New 2020 Skoda Octavia Estate review - best value car on sale? | What Car?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- The new Skoda Octavia Estate is MASSIVE, just like before. But it's not all the same. There's a new look, a new interior and a new lineup of engines - including some hybrid options. But what else is new with the all-new fourth-generation Octavia, and should you buy one? Watch to find out
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Most people who are buying an estate car want to see the luggage area, rear seat space etc., missed from this vid. Air con can be adjusted by voice command- probably the safest way..
I drove the old model back last year for 3 months on a short term work contract and was highly impressed by its value, comfort, refinement and space. This one appears to build on those features, plus it’s a good looking car and a big step forward in desirability.
I have to disagree with voice commands being the "safest way" to manage the AC.
Voice recognition systems are notorious for struggling with accents, even when the speaker has a voice that is very clear to other human beings.
Meanwhile, a traditional physical control only requires you to be able to reach it. And because it's in a fixed location, it's possible to develop the muscle memory to be able to use it without taking your eyes off the road at all. At worst, a well laid out physical control will only require a quick glance.
Cars' NCAP safety rating should be downgraded for distracting touchscreen controls.
NCAP has nothing to do with the cars internal controls.
why is VAG so determined to use touch screen for everything when so many of us hate losing 'idrive' type controls? I'm moving to Mazda next time
VAG is cost cutting, simple as that. When you put everything in a touch screen you can save a couple cents in R&D and production by not having to design and produce individual buttons. Consumers can't really do much about car trends besides drive trains and body styles, for "small" things like ergonomics consumers won't switch brands.
Interesting that Citroen are going back to dials for heating etc after being all-in on the touch screen for the past 6 years or so.
They use voice commands too.
VAG !!! Did you see the new 2021 S Class . The same as Tesla, huge screen and .....nothing.
All the audio controls are on the wheel and the air con can be voice controlled. No need for any dash buttons.
Love my 3rd gen Octavia. Moved to it after owning a car with full touch screen controls and having dials and switches is by far the best option. This is a classic example of an industry pushing forward with an idea that the majority of consumers dislike. They look good, but touch screen controls for key functionality like climate control is a dangerous step backwards. I'm sticking with my older model for as long as I can.
Just use the steering wheel to change the volume? Think that solves the problem
Doesn't work for the passenger though.
And pedals, accelerator and the brake, are opening and closing the door, respectively.
@@robertmarsh3588 Why can't the passenger use the touch screen?
@@jaromor8808 why make it so hard when it is easier to use a rotary knob for volume?
I've had plenty of experience of VAG touchscreens - they're OK but not great.
@@robertmarsh3588 True. But, as a driver, I don't think the passenger should be controlling anything, least of all volume controls...but, that's just me, and maybe reflective of age and background.
Love the look of this and as a former owner I'm very interested....however seriously put off by that touch screen.
Seems ridiculous that using a phone is illegal yet manufacturers are allowed to provision touch only screens instead of retaining simple dials. All in the name of savings manufacturing costs but sold as something desirable. Voice control is no argument - another added distraction and doesn't work well in a car full of chattering people.
Agree re screen, I can operate all the dials in my old Octavia without looking at them. Mind you I have had it for a while. Great review!
why are people still comparing the Octavia to hatchbacks like the golf and the focus, the new Scala goes up against those and other hatchbacks. Where as the Octavia is more in the line of family liftback saloons like the Mondeo, Audi A3 saloon and BMW 3 Series as well as the C Class. And the Superb also goes up against those the Octavia does but also the A6 and 5 series as well as the E Class, in terms of space and practicality that is and not luxury to an extent
The Octavia is similarly priced and the saloon version has a hatchback style boot.
Because it's exactly the same car as a Golf, same engines, same chassis. It's only the body that's changed. But then you say it as a hatchback should be compared to family liftback saloons like A3 saloon and a 3 series and C-Class? Sorry, never in a million years can I see why it would be compared to those. A 3series or C-Class estate perhaps but saloon?
@@runawayronnie I see what you mean, on the other hand though, the boot on the Octavia is similar in shape, size and style to other saloons where as the Scala is more like the golf and focus, if you go by boot space the Octavia is 200 litres which is way bigger than any hatchback where as the Scala more closely competes with other hatchbacks. As for the chassis the same chassis for the golf is on the Passat, superb and Scala as well as SUVs and roadsters and convertibles so the chassis doesn't make a car this body style or that body style......it's used for everything
Look how much time he's taking his eyes off the road! Touchscreen's are a very dangerous backward step. This alone would stop me buying this car.
They all do it. To save money. But this has gone all out full maximum. Which is wrong.
Definitely one of the best looking skodas
I disagree, this release is extremely ugly.
Up to 90 MPG. Crome interior trims reflect sun into your eyes. I have that annoying creak as well.
I'm not sure why reviewers compare the Octavia to Golf sized cars, it's the length of a Jaguar XF.
They are made on the same platform.
Its like, Supeb is rival to Passat...
But, I get what you say.
Thank god they converted the centre console for RHD cars. It's been a bug bear of mine with the mk3 having the cup holder beside the driver and handbrake beside the passenger. I would've liked the 2 buttons on the infotainment screen to have been beside the driver but I don't think the new Golf does either.
