Why are Octavia doors different?

[draculr]

I just ordered my Octavia 90TSI today, so very happy

When I was looking at it in person I noticed that the door pillars look different compared to other cars. So ive been looking at some images and it seems unlike any other car I compare it to (Mazda 3, Falcon, BMW 3 series, Golf and new Passat) the doors are one single metal piece.

Examples:
Skoda
New Passat
BMW 3 Series

It just seems curious, I cannot find any other car that does this. Is it just a style thing? Isnt it more solid this way?

[Jake02]

It's just a style thing I guess. I, for one, would love it if they blacked out the pillar and added some chrome down the side as it would modernise it, but each to their own really.

[woofy]

The doors are the same on most cars, just that Skoda don't put that black heat shrunk plastic on the central frames...

[Gnat]

Which is just the way I like it anyway!

[draculr]

The doors are the same on most cars, just that Skoda don't put that black heat shrunk plastic on the central frames...

Most of the cars I see have just about frameless doors. I have in recent years driven a BMW 1 Series and an FG Falcon and both had serious rattles from the door trims along with their almost frameless doors. I was wondering if there was a connection there compared to the Octavia which has a much more solid door frame.

Which is just the way I like it anyway!

Same, I hate cleaning that black plastic! The Octavia seems to be the only car around that has none of that black plastic at all

[Antiplastix]

It's just a style thing I guess. I, for one, would love it if they blacked out the pillar and added some chrome down the side as it would modernise it, but each to their own really.

Chrome ???? Shudder, did nt that stuff go out of fashion in the 80s.

[Jake02]

Chrome ? Shudder, didn't that stuff go out of fashion in the 80s.

Haha no, I mean just one little strip down on the bottom of the window (like a Superb has...).

[dru]

for those who want the black plastic, i believe superskoda make them!

I prefer them the way they are.

[ausspace87]

I also prefer the way they are. For one; it pays homage to the previous generation Octavia & every car on the market has blacked out B-Pillars nowadays, it's sometimes good to be different!

[dArK5HaD0w]

I also prefer the way they are. For one; it pays homage to the previous generation Octavia & every car on the market has blacked out B-Pillars nowadays, it's sometimes good to be different!

+1.
dare to b different

[spellbound]

Check out the BORA , same on their doors , volvo did it about 10 years ago .