(ENG) Skoda Octavia vRS - Test Drive and Review

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9 жыл бұрын

Big, practical, reasonably priced. That's Skoda Octavia for you. Find it a bit boring? How about a 220 horsepower vRS model? It will cost you a fair bit more, than a standard fleet car, but it also should get your pulse up.
This test example is equipped among others in RS Challenge package, Travelled Assistant package, GSM kit, Canton audio system, keyless entry and start system (KESSY), adaptive cruise control and leather upholstery.
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@geoffreyhughes7798 9 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your informative videos every friday, Marek.

@comedyman112 8 жыл бұрын

Nice English, man :) Appreciate your reviews.

@thejmc1231 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, I am picking one of these up too so this review helped a lot, good video, and amazing english!

@gilahish1 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice test!!! it was interesting and pretty fun watching it.. keep with the good videos! :)

@willohanlon 8 жыл бұрын

Subscribed, good video and looking forward to looking at some more of yours.

@eamonnmurphy5086 6 жыл бұрын

Good review Marek, thanks from Dublin

@MarekDrives 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@laurenceharrison661 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent review!!

@MartinKillips Жыл бұрын

Very good and accurate test, methinks. I bought a VRS recently and I'd agree with everything Marek says about the car.

@MarekDrivesENG Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@AshutoshKumar-iy1ir 6 жыл бұрын

your video is bole to jhakassss means superb about skoda

@Red_Snappa 9 жыл бұрын

Thx for the English commentary. Great looking car. Now which model...hmmmmm??

@spikechurchill7478 8 жыл бұрын

option your Octavia with the Canton stereo and road noise will be no issue

@Zadrigo 7 жыл бұрын

Octavia vrs starts at 23k in serbia. Easily best value hot hatch.

@DavidEvansinsightdriver 9 жыл бұрын

nice reviewing style.

@TurfSurf 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice and practical

@maxdziedz5342 6 жыл бұрын

Is any chance for advice. I am trying to decide between 2015- vrs estate or passat gt estate? I have currently 2012 passat sport b7 and will prefer sth more sporty but without large drop in quality. Never had skoda before (few audi's and vw's). I especially worry about this cabin noise...is it really such a big difference between passat and vrs?

@LVJANISLV 9 жыл бұрын

good review!

@Csani98 8 жыл бұрын

The Skoda Octavia VRS are in leather seats ?

@briskens 9 жыл бұрын

Great review! Very well done! I am about to buy the less exciting Lauren&Klement combi version. 4x4 DGS. The engine I've chosen is the 2.0TDI 184 hp, and the country in which i'll be driving it is Poland! With this, I have a couple of questions for you, before you become veeery famous, and without the time to reply to all of your fans! :) What is your opinion about this engine mounted in this version? And what (safety) equipment would you recommend, since all the skoda drivers in Poland like to push their cars to the limit? :)

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

It's a relatively new engine. I don't remember driving a car with it. As far as safety is concerned, I guess you're buying this car for long journeys, so adaptive cruise control and lane assist are a good idea.

@adamzimmer762 9 жыл бұрын

good review man, i drive a 2012 skoda octavia vrs down here in Australia, looking at upgrading to eiter this or the new 2015 superb ill wait to see what the superb offers frist

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Is Skoda popular Down Under?

@adamzimmer762 9 жыл бұрын

getting there..over last few years i see more and more skodas on the road

@xXRETZZXx 9 жыл бұрын

Adam Zimmer Got a vrs recently in aus. Only seen a few vrs

@rogivolki4652 9 жыл бұрын

Good job

@othernamen 6 ай бұрын

6:00 I do not get it.... motorway more consumption than in city? Is this normal for 2.0 engine? I always had impression motorway consumption would be higher for small engines 1.0-1.4 engines...

@kyzarsmith3899 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this as a kid

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

+GunzGonda I'm not sure what's your definition of freeway. If you mean dual carriageway, the speed limit in Poland is 110. If you mean motorway, the speed limit is 140. At 140 km/h this car is thirsty.

@erindi23 8 жыл бұрын

+Marek Drives So true, the non-urban figures from the Manufacturer are for speeds up to 90 kmh

@liamheffernan3922 5 жыл бұрын

You have no idea..

@yamahaevo 8 жыл бұрын

lrft indicator 1 min,, , why?

