The Skoda Scala is the BEST value car in the world! Review

[@PaddyMcMe]

Genuinely don't know why the Top Gear people haven't tapped this guy up. He's way more entertaining than any of the current lot and look, he comes with a preexisting fanbase and proof that his style is popular.

[@chrisklitou7573]

I was thinking the same

[@Charliechorizo]

Because they are required to do a diversity hire and hire a female without talent.

[@mohawkZT]

Top gear is a waste of time he is better off staying put with Carwow and building the brand..... he is far far better at reviewing cars than the current lot of TG....

[@PaddyMcMe]

@@mohawkZT Actually I agree. Doug Demuro made a video on his favourite reviews he put out in 2020 and his top choice was surprisingly a video he did on a Jeep. The reason he said it was his favourite and his most important was because Jeep actually contacted him to do the world exclusive launch video of one of their new vehicles. It was still in the prototype stage too, so it couldn't actually drive or anything but still, it means even the old fashioned corporate machines methods are updating as they've recognised how important the KZbin Car Review scene is. God I'd love to see a manufacturer contact Regular Car Reviews and ask him to do an Exclusive Launch Video. It'd be the highest trending car review in KZbin's History.

[@sandeepsmatharu]

They can't afford him

[@darrylmac6150]

I'm a massive fan of Skoda's newest design language, especially the lettering across the back instead of a skoda Crest. Definitely my preference of the the newest family hatchbacks on the road today

[@whitewolf..]

And then there are brands like BMW and Hyundai who are hell-bent on destroying car designs and setting ugly precedents.

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

I think there's actually a term for these weird hatchback/estate mixes. I think the term is 'spaceback'. In fact, I think Skoda is the company that came up with the word.

[@dannulik]

Rest in peace Rapid Spaceback... :D

[@yeshwantdasari2075]

@@dannulik considering how mind numbingly crap the Rapid was, maybe no need for the RIP

[@t_leite]

@@yeshwantdasari2075 you say that with experience? I own a rapid spaceback for about 4 years now and it's just amazing, traveled all over europe in it, and, not a single issue ever. It's not a sports car (I own a 2 seat roadster as well), but, as an utility vehicle, it's awesome

[@SBXGaMeS]

@@yeshwantdasari2075 is basically a larger Fabia, who says that a Fabia is a "numbingly crap"?

[@filipzalud9825]

it is Škoda, please

[@yaniyanev3669]

Skoda is really the cleverest car brand due to all this stuff... handles, umbrellas, boxes...very useful. Have a nice day everyone reading my comment!

[@marouanekibani9607]

A Nice day to you too

[@Scouter98]

Interesting to see how they try just a little harder to make their cars better and manage to outperform equivalent VWs. I only wish škoda would have a option for nicer interior materials and more sound deadening. Otherwise they are superb(pun intended) value.

[@supershifter4836]

@@Scouter98 the skodas could be much mutch better but vw holds them back because they want to look "superior" to skoda

[@supershifter4836]

Simply clever XD

[@Eihei]

@@Scouter98 Actually the newest Octavia has better finished interior than in the newest Golf. Also you can get leather seats unlike in Golf.

[@01Jelen10]

"Normal" empty town is actually normal now. :D

[@huaweip30pro31]

👍

[@arx48]

Oh jelly jelly

[@BeAPickle]

btw the town on the picture is Prague

[@01Jelen10]

@End of Days What's your point?

[@AituBan777]

End of Days remember of Clarkson’s humor in tests, it makes everything just better😊

[@DavideBorsatto]

I bought one (delivered 3 weeks before the pandemic lockdown started), and I can confirm it's great value for money. Extremely comfortable and practical, really good mileage on the 1.0 115hp: I easily get 18-19km/l, but I can push it over 20 if I really want to. It's not flashy in any way, but the value for money is almost unbeatable.

[@ir0n2541]

What do you think of the Monte Carlo version ?

[@jefwisse1957]

Your very lucky that the prices of this car are affordable. In the Netherlands they start at € 21.630,00.

