The Skoda Octavia closed 2020 in Spain as the fifth best-selling model of the Czech firm after the company’s three SUVs and the Fabia, the small and affordable utility . The Octavia thus positioned itself ahead of the Scala, a compact, and its big brother the Superb. There is no doubt of its importance within the range of the brand and that is why Skoda continues working to complete its offer and offer a vehicle capable of satisfying the most demanding buyer. The latest innovation is the Octavia iV, the plug-in hybrid version , which adds a variant with a ‘zero emissions’ label to the range of its current generation, launched in 2019.
Maintaining its design, technological equipment and general characteristics, the Octavia iV comes with a mechanics that combines a 1.4 TSI gasoline engine with 150 HP of power with an electric motor to deliver a total of 204 HP of power . The electric motor, powered by a 13 kWh capacity battery, is capable of propelling the saloon for more than 60 kilometers in 100% electric mode , available between 0 and 140 km / h. The combustion block is associated with a six-speed DSG automatic gearbox. Working with both engines, it accelerates from 0 to 100 in 7.7 seconds and its consumption remains at a discreet 1.1 liters , a figure that rises to approximately seven, when driving solely on fuel.
Its price in Spain starts at 36,420 euros, for which it offers an elegant vehicle, with a sporty point, and well equipped. It is true that it loses 150 liters of trunk, it stays at 450 , but it still maintains a surprising habitability. The cabin stands out for a digital ecosystem consisting of a horizontal central screen to manage the infotainment system and another large screen behind the wheel for the instrument panel. It does not renounce, as its cousins Seat León and Volkswagen Golf have done, to physical controls for the management of systems such as air conditioning or driving modes. As usual, the latest in safety technology is not lacking and it must not be forgotten that, from 38,100 euros, you can access the RS iV version, with 245 hp , a more aggressive design and the same ‘zero emissions’ label.
