2008 Skoda Octavia RS review
February 2, 2008 by Karl Peskett
Braking is overassisted as usual, and of course, you’re going to have to clean the wheels every week with the amount of dust that the pads kick out. But it pulls up strong and consistently, however the ABS is a little eager to declare its presence. No biggy, as you’re not going to be hitting racetracks every day.
And that’s the real beauty of this car. It’s a practical, fun, sporty alternative to many other mid-sizers. You also get a load of features. Tyre pressure monitoring, fuel cutoff in a crash, pollen filter, eight speaker stereo, heated front seats, tinted windows and mirrors, metal sill panels, etc. The list goes on.
The brochure points out that in the list of features is a “Sporty sound of the modified exhaust system.” It sounds a bit primary school, but in truth, the exhaust note is pretty good. Which really reflects the rest of the car.
Seeing that the quality is there, and you’ve got an unlimited kilometre three year warranty, it seals the deal. If you’re not a brand slave, then do yourself a favour. Have a good, long, hard look at the Octavia RS.
It smells pretty sweet to me.
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2008 Skoda Octavia RS Specifications
Engine: 2.0-litres
Power: 147kW
Torque:280Nm
Top speed: 240km/h
Safety: Dual front, side, curtain air bags – ABS, ESP, EBD, HBA, seatbelt pretensioners
0-100km/h: 7.3 seconds
NCAP rating: 5 stars (Euro)
Turning circle: 10.2m
Fuel tank: 55-litres
Fuel consumption: 7.9-litres/100km
Fuel type: 98 RON
DDP^^^^
AlfaRomeo EVERY single time, class, history, pedigee, looks etc etc
Need i go on?
Cheers,
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DDP Says:
January 7th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
The Skoda’s only downfall is back up (at present, move are afoot to do it through VW as well though that can still be limiting) Passat would come into the frame for me, but value for money and equipment levels I couldn’t go pass Mondeo Hatch. Especially now as teh MB is being released, the MA diesels are great buying. 527litre boot space in a Hatch opening is great and although the badge snobs would rule it out because of the blue oval, it is on equal footing with Passat, Laguna and C5 in Europe. $10K less than an equivalent Passat, a little less power but a little better economy.
Alfa will give you a grin whilst driving but kill your back as stated above.
All the cars are good so happy hunting ;)
Frugalone and Frontman.
Alfa – what a joke. They keep breaking down. Unreliable. Resales are horrendous. Overpriced wogg wankcar. Knew a guy with a GTA 147, transmission just ripped off and Ateco would’nt fix it under warranty. Have to change their timing belts every 40k! Selena oil every 5k, and it costs a bomb to fix and service.
FORD? Full Of Rust and Dents! Just wait for the recalls like the explorer. Was at my mechanics and this guy had to replace his front suspension twice! they just collapse! Not even covered by recall/warranty. Yank garbage.
A nice looking car, I really want to take one for a test drive and now that ive been told its got a VW GTI engine inside ill be taking that test drive very soon! I think its also a great looking family car; Its got the right shape and body and looks very sporty if you ask me!. Great work skoda – I hope it performs aswell as it looks!!! :)