[@all-vw4px]

How you doing it on traffic? What mode you use which speed you drive ? I want get 17 it will be fantastick

[@saberfekry1109]

Could you explain how to get 18-19 KM?

[@DG_427]

Where do you calculate fuel usage by liters per kilometer? It's liters per 100 kilometers almost everywhere.

[@pershooo]

Mat on the Kamiq: "This car has a manual handbrake, used to like those but the electronic one is better." Mat now: "The Scala has a manual handbrake"= Good Thing?

[@blazzz13]

I will have a manual handbrake over an e-brake any day. Easy and cheap to repair when they go wrong- which isn't very often anyway. The past 3 cars I've owned with e-brakes have all failed/caused issues despite the different brands.

[@capricornus993]

Both are completely different cars with different demographics and consumer expectation.

[@DoctorFish10]

@Yur Gey I don't follow your logic there. My manual car has an e-brake, my auto has a manual handbrake

[@cyrilleyong9615]

@Yur Gey Electronics shouldn't replace some things, honestly

[@DoctorFish10]

@Yur Gey My e-brake auto releases when I start moving, either fwd or back, on a hill or on the flat. No need for any feathering the handbrake.

[@martinlutz5446]

I love all the little features and details! The umbrella in the door, the netting under the back shelf, the clip for parking tickets, the ice scraper in the fuel cap.... Skoda really made an effort with the Scala. Their slogan "simply clever" really fits here.

[@sherif.ghoneim]

1:25 "Real not fake" You can tell by his voice and face expressions how far those car companies went with fake vents, it's like he can't believe his eyes...

[@dzefka4551]

7:06 That face after saying "heavy load" is the best thing in the video. Lmao

[@campbellreither550]

Dzefka is Matt gay?

[@adamuppsala1931]

@@campbellreither550 yes, he is

[@samegross6337]

When a Skoda is more interesting than the VW it’s based on...

[@raulio81]

Luckily VW never was made to be "interesting".

[@samegross6337]

raulio81 oh yes you are right, they just hire designers for the giggles. And those concept cars? Just for fun... VW can make great looking cars, but oh lord have they been polishing a turd. All they do is retrim the same cars they designed in 2008 . 😐

[@samegross6337]

Dzek Trbosjek imagine what he must think of the VW 😍 💦 💦😫😫😫

[@danl4252]

See he says it’s simillar to the Golf which it is.. but it’s actually based on the MQB AO Platform which the Polo/Ibiza/Kamiq/VW T-cross are built on.

[@derbigpr500]

Except it isn't. Go drive a new Golf and then a Scala, and you'll quickly realize which one is far better. New Golf is quite a bit more refined than even the new Octavia, let alone this.

[@piyushthite8285]

2:35 Did you notice that he actually swiped on the screen while showing the dash because of gesture control. 😂😂😂

[@Kayshots]

Piyush Thite he didnt

[@Hutchslover]

4:29 jesus Matt, I hope you took Scala out for dinner first

[@eric_nub76]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@Aldonuus]

I just drove this car for 4 hours with the same engine but with auto gear box and and I was super impressed. Very spacious inside. Engine was punchy and unintrusive. Gear box was doing its job perfectly. You can shove it into Sport by pulling the lever if you want immediate accelaration. It pulls like a charm. Suspension is fine. The only complaint I had is that at speed (130 km/hm) the road noise got pretty loud but not unbearable. I totally recommend it.

[@MrProthall]

"now you have nowhere to put your key". I dunno, the jacket, a doorbin, your pants, the boot.. literally anywhere inside the car or on your person.

[@q3b26]

Yeah but why have a standard flip key when there's nowhere for the key, I think that's what he meant... The key, not the fob.

[@domagojjurendic8768]

@@q3b26 dead battery?

[@q3b26]

@@domagojjurendic8768 You won't be able to start the car with the key but you'll be able to get in the car with the key, just like every other keyless system has a blade hidden inside the key in case of a flat battery.

