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Isn't this an interesting list? The launch is definitely near! Drop those vins into VW/Audi/Seat/Å*koda VIN Decoder and you'll find we're getting these models come launch...
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 1.4 TSI 103kw (Tonnes of them)
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 1.8 TSI 132kw (Very few)
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 2.0 TDI 110kw (Quite a few)
Some of the new Octavias are in the country already and with Skoda head office and journalists. My brother works for Skoda and feeds me the gossip. The new Octavia is due to be officially released late November, with the vRS in about March/April 2014.
He has his product training for the new Octy mid November, so he will get to learn all about them and drive them then.
Isn't this an interesting list? The launch is definitely near! Drop those vins into VW/Audi/Seat/Å*koda VIN Decoder and you'll find we're getting these models come launch...
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 1.4 TSI 103kw (Tonnes of them)
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 1.8 TSI 132kw (Very few)
Škoda Octavia III Active/Ambition/Elegance 2.0 TDI 110kw (Quite a few)
I can't seem to find any RS models though
To go for the fuel economy and torque of the 2.0 TDI or the power delivery of the 1.8......oh the dilemma
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MY13 118TSI DSG Superb Elegance Sedan in Candy White with MFSW + Paddles
To go for the fuel economy and torque of the 2.0 TDI or the power delivery of the 1.8......oh the dilemma
My advice would be to choose the right engine based on the type of driving you do.
- Lots of short trips where the engine doesn't stay at operating temp for long. Lots of stop/start traffic = petrol engine
- 20,000+ km's per year with lots of longer (freeway or open road) driving where the engine is at operating temp for longer periods of time = diesel engine
Diesels do not like stop/start traffic and short trips. You will use more fuel and have problems down the track with the DPF (diesel particulate filter) which costs about $7k to replace.
I'm leaning towards the 1.8. Doing lots of kilometres at the moment but I expect that the new car will be doing more shorter trips. I expect the 1.8 will be the better option than the 1.4 in a wagon
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MY13 118TSI DSG Superb Elegance Sedan in Candy White with MFSW + Paddles
I'm leaning towards the 1.8. Doing lots of kilometres at the moment but I expect that the new car will be doing more shorter trips. I expect the 1.8 will be the better option than the 1.4 in a wagon
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Sister recently got the 1.8t in the old 1Z shape, it's a great engine very smooth compared to the 1.4 twincharger in the golf/polo.
Worth noting that the 1.8t in the new octavia has the same 0-100 as the 1Z 147tsi vRS (7.3) too.
On the next page of the track and trace you can see a bunch were off the boat as early as the 14th of October.
I have had a series of hatches and currently have a hatch RS and an awd wagon. 99% of the time the extra back qtr a wagon gives never gets used as you can't see. You can load a hatch up and the ledge holds it all in and out of sight.
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