In this video, I have done a walkaround of Skoda Octavia L&K. This car can be termed as the affordable luxury.
Skoda Octavia Pros
- A well-rounded premium sedan. 80% of the A4 / C-Class / 3-Series at a significantly lower price
- Understated exterior & interior styling matched with solid build quality
- Comfortable cabin with good quality materials, supportive seats and plenty of storage
- Insanely fun 2.0 turbo-petrol engine with 187 BHP & 320 Nm on tap
- Fast & improved wet-clutch 7-speed DSG (instead of the notoriously unreliable DQ200)
- Excellent ride quality (with tyres set at 32 PSI) and sorted handling
- Cavernous 600 liter boot gobbles up big bags! This is your airport express
- Loaded with features such as Bi-LED headlamps, wireless connectivity & smartphone charging, hands-free parking, high-res touchscreen with gesture controls, hands-free boot operation etc.
- 610W Canton ICE with 11 speakers & a subwoofer provides a truly premium sound experience
- 5-star Euro NCAP crash test rating. Loaded with safety features such as 8 airbags, 3-point seatbelts for all passengers, ESP, EBD, hill hold, brake assist, fatigue alert etc.
- Sheer attention to detail (touch-sensitive cabin light controls, felt-lined glovebox, two boot lamps, memory seats for passenger too, umbrella holders, USB-C port on the IRVM, smartphone pockets at the rear, keyless sensors on all doors, washer on the parking camera, storage nets…)
- 6-year extended warranty & 4-year all inclusive service package
Skoda Octavia Cons
- L&K variant is overpriced by 4-lakh rupees, in our opinion
- Lack of powertrain options. No diesel engine for heavy users or a cheaper, more reliable MT
- New-style large radiator grille will divide opinions. Some like it, some find it ugly
- Misses in the equipment list such as a sunroof, ventilated seats & 'sport' driving mode
- Pathetic stock tyres are among the worst we've experienced. An upgrade is compulsory
- DSG reliability woes (although we're a bit more optimistic about this new DQ381 gearbox)
- Skoda’s notorious dealerships, after-sales horror stories & suspect long-term reliability
- Petrol revs to just ~6,000 rpm! That's too low for such a beautiful turbo-charged motor
- Single digit fuel economy of the turbo-petrol AT in the city. Drops drastically if you drive it hard
- No full-size spare wheel. Also, we don’t like the after-market’ish design of the L&K rims
- Merely 137 mm of ground clearance seems risky for broken Indian roads & tall speed humps
- Massive rear floor hump makes things uncomfortable for the 5th occupant
Source: Team BHP