cars you can get and I’m absolutely serious too. Perhaps not exciting to drive but definitely most reliable. Skoda used to be very good before diesel particles filtesr and small turbopetrols engines.

[@norkritt5035]

Krusell1994 my daddy has a Skoda Octavia station-car

[@Jerrys000]

Looks really nice. Have to hand it to Skoda with their current cars - they are really rather good. Have owned Audis and VWs before and they are class leading in terms of build quality and finish. Had the misfortune of owning a Seat Leon Cupra R 225 mk1 and it really justified the label of being a cheap VW. Awful build quality and loads of cheap plastics etc. Would've had the same fears with Skoda but have to say that they are every bit as good as the VWs. I also have it on good authority from mechanics in the know that current Skodas are as well made as pretty much anything out there. People really do need to forget the image of the past. These are good cars!

[@HesteBremse]

Another excellent XCAR review - And may I add not the most obvious choice of car, which is brilliant - This diversity and jumping between many different cars is what I really like about you XCAR - Keep up the good work and thank you ;).

[@Siegfriedwotzen]

A very good choice of car for a review! Not too boring but still affordable. Nice background information. Brilliant Video!

[@sssssneaker]

Affordable? Really? when was the last time you checked the pricelists? A Focus ST is just 2.000 euros more and if you compare kit, the Skoda will actually be more expensive. What these sneaky VW bastards do is show you an attractive price for Skodas, but they actually lack a lot of stuff that a base VW gets as standard.

[@Siegfriedwotzen]

I think the point is that its more affordable if you dont spec the shit out of it. As for myself i wouldn't call anything affordable above 8 large.

[@maltesephil]

The 1st VRS was a license breaker, loved it

[@madant7777]

So, it has an engine from the new Golf GTI. Well, that makes sense.

[@IdaSofiaa]

I totally want this new Skoda, we have Skoda Octavia Ambiente and it's good too but this is just amazing ::)

[@OskardeJonge]

Very nice review!

[@Mladjasmilic]

It is Volkswagen ( peoples' car ) . It is good without being overpriced like VW badged cars .

[@sssssneaker]

It is just as overpriced, because it's exactly the same technology. There may be a few hundred euros difference spec-for-spec, but you will notice every bit of that by having less soundproofing, worse materials for the interior, etc. Don't be fooled into thinking that it's cheap and it makes sense to be cheap because it's from Eastern Europe. It isn't. Audi TTs and Mercedes CLAs are made in Hungary. Are those cheap? No, they're not.

[@Mladjasmilic]

I was driven in Skoda Superb and VW Passat - both with 2.0 TDI engines , both saloons/sedans , similar spec and I have to say that I found no diference in comfort , apart from Skoda being softer and cost about 3000 Euro less .

[@Keboyke]

Skoda is awesome!

[@baldnutbaz]

Owned one for about a year I would buy another in a heartbeat,

[@mikkof7867]

@XCARFilms what music is this past 04:26 (at the end of the video)

[@remella1]

fantastic review mate...loved it...I wish the VRS would be released in India...

[@arylson2009]

Good review and a very nice car.

[@GTI_CHHA]

The higher torque engines (above 250Nm) like this VRs always comes with the wet clutch 6-speed DSG box like all other VAG cars.

[@RobBoothAutomotive]

Good last sentence.

[@KhalsaSoulja]

I have the Octavia vRS before this, 2012 plate and have also debadged it. I love it!!! Debating whether I should upgrade?

[@arrivapaul5060]

It says how some people think they are just an eastern block of metal that will break down at a moments notice. Not necessarily true. I have had skodas in the past, a 1.6 fabia scout and have currently got a 2.0 Octavia SE L. Not one of them have broken down. They are one of the only reliable cars I know.

[@irishgar]

Great car, great vid, keep it up!!

[@ThinkCleverAndSmart]

My favorite VRS review! :D

[@vtownjester]

I've been indecisive between a E92 320i touring or the Octavia Combi VRS. If I want the same kit on the beemer then on the Skoda, it would set me back an extra €12.000!! That is a lot of money for a badge and rear wheel drive. Personnaly, I'm leaning more towards the Skoda for it's sleeper/underdog image. But I concur with the review, interior is a bit dull compared to the BMW.