[@domagojjurendic8768]

@@q3b26 i believe you can pop off the start button and beneath is a keyfob

[@Roderickdl]

I always keep it in my pocket. Why would you need to take it out of your pocket if the car has keyless entry and start. I never did with mine.

[@dipalipal722]

Mat: Is it a hatchback or an estate? Me: It's a *hatchstate*

[@antonn.9223]

It’s actually a spaceback

[@idkwuisp7626]

esback

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@antonn.9223 nope estate car

[@antonn.9223]

@@louisbeerreviews8964 Ding dong your opinion is wrong

[@chaospxl_]

The Scala is to me, better than the Golf. Better styling and better Price.

[@krystof767]

Except Scala has more common with Polo than Golf, it's overpriced shit

[@iuhshwth1634]

Skodas are never better at styling than VW, even than new Golf, get real.

[@chaospxl_]

@@iuhshwth1634 I am truly sorry that i don't share the same opinion as you. It is just that the Golf 8 is justa newer version of the Golf 7 which was tje newer version of the golf 6. And the golf was just a reskinned Golf 5. To me, Golfs started to get unintetesting at the mk. 6. The Scala is just not that boring to me.

[@Victor-DOOM]

I agree I hate the golf

[@sealand9049]

Golf is just boring

[@SLIMOFICATION]

1:54 the letters are social distancing

[@stevenjulinek1558]

13:33 Mat: "And normal... is a town with noone in it. Which isn't normal at all" Literally every town in April 2020: "Hold my beer"

[@qlqnen]

2:54 "Everything is very sensibly laid out", "you don't go looking around where everything is" Proceeds to have trouble finding the seat adjustment and the steering wheel adjustment.

[@TheIcarusSystem]

04:29 - plus a 12V socket *rams finger inside*

[@petrosdimitriospilichos9195]

I mean he ain’t gonna die from it

[@rattlehead999]

nothing is going to happen from 12V. It can't lower the resistance of the skin and body almost all, so current can't really pass through you.

[@Pienimusta]

You get higher, more "dangerous" voltage from static electricity charge.

[@CoolWestCologne]

his flinky fingers are always somewhere on the car. always!! i look always where he would touch next time lol

[@dannulik]

@@rattlehead999 But you can still pull 16 Amps from these socets :D Not that it matters when putting finger in it but just a btw.

[@sensiblewheels]

Skoda has really thought about the minor details and the bigger once. This is amazing, given the cost.

[@DeezeRx]

Damn. Matt was wild at 7:06 ...

[@jls.mp4]

sure was :DD

[@lilobungus1572]

that "fo real" lmaooo

[@spinkygr]

Damn 69 likess

[@montecarloiv7617]

6:26 you got that right Matt!😂 Proud Škoda owner here!!

[@rohan_0191]

Doug the type of guy to clap when the plane lands

[@giorgoss_gr7720]

Wrong channel lol

[@opnoperation8013]

Over use comment bro

[@josephius]

I used to be Doug then

[@abayamangali]

🤣🤣🤣

[@carwow]

What's a Doug? 😜

[@tahmedurrahman666]

Watched your first video introducing it to us! I was absolutely amazed at the Scala! Skoda really have upped their game with the new Scala! It feels like a huge upgrade from other Skoda's such as the Fabia. Definitely would consider this as my first car! They should do a hot version of it. Skoda Scala VRS! I feel like in the other video Skoda overhyped it a lot and it looked better in the launch video.

[@hristosavov3175]

Finally, I've been waiting for this review since the lunch of the Scala!

[@blackcashew3278]

I didn't knew that cars have meals

[@dannulik]

@Matisse Goossens Some even breakfAst (like break fast, just dont know hot to write it)

[@betterbeavailable]

I had chicken for lunch.

[@heyedddie]

6:40 I never understood why this is a problem, just leave the key in your pocket. You never have to touch it. Isn't that the beauty of keyless go?

[@crewtc1987]

Correct

[@hornbytrainsets]

I could be wrong but I think the issue is that the car has keyless start but not keyless entry So you fumbled to get the key out to press unlock, and now it's unlocked and the key is in your hand but you don't need it. Still, when I saw that part of the video I was like... You don't have pockets?? Tf, I mean where do you normally put your car key when you're not using it??

