The Germans. That Octavia was a surprise in the video and still looks stunning. My pick would be the Virtus because I own one and still can't stop looking at it every time I step out.
Mahal transmission I always ahead. .of any other transmissions in terms of power control and braking. ..and thana why sports cars always have manual.transmission
It’s completely because of your skill Slavia winner… in another video I seen Verna is winner with great margin .. am confused now ,you should have exchanged cars
What a cringe fest : (1) drag racing sports cars with 400-500bhp is understandable, since they are purpose machines for track, and the customers; purpose for buying them is to massage his ego and gloat about the numbers in his circle. But doing the same with fwd commuter cars with ~150bhp and killing clutches is silly - what is the use of the information regarding which of 4 commuter cars has the quickest 1/4 mile ? Instead, if the reviewers did some cornering tests with cones, a ride quality test with a half glass of water , an NVH test with a noise-o-meter etc, it would've been useful for the real world. But no, we want a drag race because the top priority of consumers in india is street racing to a background score of needlessly bassy music where they all get to pretend to be VinDiesel from F&F movies. Truly cringe. (2) Why is it a surprise that a 1.5TSI is slower than a 1.8/2.0 TSI , and then blaming it on emissions ? doesn't the presenter know about the larger engine in the older octavia VRS ? (3) The presenter doesn't know about the difference between VTEC and i-vtec. And this is one of the top automotive channels in India.
That was a WOW moment for me. Such a perfect setting, with great cars, great driving and in the end the mind-blowing SKODA OCTAVIA super duper to watch......
The City got a quarter mile time thats only 1.3s below a turbo petrol. That too with the sad CVT. Would be very interesting to see the same test with a manual.
@@freud1025 Depends. Considering the VW twins have way more power and are turbocharged, coupled with the fact that the CVT is notoriously "rubber-bandy" and laggy, 1.3s seems a little too small a gap!
This Automatic era can never match the Manual engine's performance. Excellent Video by evo India and great job by the team. That Octavia was a beast in every segment truly a game-changer at that time. I like to see a drag race between This Skoda octavia and the OG Chevrolet CRUZE which was a true Beast.
Automatic transmissions are faster than manual transmissions. Only sequential gearboxes are faster than TC/DSG. CVT is faster than everything possible (that's why it's banned in F1).
If u launch dsg virtus it will smoke that yellow octavia vrs too😂 bcoz of launching and fast dsg shifts but unfortunately dct can’t be launched . and if you don’t launch virtus may be Verna win the drag but after 140kmph virtus reel it and win in potential
Why not manual Verna and city? I mean you guys are all about driving thrills, but in which world does CVT give driving thrills? The Verna 1.5 turbo manual vs 1.5 Slavia/Virtus manual would’ve been really thrilling to see. Also city manual vs other manual would’ve been exciting to see how close city gets with the Germans even though it would’ve lost. Not so enthusiastic in my opinion without the manual Verna and manual city. No yata yata. 😅
Not to compare but autocarindia comparisons always have identical gearbox, engine versions for comparison. They may not be the first ones to let out the comparison video but they wait to get the right engine/gearbox versions and I think that’s a great quality.
So City with CVT gearbox, 1.5 L NA Engine and way less BHP and Torque numbers still managed to be behind by just1-1.5 seconds against Turbo biggies.....and somehow you did not mention this :)
Great to see such head-on comparos. Not sure if DSG was in Sport mode, as that makes quite a difference. Normal drive mode on DSG in VW/Skoda 2.0 cars is very conservative in initial gears and it takes a moment to realize that it should get back to its true DSG nature. Sport mode remedies it and makes it more sharper with putting down power.
@@bibaswanmukherjee7237 if the stacks are high. and win means everything at a point. Even though im a car lover i will be like for that 1 damn race. F transmission failure we are going all out, not gonna let that inferior car gonna beat me at all xD i hope you understand no offense at all though.
What a day, today for a second time in my life, I have seen a Octavia Mk3 VRS 245. What a beauty. This Octavia in the video is also damn well maintained.
Is there any logic... to compare verna(Turbo) vs... Honda city (Natural aspirated).... who granted permission to upload this video... Fire the guy who shared this idea.... Video disliked
Great drag race to a point where Manual is the king. But like to watch an apple to apple comparison. DSG vs DCT and bot Verna and Slavia Manuals head on. I think Verna will have a slight edge due to that 10 additional horses. Keep going 😊
Worst drag race cinematography I have ever seen😢.....too much childish drama in the video and actual drag race was not even recorded properly......just take a referance of carwow drag races...no nonsense....pure race....!!!
