It's Czech out time from boring family motoring
Model Tested:
2009 Skoda Octavia RS TDI; 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; wagon - $41,990*
Options Available:
Metallic Paint $630; Xenon Headlamps $1290; Sunr
2009 Skoda Superb TDI & TSI Review & Road Test
The big car's not dead, but the big engine might as well be.
Models Tested:
2009 Skoda Superb MkII TDI Elegance; 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed DSG automatic;
2009 Skoda Octavia RS - First Steer
Skoda’s fastest Octavia and a racetrack – the test track used by Top Gear Australia in fact – was the setting for the Australian introduction, just weeks after its European launch, of the Octavia RS.
2009 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI and 1.8 TSI Review & Road Test
1.8 TSI and 1.6 MPI - Beauty and the Beast
Model Tested:
2009 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI - $35,790
2009 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI - $31,290 (as tested)
Options:
None fitt
2009 Skoda Superb - First Steer Review
How cheesy, we arrive at Sydney Airport and the limo waiting to collect us is none other than a Skoda Superb.
Sitting in the back seat of a car we are yet to drive, while a glorified taxi driver dodges a
2009 Skoda Octavia RS TDI DSG Review & Road Test
Grunty, grippy and great - but will it grab you?
Model Tested:
2009 Skoda Octavia RS TDI DSG - $41,790
Options:
Metallic Paint $630
CarAdvice Rating:
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Skoda Octavia RS TDI First Steer
- by Paul Maric
On a day with wind chill cold enough to freeze blood, a pack of apex-hungry journalists arrived to Wakefield Park Raceway just outside Canberra to put the new Skoda Octavia RS TDI through its p
Skoda Octavia Scout First Steer
- Paul Maric
After a bit of a bumpy plane flight into Albury, we arrived to a gorgeous sunny day (quite surprising when you consider the weather we have been having of late!).
Waiting for us at the airport
2008 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TFSI Road Test
Model tested: Skoda Octavia 1.8 TFSI
Recommended Retail Price: $30,990.
Options fitted: None fitted.
Impressive performance, spacious interior, price.
Bland appearance, understeer at the limits.
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2008 Skoda Octavia Comparo
Petrol vs. Diesel - Round Two
Models tested:
2008 Skoda Octavia Elegance 1.8 petrol turbo manual - $30,990
2008 Skoda Octavia Elegance 2.0 diesel turbo auto - $35,790
Options:
Metallic Paint $630 (Fitted -