@dubFROGGY300 5 ай бұрын

I’m confused how the manual is faster… I always would’ve assumed the dsg would be faster

@elaxel1469 6 жыл бұрын

does this skoda have the chassis of the A4 B7 and Seat exeo? the back is exactly the same!

@MarekDrives 6 жыл бұрын

Audi is on a different platform, which can accommodate larger engines.

@yogeshsain2173 5 жыл бұрын

Nice reviews cum videos merak. Skoda Octavia is Octavia , it's a super car.

@GunzGonda 9 жыл бұрын

10l/100km on freeway but urban 8l? How does that work?

@fatfat6389 7 жыл бұрын

It doesn't, either is the opposite and the moderator slipped, or its the first non hybrid car to spend less on urban than freeway..

@erindi23 4 жыл бұрын

@@fatfat6389 Depends on the speed in the freeway ;)

@nintendoatarikiller 9 жыл бұрын

That boot reminds me of a Saab 9000.

@pavelyankouski4913 3 жыл бұрын

Well , nice car

@DragoG7 6 жыл бұрын

That little red polo is indicating that is gonna overtake you:D

@MarekDrives 6 жыл бұрын

Was it indicating? I thought it was just a reflection of light through leaves.

@AndrejGobec 9 жыл бұрын

Make it an RS Diesel Combi and you can hardly get more car for the money ... personally I like a sleeper so even though it's a Škoda I'd take the exterior RS badges off :)

@Phen0mable 9 жыл бұрын

In UK we have vrs diesel estate

@aslanbarsk 2 жыл бұрын

Goes in trunk without handbrake... simply clever

@spoonyspoonicus4648 8 жыл бұрын

wrong the sound is not through the speakers. the sound inside is about the same as an audi a4 so its not loud.

@MarekDrives 8 жыл бұрын

+Mattwrigglesworth Worm There was clearly speaker overload sound on high revs in sports mode. Unless it was caused by general vibration of the whole car, which I doubt. I know there is another membrane under the windshield.

@spoonyspoonicus4648 8 жыл бұрын

the speakers don`t have anything to do with sound.

@rafordy 5 жыл бұрын

The estate is so much better looking than the saloon

@joachimopdenakker3902 8 жыл бұрын

the Police here have these, but the estate versions

@Johnvalkyre 9 жыл бұрын

this is one sexy car

@twingnol 9 жыл бұрын

Obudowa kolumny kierowniczej wygląda strasznie tandetnie. Czy ja dobrze widze szparę?

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Michał Majewski W którym miejscu?

@twingnol 9 жыл бұрын

2.11 - na łaczeniu

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Michał Majewski W normie. Nie jestem fanem tego samochodu, ale to akurat gorzej wygląda na filmie niż w rzeczywistości.

@TheJoke0102 9 жыл бұрын

You could just go and change the exhaust;)

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

I could always buy a different car ;)

@TheJoke0102 9 жыл бұрын

Marek Drives Haha xD

@olinek2746 9 жыл бұрын

That thing you had there for your ,,phone´´ was for a mp3 player

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Oli nek It's for a phone or mp3 player. It fits older iPhones, but anything with screen bigger than 4 inches won't fit. That includes the iPhone 6.

@TheSaint491 9 жыл бұрын

So, recommended?

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

TheSaint491 Depends what you're looking for.

@TheSaint491 9 жыл бұрын

Practical, comfortable, good looking, fun to drive. Recommendations around ths price bracket?

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

TheSaint491 That's the thing. I don't know. I'm not a big fan of Skoda, but there is nothing comparable. Skoda is big enough for D-segment, so a Focus ST (which is more fun to drive) is also too small to really compete.

@TheSaint491 9 жыл бұрын

Strange then you have so many positive reviews of skodas then haha. No, I couldn't go to Ford, I worked for them for two years and having learnt things they wouldn't want me to say, I wouldn't have one.

@TheSaint491 9 жыл бұрын

Don't mind paying a premium for something, but I always prefer left-field rather than, say, BMW or Audi. Infiniti Q50 or Lexus GS would be nice, but I still remain unsure.

@xiiifas2968 Жыл бұрын

Škoda power

@bg147 8 жыл бұрын

My guess is 95%... actually, maybe 99% of Americans have no idea what a Soda is. I wonder why they are not available here.

@MarekDrives 8 жыл бұрын

+bg147 No need. It's VW's budget brand, which makes sense in Europe from marketing perspective.

@gavinracine1978 8 жыл бұрын

I wish they sold them here, along with seat.