[@Marsternelle4]

Brilliant video as always. I really like the Skoda´s of today, but the one problem I have with them are the people who buy them. - Let me explain; due to the good value for money it is the perfect car for the young family where the parents haven't really owned a car before and therefore are pretty rubbish behind the wheel due to a lack of driving experience. The brand is great and quality wise it is pretty much just like any other VAG. ... but God I would love to own that Octavia VRS

[@timogara12]

Where was this video shot?

[@Nicktrance1]

227 mph in one of these? holy crap!

[@Nicktrance1]

EdwardianGangster I figured as much but still it's surprising that they were able to achieve that performance with the same platform.

[@NishchalSharma5728]

it should be 227 kmph i guess :P

[@conza1989]

Nishchal Sharma I thought that as well, but it can't be, the standard car could've easily done 140mph, so we're nearly at 250km/h already, guess it is 227mph

[@MisterBrauer]

conza1989 So 6mph faster than a Ferarri enzo? Are we sure about this haha?

[@alexanderyoung8628]

Holy fuck. Holy fuck. As a Czech person who used to have an Octavia, holy fuck.

[@TheNinjappa]

How are the seats and comfort?

[@TravisBickle0312]

The police still use these as unmarked cars in many counties including Hampshire and Cleveland.

[@TurboBailey]

subscribed. Mine is on order, only about 11 weeks to go

[@TurboBailey]

***** Yep - great video, well produced too.Loved the car too (so much so I bought one :))

[@madant7777]

Oh, and Skoda did work it's way up from the good but modest Favorit, Felicia and the first Octavia that way a grown up car (Golf). They had the luck to work with germans (owners) that wanted a good product and did give them some of the new tech. Otherwise we would have another Dacia that tries to do the same thing but with less finesse and older tech...

[@kraenk12]

Actually Skoda gets almost all their tech from VW

[@madant7777]

That is what I meant :) And that is why it works and people like it.

[@sssssneaker]

Dacia doesn't just try, it succeeds in a very very big way. The difference between Skoda and Dacia is that Dacia makes much cheaper cars. If you look carefully at price versus spec, a Skoda is very, VERY similar to the VW it is based on.

[@johnwick7900]

are models 2015 good?

[@2626stephen]

Skoda was the laughing stock of the motor trade many years ago . The headlines in a trade paper was ' heard the one about a skoda what will do a 120 mph ' Who laughing now ??

[@pflaffik]

+Stephen Thompson Are you saying it is BETTER than other cars? Maybe they catched up thanks to VW but it sure doesnt look like they have gone beyond any german brands, or japanese for that matter, a mazda 2 still outlasts anything VW according to the German TUV. Skoda was so crappy that one could also say this about their quality now: "its about time, welcome after". But laugh away, and continue to imagine that owners of other brands are fearing Skoda and hiding in shame, sorry to say its all in your head.

[@fontainejohn]

@@pflaffik shut up u bell end

[@joshuamoore5389]

@@pflaffik now that's what i call bull$h!t

[@hannehjdahl3507]

No, He said 154mph in the normal factory version

[@mark-1rc502]

Their nice but like VW and Audi seats and a steering wheel is all you get standard , I want one with leathers , Auto headlights , auto wipers , auto dim rear mirror , 4x elec Windows , headlight washers . That's all options

[@RussellRobinson77]

I wish vw (and all companies) would sell all of their brands and models all over the world

[@albertstt2844]

Great review mate

[@gfcgoingup]

pick mine up next week cant wait :-)

[@danielbraguita]

Can you share the name of the song in the beginning? I know is some soviet era song but would like to know which song is it. Great video by the way, keep the good work

[@danielbraguita]

***** thanks, but it is not the same!

[@adriancristea6551]

best ever skoda built

[@ozenakkoyun3539]

is skoda rear wheel drive

[@andymargison8884]

I have the mk2 vrs in a certain shade of blue

[@Meta99ica]

The gearbox is a SIX speed DSG :)

[@FronkG]

How much did u get paid by skoda?

