Škoda Octavia

The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon. The car is based on a VW Group platform shared with the Volkswagen Jetta. There have been two generations of the Octavia model to date. A high performance version, the RS or vRS, which is related to the Volkswagen Jetta VR6, is available. The first generation Octavia was released in 1996 and was built by the Skoda factory in the Czech Republic. United Kingdom sales began in 1998 and the large car was an instant success with buyers who appreciated its solidity, refinement and value for money, though it...