The Octavia has an extremely important role in the Škoda range, as it is an absolute bestseller. In 2022, the brand from Mladá Boleslav sold 141,111 units of Octavia worldwide, i.e. significantly more than the second-placed Kamiq (96,300 units) and the third-placed Kodiaq (94,500 units). After four years on the market, it’s time for a … Read more
We know, we know, the Octavia was and is only made in the Scout, and this body type is also a national idol. But it’s Christmas, a time of fulfilled wishes, including the crazy ones. Photo: Rostislav Prokop for Garáž.cz Our court designer Rosťa Prokop is once again responsible for the Christmas Octavia. Thanks Rostó! … Read more
The new modernized Škoda Octavia of the fourth generation will be presented at the beginning of next year. Together with our designer Honza Lušovský, we have prepared for you the first renderings of what it might look like after the unveiling. Mladoboleslavská Škoda Auto presented a lot of hot new products this year. After a … Read more
The Police of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Škoda Auto car company, shows and explains how the PIT stopping maneuver looks correct. Check out the demo. We often read about the police PIT maneuver to stop dangerous speeding drivers in the newspapers, but how is it performed and what does it look like … Read more
There is probably no better-known Czech car that has the nickname of an almost immortal machine. Of course, this is the first Octavia with a 1.9 TDI engine with a power of 66 kW, which uses the work of a simple rotary pump and an ordinary turbocharger without complications. Photo: Rostislav Prokop for Garáž.cz The … Read more
Škoda’s bestseller Octavia has returned to the market with a special Ambition Plus equipment level, which is further supplemented with some additional equipment elements that are very relevant in our latitudes. The price of the car starts at 26,300 euros, and it can also be purchased as a station wagon Combi. The package includes your … Read more
Škoda Auto is very busy this year, and one new product after another will come out of Mladá Boleslav. Some of them are really hot, some are more routine. This is the case with the facelift of the Kamiq and Scala models, which after four years on the market received only a minor refresh, and … Read more
The reason why I decided on the triple Octavia was very pragmatic. As a family, we needed a bigger car for two adults and two children, and the budget was not for everyone – a modest quarter of a million. The third generation Fabia Combi of the time was on the list, an excellent car, … Read more
Ford Focus loses points in comparison to Skoda Octavia due to lack of hybrid options and reduction in engine choices. The Ford Focus is still available with a 1.0 EcoBoost engine, but the mild-hybrid system does not offer full electric driving capabilities. Instead, it assists the engine with a 48V starter-generator, helping with starting and … Read more
On the well-known advertising portal Mobile.de, we came across a “one-of-a-kind” Škoda Octavia from 2000, which has traveled less than 40,000 kilometers in its more than 23 years of life to date. The seller gives the number 36,950 in the offer, such a portion of kilometers is really unusually low for a first generation Octavia. … Read more