This is the best drag race I have seen. Slavia beat the Verna but it was in manual. If Verna would have been in manual, still Slavia would win this race. But I really loved the OG Octavia which came ahead and showed it's mettle.
But Verna is still inferior in overall driving dynamics, poor steering response, and absolutely shit suspension. You will never feel comfortable and in control inside a Verna driving @ 180 kmph , the way you get confidence in Skoda/VW.. And, also , as on date you can say, ,that Verna at best, just matching the Germans in Drag race. ( Still not comfortably beating them).VW GT also getting launched in MT now, that will be interesting..
I booked Slavia Ambition 1.5 MT, it saves 39kgs on Style! I think if measured professionally I can do 0-100 under 9 secs & quarter under 16! No Sunroof - No BS! Just the best sedan under 30 Lakhs! Great Video Evo!
I think you have to swap the car and drag it two times . Because the wheels are important but the man behind the wheels also important. Hope you understand what I am saying.
I don't satisfy that drace race both drace race in winner in opposite winner car i does the not satisfied winner and actually and reality winner is 1 virtues 2 salvia 3 honda City 4 Verna
Which one of these sedans is your favourite and why?
Slavia and/or Virtus. The dynamic capability along with the ride and handling blend is still the segment benchmark
Virtus GT. For the confidence, it gives to push it hard and yet feel safe.
The Germans. That Octavia was a surprise in the video and still looks stunning.
My pick would be the Virtus because I own one and still can't stop looking at it every time I step out.
Octavia VRS the OG.
OG octavia is irreplaceable but new age VW Virtus GT is my personal fav and now available in the manual too
That Octavia VRS is so well maintained. Amazing to see manual transmission Slavia win.
Amen! The owner has looked after it so well!
The RS is a beaut
Mahal transmission I always ahead. .of any other transmissions in terms of power control and braking. ..and thana why sports cars always have manual.transmission
@@anupamasundar7091 manual is best. We need to save manual.
8:55
Octavia vrs more powerfull
What a fantastic drag race
Also, Kudos to the owner who has maintained the Octavia
That RS is a labour of love!
@@sirishch It sure is.. 👍🏼
Thanks Man
@@omkarsonawane7855 z a 😃😳😳😃😃😃😃😞😞😞😞😞😌😌
@omkarsonawane7855 we want more videos of your Octavia VRS. I have already subscribed to your channel . Please put up the videos
It’s completely because of your skill Slavia winner… in another video I seen Verna is winner with great margin .. am confused now ,you should have exchanged cars
It's Because Slavia is manual
That was scoda 1.5 dsg
@@nagrajwalikarin another video it was stage 1
Dude nobody wants Verna anymore dont drool over it
@@faizisaif7955 who said nobody wants it lol and if you are comparing sales sedan market itself is dieing
You should’ve taken the City Hybrid the top performed trim and the Slavia DSG. Because the ones you’ve used have a significant impact on the results.
My point exactly
manual city leni thi
What a cringe fest :
(1) drag racing sports cars with 400-500bhp is understandable, since they are purpose machines for track, and the customers; purpose for buying them is to massage his ego and gloat about the numbers in his circle. But doing the same with fwd commuter cars with ~150bhp and killing clutches is silly - what is the use of the information regarding which of 4 commuter cars has the quickest 1/4 mile ? Instead, if the reviewers did some cornering tests with cones, a ride quality test with a half glass of water , an NVH test with a noise-o-meter etc, it would've been useful for the real world. But no, we want a drag race because the top priority of consumers in india is street racing to a background score of needlessly bassy music where they all get to pretend to be VinDiesel from F&F movies. Truly cringe.
(2) Why is it a surprise that a 1.5TSI is slower than a 1.8/2.0 TSI , and then blaming it on emissions ? doesn't the presenter know about the larger engine in the older octavia VRS ?
(3) The presenter doesn't know about the difference between VTEC and i-vtec. And this is one of the top automotive channels in India.
+1
Yes, the moose test would be interesting !!
Manual city would give a tough competition and it's the best car considering it's price
That was a WOW moment for me. Such a perfect setting, with great cars, great driving and in the end the mind-blowing SKODA OCTAVIA super duper to watch......