What I noted not covered in this review is engines developing 150hp or more will have independent rear suspension, engines under 150hp will have torsion beam.
Dimensions of the boot-space of the Octavia Estate iV would be useful. Thanks.
Didnt even go through the spec of the car, what is included in the SEL model and how about we get to see the boot space.
£30,000 ? Value ?? Who to, Chris Evans ? That’s half of what I paid for my house !! I’m happy with my tank-like 2012 Octavia which I paid less than £5000 for used. Hardly run in at 95,000 miles and I’ll probably run it until they stop selling diesel.
Re the screen controls, are there not also available by using the voice activation? Much simpler
Nice.. we have a octavia and an xc90 but U can get a 2018 volvo xc90 for less money than this, which will not only cost u less, it will depreciate less :/ just saying.
The hell is creaking in the cabin?
Could be the dashboard plastics since VAG is cost cutting with these new Golf based cars or could be the camera mount.
Looks like the central armrest
Thought I was hearing things but something is creaking hope it doesn't have the same problem as my VW Golf Vii.
The question is if the lower fuel consumption in the diesel is worth the spike in yearly road tax. Atleast that is the case in Sweden, would be a good idea to do the math and calculate the yearly running cost difference between the diesel and gasoline variant.
Hope skoda well take care of customers after sale better
My previous favourite car was the 3rd generation Skoda Octavia Estate and my new favourite car is the 4th generation Skoda Octavia Estate. Skoda has outdone themselves.
0:54 listen to that Interior rattle
Could be the camera. But yes, Skoda's interiors are massively overrated.
@@AoyagiAichou You gotta be kidding when saying they are massively overrated
if you don't realize it is the camera mount you must be truly special
It's the camera mount friend ... 😂😂😂
Would this be a good car for a large 80lb greyhound? I have to lift him into mine as he’s too lazy too jump in
30k for an Octavia ? has everyone else had a wage rise that I missed?
They are incredibly good cars. We had a second gen Octavia Scout that is still running at 720k Kilometres (sold to one of the company's employees for 1000 EUROS with 700k KMs on the odometre). That is Seven Hundred And 20 Thousand Kilometres right now and counting. The current Skodas are butt-ugly but if they are just half as good as their immediate predecessors, they shoud be damn good cars.
FlorinC I’ve had 5 Octavias. One went to over 400k miles. My current one has 167k. I wouldn’t buy anything else. I only paid £12k for mine though, £30 is ridiculous
It starts at 22k which is pretty decent for the size/space
You can pick up se first edition models with 1.5 ltr petrol engine for less than £18000
On a serious note, what's best in your opinion? Octavia vrs or superb?
Is that rattle in the interior the car or the camera equipment?
£30,000? WTF! Must be 10 grand discount there so you think you have got your self a good deal at the dealership!!!!!!
Skoda has gone greedy, buy Seat - much, much better now.
what color is this version?
Is the wireless Apple CarPlay reliable?
Skoda needs to make the boot flat when back seats pulled down. I sleep in my car when on a road trip. Only thing stopping me buying it.
It comes with a variable boot cover which flattens it all out
After having watched the whole 6m and 38s vid, I still don't have a clear picture of how the interior looks or feels. Btw, where's that cabin rattle throughout the ride coming from? Skodas are renowned for having solid interiors.
the camera mount
how is that not obvious? :D
I do wonder, who really needs more than that?
Excellent cars but the prices are getting silly.
I believe it is understandable to hear people with the steering wheel on the right and which will have to operate most of the commands with their left hand complaining ... that's maybe one of the reasons why most of the countries have the steering wheel on the left ... ?
Used to own the previous model, that was very good, did 30,000 miles in it. We now have a Tiguan
I hate the electric handbrake sooner have a good old manual one . I’ve got a mrk 3 octavia it has the manual one
this car is very amazing for me
Great video! Song Name?
Octavia is very famous car in India.
Touchscreen is a profit over safety decision, buttons cost more than software so car makers increase their margin. It’s ridiculous, cars with heating controls only on #touchscreen should have at least 1 NCAP safety star removed or banned altogether. #incartouchscreen
Why is it illegal to use a mobile phone when driving but car companies can put what is effectively a large mobile phone on the dash. This should be banned. I guess this is another example of the politicians not being sensible. Please politicians ban this! I will never buy a car with touch screens like this. They are annoying to use and need constant cleaning to remove finger prints. Bring back buttons and stop being so incredibly stupid.
And boy is the front of this car ugly!
Please when you review cars can you comment on the security aspects and point a camera at the dash when you are driving. I really want to know which companies are taking security seriously. I went into a Kia showroom and asked how I could disable the keyless entry feature and they looked at me as if I was crazy. All car reviewers talk to the camera when what you want to see is the car especially how good the dash is and what the view out the front and rear is like rather than looking at the reviewer.
So car companies seem to think we want dangerous touch screens and keyless entry to make it easy for people to steal the car. It seems to me that it would be so easy to put a slider switch on the side of the key to just turn off keyless entry when you are not using the car. But I guess they can't even think of the idea of a button. Maybe they will do it when they can put a touch screen on the key.
