Skoda lowers fuel requirement

By Matt Brogan | August 24th, 2009

Škoda has revised its minimum fuel requirement for all new models fitted with petrol engines.

The review of the entire petrol engine range, which took into account current Australian fuel quality standards and the operating range of Škoda’s petrol engines, resulted in the reduction of the minimum fuel RON requirement on all engines.
Škoda now recommends a minimum 95RON for all petrol engines with the changes below applying to the facelifted Octavia and new Superb.

The vehicles covered by this change are as follows:

Jake02

Lol there’s my answer. Thanks CA!
Škoda Freak

Thanks CA, this is terrific news. The wife and I are seriously considering an Octavia RS (in facelift) and offloading our MKV GTI, which normally has to run on 98RON. Half the time, the servos in our area run out of 98RON. Some don’t stock it at all. One thing for sure, there’s always 95RON available.

Well done Škoda Australia.
Nightshifter

Where do you live in mate Skoda Freak? I’ve hardly seen any station selling 95 at all in Sydney. Lots of stations with 98 tho…
Škoda Freak

Nightshifter, west of the Gold Coast, in the sticks.
JEKYL & HYDE

what a joke,even with the new 95ron.maybe skoda should consider a range of engines that work on woolies 91ron(do i hear direct injection)…
Mk II

Volkwagen have done this as well with all but the R range of cars.

Smart thinking from the future no. 1 manufacturer in the world.
Škoda Freak

J&H, not sure what you’re on about, these TSI engines, along with the previous generation of VW FSI engines utilise direct injection.
JEKYL & HYDE

sorry mr skoda,my point is the humble new 3.0ltr commy d.i.motor has a 11.7 to 1 compression ratio,yet can use 91 ron.go figure.i wouldn’t buy a car that only used 95/98ron,unless i only raced it on weekends…
HighTech

Sorry JEKYL & HYDE but you do not buy PULP to go racing. If your car use say 8.7 L/100km and 91 cost $1.25 liter and my car use PULP $1.35 liter and fuel economy is 8 L/100 km at the end we pay the same price. If you car use 98 it is because the engine is more high tech. Look USA they still use 88 Oct petrol. No wonder they car industry is bad.
Tack

I saw Octavia on a road last week.
It was my first time to see real car !!!
I am living near central of Adelaide BTW.
Maybe it was silver colour, but it was unattractive.
It looks almost brand new, but also looks already 20 years old.
I don’t say ugly, but very conservative and old fashion for not good way.
I guess this car designer’s concept was “Mate, let’s make 21st century’s Volvo.”
And target buyer would be over 50 years old.
http://internode.on.net Pete

Jake02 – good to see you got your answer from previous article. I didn’t think it would take long for Skoda to make a similar announcement.

This (and VW’s similar news) can only be good for the consumer.
Reckless1

J&H the new C’dore engine may well have 11.7 compression ratio and run on 91. That’s not a particularly challenging technical feat, especially with the capabilities of DI.

The VW engines all use turbo and in the case of the MY09 and earlier GTI TFSI engine the compression ratio is 10.5 with easily available boost of 20psi (chipped) without dramas. For that you need 98, but it gives you 200kw and 400nm and 8.5l/100, which is something you cannot do with the new Commodore engine.

I’ll keep using 98 quite happily. My philosophy is not to whinge about running costs of a vehicle – most people waste far more money on their mobile phones and their junk food anyway.
JEKYL & HYDE

RECKLESS,

no drama’s at all.everyone to their own.by the way,the new commie donk(3.6)is very close (210kw,350nm,8ltrs/100hwy use).one day i’m sure you’ll find the right girl and sprout siblings.then you’ll want a big car,with a big boot,a mobile phone and junk food.and 98ron will be a luxury…
Damian

“one day i’m sure you’ll find the right girl and sprout siblings.then you’ll want a big car,with a big boot,a mobile phone and junk food.and 98ron will be a luxury…”

In that case, Reckless shall buy a Skoda Superb or an Octavia RS wagon
KingPin

Why is 95RON a good thing to brag about? Its more expensive and harder to find than regular, heck even a 270kw Commodore can run fine on 91RON. I wonder if people really consider all of the costs in running an imported Euro car?? Insanely expensive parts, stupidly high services ($1200 for my ‘minor’ VW Polo service), expensive insurance premiums and expensive petrol requirements.
My worst financial decision ever? trading in my AUII LPG Falcon on a new Euro car – 185,000km and that big Ford never missed a beat and was cheaper on fuel than my new little hatchback
Shadow Boxer

KingPin, if you paid $1200 for a minor service on a Polo then that says far more about your gullibility than anything to do with Euro servicing costs.
http://internode.on.net Pete

Kingpin – $1200 for a minor service! On a Polo!! The most I have ever paid for a service on my various VWs (T4 5cyl Transporter, VW Golf, VW Passat 3.2V6, etc) is around $400 (excluding tyres on a Golf service). I’m dreading my next service on the Passat but am assured it won’t be over $1500 (60000K service) – but, then, I checked this out before I bought the car so I’m not shocked – just dreading it because I need tyres as well.

And yes, the Passat uses 98RON but if this was going to worry me I simply would not have bought the car.
http://Caradvice.com.au Baddass

Couldn’t this article have been added to the Volkswagen article before it?
Reckless1

J&H, I already have 2 children who are most likely older than you. I have a vehicle big enough to carry us all but the kids have left home so the Jackaroo sees duty in the bush at weekends. I have a GTI, my wife has a GTVi, which both use 98. The Jack uses 91. We both have mobile phones, and we don’t eat junk food. And as Damian says, if I needed more space the Skodas would be on the short list, but I might be inclined to go for a Touareg. R50 would be a contender.

Perhaps I could respond with “one day J&H will make enough money to be able to afford 98 fuel and a decent car or two but at the moment he wastes it all on his $99 phone plan and KFC, Maccas, and Pizza Hut, interspersed with dollops of Food Court offerings. ”

As for Simon claiming a minor Polo service is $1200, well, that’s just plain wrong. A minor service is an oil and filter change, plus a check of all the consumables like brakes, and a check of the pollen and air filters. Depending on who does it, it will cost between 150-350, the higher figure from the big dealers, the lower from an independant.
Shak

First the big bro now the little quirky designed bro. Good on the VAG group for simultaneously offering the consumer more choice. Maybe now Audi and Bentley could come out with some good news.
JEKYL & HYDE

reckless,

ah,sorry my mistake,an empty nester.maybe its time to forget the great outdoors,and trade the “jack” in.then you will probably have the funds to buy yet another 98ron equipped weekend plaything,and live happily ever after(hope the super funds last)…
RoFlmaTiC

HighTech,

USA actually uses AKI instead of RON for measuring their octane levels. 88 AKI actually equates to 91-92 RON.

I thought the same thing as you before an american explained it to me.
Simon

Reckless,
“Simon” made no such statement ($1200) about servicing costs.

I, like Golfie, get my VW serviced at Ultratune.
Much, much much cheaper than VW.
Oil is the dearest part being hi-grade, long service interval, low ash diesel oil. It is the only downside to diesel but is made up for when you factor fuel efficiency and range. I love the fact its rare for me to fill up weekly too. Not sure I’d ever want to go back to petrol, even if it is 95 RON instead of 98!