@MarekDrives 8 жыл бұрын

Gavin Racine Assuming Skoda was imported into the US, what would you compare this car to, when making a buying decision?

@gavinracine1978 8 жыл бұрын

+Marek Drives i would choose between this or a mazda6

@dream4reallife56 8 жыл бұрын

+bg147 We have one Its a lot better than he described it .. fast .. quite .. comfortable .. big and looks scary .. its the best car you might ever have .

@stevenvater2681 2 жыл бұрын

You not a skoda fan !

@piotrwojcik1756 6 жыл бұрын

That is fucking true polish ricers like to get everything from their cars , went over there with my vrs 200 bhp and there wow even guys with 20 years old cars fiat or Daewoo was faster than me , wish I had dash cam at that moment these cars was bouncing like bouncy castles going over this slope roundabouts . 90 % cars runs on lpg boost

@danielmenda14 9 жыл бұрын

Skoda octavia is made in slovakia not in polland

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

the man Who became a god Yeah, and where did I say it is made in Poland?

@vojtechsvoboda6680 9 жыл бұрын

the man Who became a god Skoda is made in Czech Republic!!!!!

@danielmenda14 9 жыл бұрын

Czech and Slovakia r the same ......marek I heard you say it so duck off

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

the man Who became a god Play the video again, and this try to understand the first 30 seconds ;)

@oneshotonehead7768 9 жыл бұрын

Vojtěch Svoboda Skoda made in VW !

@user-gb8jy6ei2s 2 жыл бұрын

А по русскому

@MarekDrivesENG 2 жыл бұрын

А русского нет.

@Na2gumiBlogspot 9 жыл бұрын

I really like the Octavia as a chepaer alternative to VW. This vRS however is nothing but a knock off: bad suspension, fake dual exhaust, dummy bits and peaces, fake noise

@P0lc1k 9 жыл бұрын

u can turn off the noise :)

@Boborick5 9 жыл бұрын

You obviously weren't listening. The engine is the same as a golf gti therefore why would you call it a knock off? You must have been someone who spent 10k more on a golf with a load less features and no space. Don't worry you can't always be right.

@Na2gumiBlogspot 9 жыл бұрын

Sam Harknett maybe I should've added a REAL sports car knock off.

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Trust me, there is a sound symposer in the vRS. You can't hear it in the video, but the speakers crackle at high revs. Even Audi TT TFSI has sounds fed into the cabin.

@goclunker 8 жыл бұрын

+On2Wheels maybe you should use your brain. This is a hatchback with more ooomph it is NOT a sport car it is a touring car

@kradkins 9 жыл бұрын

Through the speakers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 um get a mustang 😂

@grantschneider926 8 жыл бұрын

Looks like an audi from two generations ago. Who would buy it

@neilg3364 6 жыл бұрын

Grant Schneider which Audi is that?

@pinkiefactory 8 жыл бұрын

It is RS, not vRS!!!!

@MarekDrives 8 жыл бұрын

+pinkie factory Depends on the market.

@jamesgordon783 8 жыл бұрын

Yes mainly in Europe it is badged as RS but in the UK it is called vRS

@pinkiefactory 8 жыл бұрын

+James Gordon OH okey

@aakeister 9 жыл бұрын

Who drives a car without the radio on? of course sports saloons are noisier, as the sound deadening carries weight. Dear God! get a proper car test reporter will you?

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

I'm not quite sure what you're on about. Could you elaborate?

@aakeister 9 жыл бұрын

Marek Drives you complain about the noise and the poor insulation. You take weight out of sports saloons and who drives without a radio on? you wouldn't notice the road noise with the radio on

@MarekDrives 9 жыл бұрын

Alan Akeister First of all Skoda is hardly a sports car. It's a family car with a slightly more powerful engine, bigger alloys, and some red stitching on the seats. Sound insulation will be just as bad in any other Skoda. As far as your remark about driving with the radio on is concerned, I could be an audiophile, who likes to listen to music, rather than use music to mask other sounds.

@dookieduuk9686 8 жыл бұрын

bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. Thats a wreck. 2.0T sucks for sport driving, you will change your engine on 50k already + FWD, you will leave your front tyres on the asphalt = no sense

@MrToastyman900 8 жыл бұрын

+Dookie Duuk Well then, i have a 2011 Mazdaspeed 3 MPS (2.3T 4cyl) and it's done 97k km without having to replace ANYTHING. It has only ever had routine services done and still works like it was brand new. Tires are original as well.