great video ive recently joined a skoda dealership as a mechanic been there 6 weeks driven both diesel and petrol vrs octavias and have purchased one in race blue went for the desiel option as will be cheaper in all accounts well built cars faultless infact so much fun to drive

Got to love Skoda, used to have a Mk1 Octavia vrs and it was brilliant, now driving a mk4 golf GTI, which is essentially the same but with out the boot. No complaints about the car at all.

It's an absolutely amazing car, i would buy it in a blink if i had the cash!!

My current car and now it will be my next one. They are all the car you ever need

I have to say, this is the best packaged Skoda yet. It looks great and offers something genuinely unique, sort of inbetween a hot hatch and performance saloon. I would really question the need for a GTI when you can have a bigger, great looking, 5 seater that pushed 150 mph instead...

What a great car. I bought one a year ago and I am very happy with its performance, roomy interior, ride and construction quality. I really recommend it!

Another excellent XCAR review - And may I add not the most obvious choice of car, which is brilliant - This diversity and jumping between many different cars is what I really like about you XCAR - Keep up the good work and thank you ;).

Had mine in March 2017, 60k miles since and never missed a beat, estate version. All the car you will ever need.

I really like the look of these cars. They are an efficient, neat design that has a touch of old-school but modernised enough to catch the eye. I am glad Skoda have stepped up :)

It is 6-speed DSG, not 7-speed.

Well, this is the first Skoda model I really like. Skoda makes good quality cars as expected from a car maker under the VW flag. It is fast, comfortable, and has excellent MPG. Excellent work Skoda!

I totally want this new Skoda, we have Skoda Octavia Ambiente and it's good too but this is just amazing ::)

I have the Octavia vRS before this, 2012 plate and have also debadged it. I love it!!! Debating whether I should upgrade?

Looks really nice. Have to hand it to Skoda with their current cars - they are really rather good. Have owned Audis and VWs before and they are class leading in terms of build quality and finish. Had the misfortune of owning a Seat Leon Cupra R 225 mk1 and it really justified the label of being a cheap VW. Awful build quality and loads of cheap plastics etc. Would've had the same fears with Skoda but have to say that they are every bit as good as the VWs. I also have it on good authority from mechanics in the know that current Skodas are as well made as pretty much anything out there. People really do need to forget the image of the past. These are good cars!

The 1st VRS was a license breaker, loved it

Just ordered mine today! 10 weeks and counting down :-) Good review, open and honest just how it should be!

@XCARFilms what music is this past 04:26 (at the end of the video)

Im really glad that you like Skoda, because Im from Czech Republic (Skoda is Czech). Its good that people started to like Skodas becase they are one of the most reliable cars you can get and im absolutly serious. This one is probably first Skoda that i would want :-D Other seems boring mainly because every other car in Czech Republic is a Skoda... Still Skoda is one of few things we can be proud of :-)

fantastic review mate...loved it...I wish the VRS would be released in India...

Very nice review!

A very good choice of car for a review! Not too boring but still affordable. Nice background information. Brilliant Video!

How are the seats and comfort?

The higher torque engines (above 250Nm) like this VRs always comes with the wet clutch 6-speed DSG box like all other VAG cars.

So, it has an engine from the new Golf GTI. Well, that makes sense.

Where was this video shot?

Good review and a very nice car.

Great review mate

Great car, great vid, keep it up!!

pick mine up next week cant wait :-)

My favorite VRS review! :D

is skoda rear wheel drive

Owned one for about a year I would buy another in a heartbeat,

Skoda is awesome!

I have the mk2 vrs in a certain shade of blue

It says how some people think they are just an eastern block of metal that will break down at a moments notice. Not necessarily true. I have had skodas in the past, a 1.6 fabia scout and have currently got a 2.0 Octavia SE L. Not one of them have broken down. They are one of the only reliable cars I know.

I've been indecisive between a E92 320i touring or the Octavia Combi VRS. If I want the same kit on the beemer then on the Skoda, it would set me back an extra €12.000!! That is a lot of money for a badge and rear wheel drive. Personnaly, I'm leaning more towards the Skoda for it's sleeper/underdog image. But I concur with the review, interior is a bit dull compared to the BMW.

How much did u get paid by skoda?

Good last sentence.

Their nice but like VW and Audi seats and a steering wheel is all you get standard , I want one with leathers , Auto headlights , auto wipers , auto dim rear mirror , 4x elec Windows , headlight washers . That's all options

subscribed. Mine is on order, only about 11 weeks to go

The gearbox is a SIX speed DSG :)

I wish vw (and all companies) would sell all of their brands and models all over the world

Can you share the name of the song in the beginning? I know is some soviet era song but would like to know which song is it. Great video by the way, keep the good work

This is like the VW Jetta GLI cousin car!

best ever skoda built

Oh, and Skoda did work it's way up from the good but modest Favorit, Felicia and the first Octavia that way a grown up car (Golf). They had the luck to work with germans (owners) that wanted a good product and did give them some of the new tech. Otherwise we would have another Dacia that tries to do the same thing but with less finesse and older tech...

