Skoda unveils facelifted Octavia

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Skoda has facelifted the Octavia and premiered it at this year’s Paris Motor Show. From the front key features include newly shaped, bolder headlamps, a more robust radiator grille and a one-piece bumper while the rear has new tail lamp covers.
Jump in and you’ll find that the cabin has been upgraded – the steering wheel, dashboard (white-backlit), aircon controls and the decorative strips on the doors and the central console have all been redesigned. There’s also new upholstery fabrics which will be available across all trims.
The Octavia has also been fitted with new adaptive xenon headlamps enhancing the vehicle’s active safety, passive safety has also been improved by installing front WOKS headrests for effective rear impact protection (in all equipment levels).
Under the bonnet – Skoda has equipped the Octavia with new 1.4 TSI/90 kW engine. While turbocharged 1.4 and 1.8 litre petrol engines will also be available and can be combined with a seven-speed twin-clutch automatic DSG transmission.
Dr. Eckhard Scholz, BOD Member responsible for technological development said: “The Octavia has always had a special position among Škoda vehicles. It is our most successful model, very popular worldwide. Now it has gone through a complete transformation that is apparent in the new interior and exterior, as well as the applied technology.”
Simon McBride