Please please tell me they are not going to be so stupid as to use a mobile phone as a key in future!
I totally agree. Luckily I’ve managed to disable Keyless Entry on my Audi, but not on my Volvo. Previous gen Mercedes have exactly what you’re on about, you can take out the start/stop button and behind it is a slot for the key fob... which I feel most people prefer.
Some Manufactures clearly don’t care about their customers and just want to “show off” innovative tech, which is frankly useless to operate on the move.
My Volvo has an iPad type screen which controls pretty much everything - climate, nav, etc - and although I’ve got used to it, it’s much more distracting than my Audi’s MMI rotary controller system.
Manufactures need to realise interior aesthetics isn’t everything these days... and don’t get me started on the trend of huge grilles.
More laws! More bans! There's never enough! Won't someone think of the children???
You two are morons and should be banned.
@@jacobthompson8507 I've got the volvo xc90 with the keyless thing.. I don't like it.. its little things like leaving the kids in the car and I go into a shop. I have no idea what to expect. I've heard u can make ur mobile phone do it too on cars like tesla. I now store the car key the other side of the house so it can't be boosted. But still
No buttons and knobs ??? What is going on with auto industry . Everything is touch panels - No no no.
They're good cars but I'm really not keen on the exterior. Just does nothing for me. Preferred the front end of the previous model tbh.
Same. Skoda have ruined the front ends of the Fabia and Octavia
You preferred the prevous model? After what they did to it with the facelift? How's life, Stewie Wonder?
Where ed is
30k? value for money?!!. filling the void that VW created when it outpriced itself
Every car review ever
Most reviewers do commentary about interior plastics etc. when the car is stationary, rather than needlessly taking their eyes off the road a lot to talk about it and touch it when the car is moving.
Although I dislike touch screen controls, I'd say they're still a better solution than those ridiculous sliders in the new Golf and Leon.
What have they done to the front 🤢
fixed it, the outgoing model got crippled by the facelift beyond belief
I agree the new front is ugly.
Not only an annoying touchscreen, but one obviously set up for LHD. Shame, it's a good looking car.
Czech cars, VW Group quality.
Too complicated and not as robust as the Mk2 . I run a mk3 4x4 model and in 45,000 miles it's had two wheel bearings fail, the clutch slave fail, which is expensive to fix, water pump fail and a brake shield corrode and fall off. It's also on its third set of rear discs and pads in six years. Even so I quite like the car but it is a bit characterless.
I won't be replacing my 2017 Octavia for all this touch screen nonsense!!
Octarvia? I say Octavia 🤔
Sadly to say but it is far better than new Golf 8, and less expensive. Yes this infotainment it not good solution, same mistake in Seat, Golf...
Perhaps your review might have been more sensibly done when stationary. Eyes on the road and hands on the wheel! Review of driving different. Why keep looking at the camera on your left? Road safety not an essential at What Car?
I really dislike these touchscreen controls. I’d rather have the previous model with physical buttons...
0:22 £29,000 for an Octavia....... errr nope.
Andrew Jenkinson yuo are wrong
Or a more expensive, smaller less kit Ford. Happy with my 70 to 90 mpg Skoda. Basically its a cheap vw golf. But bigger.
@@davidwescott2632 I like the new Fabia 👍
You really cannot get more car for the money. In terms of size, spec and comfort. The hatchback VRS and the Scout Estate will sell like hot cakes.
BUT WHY OH WHY have they changed the fantastically simple and great looking dials for all the climate and heating elements to stupid touch screen. Big mistake....it really puts me off.
Outgoing model is much cheaper, probably more reliable, more character, more Škoda!
This car is T H I C C
This guy is a real hottey
This is the funniest cat video ever even if it is staged. Good job.!!!~
Super expensive
No it's not
And maybe 10% more in 2021 in case of WTO tariffs
Just use you’re own . SATNAV. AND STOP WITH THESS TOUCH. SCREENS. IN ALL. CARS. AND JUST HAVE .DAB. RAIDO. AND PROPER. VOLUME CONTROLS. AND HEATING. BECAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS ARE. GOING TO HAPPEN.
Octavia is becoming expensive these days
Skoda are going the same way as ford now to expensive also to much technology I am sure many people don’t need or want a lot of these gimmicks. If dacia made an octavia size car they would probably sell lots to the taxi drivers and people like myself. I drive a mrk 3 octavia so will not be getting the mrk4 anytime soon
Very interesting car 🤔
TOO EXPENSIVE . It`s a Skoda fGs !
This guy is HOT
I hope the trend of cars with no buttons goes away, it's truly awful and impractical. I wouldn't buy a Skoda like that!
Is it just me that thinks this new version looks hideous compared to previous version?
Never done this before..... first... plus i lost the game
£30,000 for a Skoda.....I'm out !
That is one ugly car.
Terrible reliability
Wish I born in great Britain🇬🇧.
Looks awful!
Another day, another soul-less Skoda. Now with idiotic corner-cutting touch-only controls!
Boring car
They are both German cars