Brilliant video as always. I really like the Skoda´s of today, but the one problem I have with them are the people who buy them. - Let me explain; due to the good value for money it is the perfect car for the young family where the parents haven't really owned a car before and therefore are pretty rubbish behind the wheel due to a lack of driving experience. The brand is great and quality wise it is pretty much just like any other VAG. ... but God I would love to own that Octavia VRS

The police still use these as unmarked cars in many counties including Hampshire and Cleveland.

So its a bit dark inside he said.... Wearing thick black glasses, black shirt, black jacket.... Maybe black trousers too?

actually it's only rs, the v refers to the czech version of letter S

i will buy one of this beasts

The RS has a 6 speed box not 7

No, He said 154mph in the normal factory version

nice motor.

he is so true............skoda are gr8 car makers

227 mph in one of these? holy crap!

During 2003 skoda 2.0 auto try to sell £12000 now it's a dream only and I just think I did a mistake didn't buy one brand new .

i like the mk2 more

“Shares underpinnings” it’s the same car, but that’s not a bad thing

Wish we got these in the United States

i always wonder if the 4x4 18tsi isn't faster in the real world

I want one of these!!! (wish they put a V6 or 8 in it tho) but hey, it looks sexy as hell

Ye skodas are cars that are very - average - they are good and serving cars, but they most definetly do not stand out compare to competition

It is Volkswagen ( peoples' car ) . It is good without being overpriced like VW badged cars .

Why can't we have a Skoda in the US. I just want a low hp, well handling sedan besides a golf!

this is a vw badged up as a Skoda in a vw base.. Skoda died long ago.

i like the VRS, but nothing with a skoda badge has ever been "truly brilliant"

Skoda was the laughing stock of the motor trade many years ago . The headlines in a trade paper was ' heard the one about a skoda what will do a 120 mph ' Who laughing now ??

I don't think ,there is someone who doesn't trust skoda why did xcar feel that ?

It's a VAG motor platform same engine as the Audi but 5k cheaper than an S line .If your a badge snob you'll pay for the four rings on the hood if you've got a head for money the Skoda wins.

looks like a mix of a audi a4 rear mk6 gti front and a bit a lincon thrown in there, cant say its pretty

Is this a 7 speed DSG or 6 speed ?

Why does this guy remind me of Sansa stark 🤔

Did you really said 227 mph in that car? Damn...

i'm glad they got rid of those hideous headlights of the previous Octavia.

of course skoda is good,it comes under vw!!

Wait.... Fastest 2.0 ltr 4 cylinder? ....mercedes A45 AMG? A class is 353 bhp and Octavia is 217. Both 2.0 ltr (mercedes is 2.1) 4 cyl..

You should tell in your message that Skoda is made by VW just like Audi is or Porsche or Lamborghini or Bugatti :) . I`m not saying that Skoda is a Porsche but it is a low cost VW witch is a low cost Audi

Oh and a class does 0-62 in 4.7

..not VRS.. Its RS..

Still think that the exterior of this Skoda is very ugly, but the interior seems to be really better than the first one (looks like a VW).

Both TDI & petrol are terribly over-rated cars....My mate has a 2015 VRS we had a rolling sprint from 40mph to 115mph and just kept pulling lengths on it! Having a ford focus 2.0 zetec tdci 2006 model myself know this. The volvo engine is a torque monster. Either way its a beautiful car to look at the skoda. Can i just say I'm a previous Subaru wrx sti owner the ford is much cheaper on fuel nowadays.

I like this but.. Do we really need all these different settings, eco, normal and sport. It's pointless just give me one setting, it would cut costs too...

Fooking hell pal looks like your hairs 33mpg

So I have a message for the people who haven't watched this video. You're wrong. And I pity you because you're missing out on something truly brilliant!!

Still a squarish 3 box design. Skoda's need a more interesting design language.

Sponsored by Skoda.

as far as i know , Skoda cars are not and maybe never ware Fragile at all

If you want really boring car with big boot, buy this one.

british cars always fell a pieces not czech cars...

everything you need minus the looks

When are you reviewing a Travant?! Those are ... from the east too, a similar "pretty" design :D Come on man, the car looks boring from in and out, it's just a VW group salad which, no matter what, it will never be allowed to be better than a VW, sad but true. Same things goes to SEATs, as we all know.

there is no scoda anymore its all vw

Last Gen looks better

Octavia RS not VRS.

it's ok but the problem is that is an ugly car

SKODA = BORING