[@ednaude]

So its a bit dark inside he said.... Wearing thick black glasses, black shirt, black jacket.... Maybe black trousers too?

[@elizabethyamin7011]

This is like the VW Jetta GLI cousin car!

[@colpi23]

i always wonder if the 4x4 18tsi isn't faster in the real world

[@AmvC]

i have a 1Z2 4x4 TDi and in rainy or cold weather, it is a lot faster than the vRS because of the huge amount of grip (2x 225mm vs. 4x205mm). Driving in the dry through corners, the vRS is much quicker because of the 4x4's much higher centre of gravity and the extra 80 or so kg for the haldex system and the prop shaft.

[@tarrmarton273]

actually it's only rs, the v refers to the czech version of letter S

[@agent_soshi]

“Shares underpinnings” it’s the same car, but that’s not a bad thing

[@virtual21ghost]

he is so true............skoda are gr8 car makers

[@lcstay10]

i like the VRS, but nothing with a skoda badge has ever been "truly brilliant"

[@MikeeCZ]

Ye skodas are cars that are very - average - they are good and serving cars, but they most definetly do not stand out compare to competition

[@chrisweeks405]

Is this a 7 speed DSG or 6 speed ?

[@kiftikhar]

6

[@sparkmeister4706]

7 speed

[@noobpower96]

Sparkmeister no 6, the 7 speed cant handle the torque

[@sparkmeister4706]

the manual is 6 speed the dsg in the uk is 7

[@RobinBudik]

+Sparkmeister no! It is 6 speed!! 7 speed DSG is in the standart Octavia

[@paulwhiteley2957]

It's a VAG motor platform same engine as the Audi but 5k cheaper than an S line .If your a badge snob you'll pay for the four rings on the hood if you've got a head for money the Skoda wins.

[@erikgonzalez2278]

Why can't we have a Skoda in the US. I just want a low hp, well handling sedan besides a golf!

[@jenkomagic]

The RS has a 6 speed box not 7

[@byZinck]

Did you really said 227 mph in that car? Damn...

[@Krusell1994]

It was ofcourse slightly tunned

[@liammaupin9492]

Wish we got these in the United States

[@wafi0123]

During 2003 skoda 2.0 auto try to sell £12000 now it's a dream only and I just think I did a mistake didn't buy one brand new .

[@justrollin1210]

I want one of these!!! (wish they put a V6 or 8 in it tho) but hey, it looks sexy as hell

[@andrewwright.]

this is a vw badged up as a Skoda in a vw base.. Skoda died long ago.

[@Photosbydrew]

looks like a mix of a audi a4 rear mk6 gti front and a bit a lincon thrown in there, cant say its pretty

[@sssssneaker]

Anyone who says that about any VW-era Skoda is just plain wrong. They're certainly right up there with the most boring cars on sale. VW tech all around, uninspired shape and no personality whatsoever. Even Kia and Hyundai are coming along much more nicely.

[@Photosbydrew]

that makes no sense

[@adriancristea6551]

i will buy one of this beasts

[@klarityicon33]

Why does this guy remind me of Sansa stark 🤔

[@floringeorgenicula3549]

You should tell in your message that Skoda is made by VW just like Audi is or Porsche or Lamborghini or Bugatti :) . I`m not saying that Skoda is a Porsche but it is a low cost VW witch is a low cost Audi

[@wssnwwssloswysvwewww]

I don't think ,there is someone who doesn't trust skoda why did xcar feel that ?

[@wssnwwssloswysvwewww]

of course skoda is good,it comes under vw!!

[@richardtattersall647]

nice motor.

[@CAyou]

Still think that the exterior of this Skoda is very ugly, but the interior seems to be really better than the first one (looks like a VW).

[@CAyou]

***** What are you talking about? Why are you insulting people you don't know? Keep your comments for you, there is no place here for that. If I don't like the exterior I can still say it.

[@XPStormCraft]

the rally green one looks better than all the others

[@ibrahimay8742]

i'm glad they got rid of those hideous headlights of the previous Octavia.