[@georgealex19]

In always keep my key in my pockets. Not even once did I feel the need to “place” it somewhere else inside the car. As you’ve said, that’s the whole point of Kessy.

[@Misfiring4G]

“Click on the pop out banner up there to see how much u can save on one of these....” I love Carwow and Mat😂

[@shroomyesc]

A clever thing about the sunroof is that the blind roller is actually in the front, not the back like on most cars which means the back doesn't lose headroom and the driver can have the sunshade closed only for the front seats while the rear passengers still get sunlight.

[@SalComuna]

I would absolutely love to see an RS version of Skoda Scala.

[@longpheu]

SalComuna that’d likely cannibalise the sales of the golf gti consider its value

[@Creator245]

very very sadly that probably won't ever happen :(

[@jpatrick34]

you have the Montecarlo with all the sports stuff and a 1,5 l Turbo engine with 150 hp ... is not a RS top Spec but i think its fast and fun enough and the looks is great as well as for example the Fabia Montecarlo wich is also a very good car.

[@antonn.9223]

Lmao no VRS is a joke 😂

[@makatron]

@@Creator245 it's going to the same pockets anyways

[@hybrid713]

6:43 Matt you sound really daft moaning about the keys. Its keyless that means u keep it in your pocket /purse without ever needing to take it out! It's convenience not nuisance!

[@stebinalex1395]

finally!!!! you did a review on the scala

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Awesome video! I wish Škoda would come to the U.S or Kentucky at least, because I’d definitely have one of these outside my house if they did!😸😸

[@keats5791]

I don't know why they don't. They are even in India and China but not in the US...

[@poparzonykawom]

5:26 well, that actually is what Scalas driven by sales reps will be doing on Polish roads 😂

[@adamrichardson7758]

reminds me of my Rapid Spaceback, kinda a hatch estate thing and that rear glass panel is very similar

[@Noah-gv6zj]

So many car manufacturers out there that we never see here in America.

[@ayigittekdemir]

Why you can't? I don't know

[@Noah-gv6zj]

@@ayigittekdemir because my country sucks, and we don't like things that are... different.

[@MordFustang1966]

You really dont want to see skoda 😂

[@recklessJet]

Noah in america they like luxury cars v6 v8 engines not 1.6 ltr. Also if you want an economic car you go Japanese nissan toyota honda. Or their luxury brand eg lexus

[@Horizon301.]

haidar hamdard Toyota dont make economical cars. Most VW Group cars and BMW’s are far more economical than the Asian cars. Fact.

[@AmjidMajeed]

7:33 Just me or did anyone else wanted our Mat to shout "Hooligan!" in a Jezza-esque way.

[@sarathmohan1904]

Matt watson vs Doug de muro, most underrated rivalry in youtube.

[@mutawi3i]

Dough is #1

[@PROFESSOR_TV]

I prefer mr Watson

[@PauloSilva-cm7mz]

Watson

[@abhishekadhikari348]

Don’t think so

[@alexaur7170]

matt

[@strezification]

In my country, this car starts at 11290 euro which is insane value for money. Great car!

[@AviationandGamingProductions]

And another video got me notified again! I love carwow❤️

[@abayamangali]

Everyone loves carwow

[@bresek874]

The key is useable if electric shut down. It has locks in doors behind the plastic protect. The same feature has Superb 2 and its fine stuff. 😊

[@swamin764]

In my country, we used have a Renault Scala

[@anurag2009]

And Renault Scala as well

[@nikolas7666]

@@anurag2009 some parts on the world they sell as renault, and on some other as nissan

[@vineethvish11]

Assuming by your name, you must be from India. It wasn't Nissan Scala, it's Nissan Sunny. Scala was Renault's version

[@anurag2009]

@@vineethvish11 Exactly. But Nissan and Renault have an alliance though.

[@anurag2009]

@@nikolas7666 Yes

[@Kot1026]

I have the "ancestor" of this car, which is the Rapid spaceback, quite the same car, basically. Absolutely love it 😎

[@marekzika2362]

Finally some more cars from ma country😊

[@badbasic]

I do not know how Peugeot does calculation of boot space, but last year when I was car shopping I checked it out due to advertised boot space and it looked nowhere near that number. It looked like every other hatchback in that class. I heard somewhere they include that space under the carpet where the spare wheels go into that calculation, so I will agree with Matt, the Scala does seem to have a larger boot. Edit: Sporty air conditioning, phew, noob! Matt never drove a 90hp car and tried to overtake someone with A/C on! That setting turns it off obviously so you get 20% more performance :)

[@joe80ss]

Skoda is killing it at the moment the most spacious cars.

[@xICE_PANDAx]

Looks like shit though 😬

[@zerotofifty]

@@xICE_PANDAx It looks cool to me.

[@salmon2778]

@@xICE_PANDAx It's almost as though opinions exist.

[@scubasteve3778]

@@xICE_PANDAx Taste is subjective. I'd bet you're too young to buy a car or develop interpersonal communication skills anyways though.

[@xICE_PANDAx]

@@scubasteve3778 22, serve in the army and own a car. Might want to rethink boy

[@samuelbreeze9001]

I have one, the 1ltr 115PS DSG SE, get around 48MPG. I love it! Even with the little engine, they're a quick little car and people are very surprised of how nippy she is!

[@theytwatcher950]

Its an amazing car. Not many of my friends like it, but I love it so much. Hope it comes to Australia !!

[@StephenDeTomasi]

Your wish came true, been driving one around, it really is great

[@theytwatcher950]

@@StephenDeTomasi I’ve snapped a couple of these, but the Toyota Corolla is just a bit better

[@MrAlimtc1005]

I would have laughed so hard if Matt had cut into licking the dipstick and it turned out to be chocolate 🤣 @6:36 totally what Skoda owners would do 😂😂

[@dIsAstErTR]

I was looking forward to your review of this car, thank you!

[@jamesirvine711]

which is the best trim/engine combo overall? not bothered about going fast, just decent enough performance/economy

[@demainenaidoo7804]

1:08 it could be a new A3 sportback in disguise

[@Encom0]

Having had triplets, and having sold my Skoda Octavia VR-s wagon because we couldn't get 3 x child seats across the back seat - about time Skoda!!!

[@hamishoc4684]

Big fan of carwow, good on ya Mat👍

[@danl4252]

By the way Matt ‘Sports air con’ on VW/Audi cars like this Skoda reduces the power draw from the AC compressor so that more power can be used by the engine if you so desire.

[@slugger7440]

When you reviewing the Superb facelift Matt?

[@baraapi7539]

Good looking Skoda, perfect. I Like it For Me This is Audi RSQ8 Competitor. I like Design and that engine Happy Ramadan and Eid Mubarak

[@allvideos4654]

Please tall me what the app name that you test the car speed

[@chakawhyte5753]

Sometimes you can’t see exactly who the market is for a car. Some are pushed toward a certain stereotypical demographic. This though, this is aimed at the young parent/grandparent market. This is like the perfect “I have two kids in primary school and a short commute to work.

[@chrisburn7178]

Except they are all apparently now idiots, so will buy huge SUVs to park outside the school gates with the engine running. Gah.

[@johnnyboy9808]

7:32 me 2 minutes after getting my licence

[@ericbarner21]

“The 308? Nooo it’s a hatchback. SHUT UP IM TRYING TO DO THIS” -Mat Watson🤣🤣🤣

[@paultasker7788]

The 308 sacrifices pretty much all the rear legroom for a big boot!

[@ricardonascimento5742]

That´s exactly the same concept of idea the Lancia Delta had... But the Lancia was luxurius and handsome with a lovely design.

[@alancobbin1310]

It’s a hatch,very impressive Skoda 👍

[@VDPEFi]

This is actually the only small family car I'm genuinely interested in buying, very nice.

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

Me when I was a kid: DEVOUR ALL THE CARROTS! Carrots: It is a massacre!