[@xnissan370x]

Wait.... Fastest 2.0 ltr 4 cylinder? ....mercedes A45 AMG? A class is 353 bhp and Octavia is 217. Both 2.0 ltr (mercedes is 2.1) 4 cyl..

[@xFunTomCZx]

U obviously didnt get what he said

[@HowkeyLL]

It was a salt flat special with biiiiiig turbo, the estimated tweaking brought up about 600hp from the 4 cylinder Octavia RS engine.

[@xnissan370x]

Ohh ok

[@WelshyMonkey115]

Both TDI & petrol are terribly over-rated cars....My mate has a 2015 VRS we had a rolling sprint from 40mph to 115mph and just kept pulling lengths on it! Having a ford focus 2.0 zetec tdci 2006 model myself know this. The volvo engine is a torque monster. Either way its a beautiful car to look at the skoda. Can i just say I'm a previous Subaru wrx sti owner the ford is much cheaper on fuel nowadays.

[@pflaffik]

+Seagal Fan Try the regular WRX, with the 2.0 and twinscroll turbo, much cheaper on the gasoline and has a wide torque range without the turbo lag of the STI. And it is available with cvt for those who think manual is old fashion..

[@Nikko40691]

I like this but.. Do we really need all these different settings, eco, normal and sport. It's pointless just give me one setting, it would cut costs too...

[@DedicationBlog]

I agree, it does seem a little daft with only 200 bhp. I mean its not like its some crazily high powered car that you need to tame for certain conditions etc

[@Cs.rogers24]

DedicationBlog Its 220bhp.

[@DedicationBlog]

Christopher Rogers I know... but 20 bhp makes absolutely no different to what I said

[@Cs.rogers24]

You wouldn't have been a fan of the Mk7 Golf upgrade from 217 to 230 then?

[@DedicationBlog]

Christopher Rogers That has nothing to do with what I said though lol I wasn't saying 20 bhp isn't worth having (although in reality no it doesn't make much of a noticeable difference in my opinion), I was saying that in a car with 200 bhp (or anywhere around that amount) you don't need lots of different traction control settings etc because that is not enough power to need taming for different conditions etc. Plus, seeing as you're being picky, the upgrade you mentioned is only 13 bhp not 20...

[@genxt]

So I have a message for the people who haven't watched this video. You're wrong. And I pity you because you're missing out on something truly brilliant!!

[@xnissan370x]

Oh and a class does 0-62 in 4.7

[@googlereviewer1944]

Still a squarish 3 box design. Skoda's need a more interesting design language.

[@LiamS94]

I actually think it's alright... yes it's got that same boxy look they've always been known for, but they've stylised this one in such a way so the boxy image looks sleek. I like it a lot, and I'd have one in a flash given the chance

[@Kolacovnik]

If you want really boring car with big boot, buy this one.

[@nikb6528]

Boring?! Lol, may I ask what do you drive?

[@Addisone111]

..not VRS.. Its RS..

[@RokitScientist1987]

everything you need minus the looks

[@elukok]

I think the looks are briliant. Love this car in the combi rs version with grey paint. Just beatiful.

[@LegacyIvyTerascale]

as far as i know , Skoda cars are not and maybe never ware Fragile at all

[@DefaultLoginDetaiIs]

Sponsored by Skoda.

[@user-sf1id2br7i]

Fooking hell pal looks like your hairs 33mpg

[@Houmr39]

british cars always fell a pieces not czech cars...

[@MrTeetec]

there is no scoda anymore its all vw

[@germi1]

When are you reviewing a Travant?! Those are ... from the east too, a similar "pretty" design :D Come on man, the car looks boring from in and out, it's just a VW group salad which, no matter what, it will never be allowed to be better than a VW, sad but true. Same things goes to SEATs, as we all know.

[@sharkysunset]

Think you mean Trabant...

[@TangoR34]

Last Gen looks better

[@totysq]

Octavia RS not VRS.

[@fontainejohn]

not in the uk u donut

[@bdbda851]

it's ok but the problem is that is an ugly car

[@sergiogoncalves4719]

SKODA = BORING