[@charlie3214]

The finger prints on the centre console 😂 -2:39

[@TheINSANATY]

Am I the only one who calls the Scala as SKODA A3

[@MikeJones-iq7gj]

so is my 2009 skoda fabia estate a hatchback because it has 60/40 seats, a ridge between the seats and boot floor when folded and a lip where the boot lid is. it clearly says mines an estate in the manual also 503 litre boot helps

[@arashk1849]

Hardcore carwow fans now know where the button for the start key scene came from in Mat’s bad trends video

[@TehMr]

Hardcore lamer virgin lmao you jus got 360 noSc0ped som

[@tarbyonlineful]

Heavy bonnet? Doesn’t seem much heavier than my previous fiesta tbh. Parcel shelf fits neatly behind the rear seats. Review is of a model near the top of the range (Monte Carlo?). USB in the back is an option, as are the side pockets in the seats, parcel shelf net, and drawers under the seats.

[@Vanguardkl]

This car and this review is probably my favorite I've seen in car wow. Wow what a car at the price. Not available in Malaysia though

[@andrewmontague2636]

You can get an adjustable boot floor as an option. Just like an estate car! Good review 👍🏼

[@leonwilliams3221]

The technical term is called a “spaceback”

[@burcyrlmz4864]

for scala 1.5 TSI DSG , which transmission used ? wet or dry clutch ?

[@shreyansh9926]

Last time I was this early carwow had no app

[@mozportal]

Loving my Scala, Loving your funny reviews. Wish carwow existed in Turkey. Greetings.

[@miro_o]

I think it would’ve definitely been an estate in the past. I believe that it’s dimensions are very close to the estate version of the Fabia mk1 which is probably the segment this car is replacing

[@LiamS94]

Spacing out the letters on the boot panel. That's another thing loads of car manufacturers are doing other than incrementally making their grilles bigger. Soon, the letters will be so spaced out, they'll be running across the doors and onto the front wheel arches

[@haukurorsson833]

15:16 "Considering how much is doesn't cost"

[@peterstone6307]

1. That was a road covered in dirt so traction wouldn’t have been perfect conditions. 2. There are two USB-C inputs in front of the gear stick which could definitely power a dash cam with. 3. Clearly if you don’t need your key leave it in your bag....... 4. The gesture control on the NAV works perfectly when you’re not using such fast jerky movements. 6. The one in the new Volkswagen Golf is the same system. 7. The dash setup that looks like it’s “broken” is a simple dark screen for when travelling on freeways. 8. Agreed the bag hooks on the rear of the seats should probably be removable. 9. You may have noticed the Aircon said normal, not sport. That’s because the setting for the aircon changes when putting the car in economy, nothing to do with sport mode. Whilst I enjoy the comedy in your reviews it becomes a bit annoying when it’s at the expense of features in a car that you just don’t understand...

[@Ciolan]

for point 8, they are removable :)

[@cxvxcbcxn]

It's actualy an amazing little car. I love it! :)

[@callummunro5400]

Matt is really in his element on these boring cars. Sometimes in the bigger stuff he seems a bit bored but he’s on form for this video.

[@darmen.rofficial]

Actually i love the interior design

[@mountainbiker9307]

6:24, what's wrong with checking the "oily bits" under the bonnet?......I service and maintain my own car, oh yes, I am also a Skoda owner, 2015 Fabia estate and I love it 😂😂😂

[@giovannisalice4339]

God. I've been waiting 8 months for this :D

[@kipa170]

So is this overall bigger than the Fabia? Or just a bit longer? I don’t know where this sits in the range.

[@seban678]

Audi A3 Sportback: Estate or hatchback?

[@Samosayummyyay]

Hatchback!! Just look at the A4 estate. See how an estate is very long? The A3 Sportback LOOKS long, but did you know it is shorter than a Toyota Corolla Hatchback?

[@TheMrRadish]

@@Samosayummyyaythen is skoda fabia estate an estate?

[@antonycharnock2993]

Thinking the same.

[@JakeRoot]

It's not unusual to hear the A3 Sportback referred to in the US as a wagon (estate). The extra third window in the rear is the deciding factor in that regard. It's not a true estate but the proportions do read "estate" to some, the same way those lifted estates (Volvo Cross Country, et al) read as SUVs to some.

[@seban678]

@@JakeRoot Yeah, I kinda thought the 5-door + third window thing is what makes the difference. I recently bought a 2010 A3 Sportback, and was quite surprised that my registration certificate listed it as an estate. So at least in my country, it officially isn't a hatchback ;)

[@AxiomPinstripe]

First I was split between the Kia Stonic and this the Kamiq...but that was clearly explained that the Skoda was better...but then new problem was revealed...the Kamiq or the Scala ( cut the later one is more spacious surprisingly)...any opinions??

[@amigodesigns]

IT IS A HATCHSTATE!! :D

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Estscar

[@Romy---]

"If you're lucky enough... or, unlucky enough, to have triplets..." that killed me lol

[@tadasstrikauskas1205]

Scala is based on A0 platform, therefore it is more like a Polo than Golf.

[@Ciolan]

Considering the space and all the stuff inside, it can easily compete with the Golf. That's why every reviewer out there compares it to the Golf, not the Polo!

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

It may be based on the same platform as a polo but it is aimed to be a car in the same class as for example golf, a3, focus or astra. Skoda already has a car in that class... the octavia... but that car, even as a hatchback, is more a rival to only the estate versions of those cars... and also a rival to cars one class above because of its space. The scala and previously the rapid aims towards the normal hatchbacks in the golf class... and I mean... the scala is about the same size as the estate versions of some of those cars but still looks like a normal (short style) hatchback... definitely not comparable to a polo or fiesta.

[@jaaj2303]

I've had Scala 1.5 tsi as a company car for a 8 months now. I've done 30 000 km in it and I have mixed feelings about it. Engine is great. 150 hp is more then enough, my consumption is 6.2 L over lifetime, and it is confy and quiet on the motorway. It is like tardis, so much space, infotament system is good and speakers are great. I can connect 2 phones on bt. I don't like seats and driving position. It took me weeks to find good driving position, clutch is strange, it's hard to make smooth getaway, line keep assist is annoying, front assist made me shit my pants few times by emergency braking randomly on a road. I have some weird combination od LED and HID lights and it is making my head explode when night driving and fuel tank is too small, I think it should be at least 65l and car is anything but sporty. As soon as you start to push it gets wobbly and understeery (my personal car is Giulia Qv so that can influence my driving experience)

[@DeviouzGG]

I feel your point about the clutch.. I had it for some days as a rental car. the only way I found was shifting up really quick once the car moves

[@ArchieTheSoundGuy]

Just wanted to say that Matt probably is the best car reviewer on the web. On point informative, objective and funny. With this car - I am sold! Already tried it for a test drive :)

[@quietenglishman4179]

I like his essential Englishness in that he doesn't take himself too seriously.

[@Wirefox1]

"No Skoda driver is gonna drive like this"!!! VRS Boys; Hold our beer.

[@MeganoOdles]

It has 'D' pillars, therefore it should technically be classed as an estate car.

[@scottblair3719]

I think I agree with both of you (I know that’s a contradiction). The D-pillar argument makes sense, but I’ve alway considered the A3 a hatchback. The old Mazda Protege 5 still confounds me.

[@sealand9049]

Maybe its a 4-door shooting brake

[@kristiaan1]

old vw polo has got 4 pillars, does that make it estate as well?

[@ovidiustefan3799]

Matt u are wrong about the parcel shelf. U can store it vertical near the backseat, check the manual.

[@bosshunterman]

0:08 It's a "hatchstate" lol.

[@tobywilliams6285]

Or an Estach.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

@@tobywilliams6285 or Mini Family car

[@TotalRookie_LV]

Hatchstate? Shortstate (or Kurzstate)? Ministate? Combi / Kombi? Longhatch? Plushatch?

[@StrawHatLuffy3]

when are you going to do the new Skoda Octavia review?