Thank you so much! Do give the video a like and a share!
the OG still unmatched THAN these newer SEDAN'S
true! but also remember there were barely any emissions standards 20 years ago and now we have the very, very strict BS 6.2 norms.
@@sirishch wonder whether these standards are strictly followed in other countries or is it just in our country
@@niranjannair so isn't it good that our country is doing it in a lead?
@@sirishch The reason I just bought the mk1 vrs, everything is in our control, less electricals and that hydraulic steering is so perfect
@@sirishch also crash test safety makes the newer cars heavier.
Skoda is *L ❤V E* -- both OG octavia 🔥and Slavia 🔥
If you had the chance, which one would you buy -- the Slavia or an used Octavia RS?
@@evoIndia Already own a Slavia 1.0 mt 😁 everytime I drive it puts a smile on my face ❤️
@@freud1025 Lovely car !! I bought a Slavia AT in April this year. Awesome car ❤️
@@evoIndiaused Octavia rs.
Purchased slavia on 4th sept 1.0🔥🔥and it is fire😍😍😍😍😍
VW VIRTUS MANUAL 1.5 enters the chat🗿
Think if vento manual 1.6 turbo diesel enters the chat 🗿🗿
@@Mishmish-og3tsverna turbo did 212bhp after stage 1. Guess who's going to get decimated
love that surprise at 0:50 ... XD
Excellent presentation but should have taken Verna’s manual variant too
Virtus GT Manual was only launched last week... we haven't gotten our hands on it yet
@@sirishch Verna’s turbo manual brother 😊
@@lifehomeware bro, same thing as the dct….it’s too mellow at launch, wouldn’t make a difference at all. The Dct shifts quicker as well.
Very true😊
Maybe in the next one! ;)
The City got a quarter mile time thats only 1.3s below a turbo petrol. That too with the sad CVT.
Would be very interesting to see the same test with a manual.
That might just be!
1.3sec is very large difference in a drag
@@mandeepsingh9469 but for the HP difference
1.3s is day and night in drag. Plus the gap would only increase in potential.
@@freud1025 Depends. Considering the VW twins have way more power and are turbocharged, coupled with the fact that the CVT is notoriously "rubber-bandy" and laggy, 1.3s seems a little too small a gap!
This Automatic era can never match the Manual engine's performance. Excellent Video by evo India and great job by the team. That Octavia was a beast in every segment truly a game-changer at that time. I like to see a drag race between This Skoda octavia and the OG Chevrolet CRUZE which was a true Beast.
Cruze will just blow off these 🤣2nd and 3Rd gear pulls is something that I haven't felt in any other car
Automatic transmissions are faster than manual transmissions. Only sequential gearboxes are faster than TC/DSG. CVT is faster than everything possible (that's why it's banned in F1).
Koenigseggs and are laughing in corner.
Outstanding editing and presentation ❤ Reminds me of NFS 🔥
Haha! Thank you!
💪💪💪
Great content but the production behind this needs to be appreciated! Smashed it evo India 🔥🤩
Aye, thank you!
Awesome video.. would like a fight between the manuals of this models as well ❤
Hit that like button and we shall try to bring that MT drag race.
Nice to see you guys back in the shootout game! A throwback to your Overdrive magazine days...
💪💪💪💪💪
Aye, and more coming up!
Do a Manual Verna vs Manual Slavia....only then we'll know who wins!
Maruti Ciaz be like: Where am i ?🤣
😂😂
Ciaz is also a sedan
So much of effort, thank you Evo India. Truly premium viewing experience
Thank you so much Jabes! We are so happy to know you had a great time watching this!
Glad you enjoyed it
Ok, I have made my mind... Let me go get the Slavia manual for my city b2b traffic runs😂
Just kidding... really enjoyed the content!
Haha! Thank you Rameswar!
When OG came in, I knew there's definitely something about it.. No doubt Evo India does the best intro..
Aye, glad your like our videos Michael! We hope you have liked and shared this.
great vid, but if you guys knew manuals launch better. you guys should have brought the manual virtus and verna.
This was shot before the manual Virtus GT was launched. And we couldn't get our hands on the Verna manual.
Manual Virtus was only launched last week.... and we didn't know the results until we did the test!
@@sirishch cool, so can we get a part 2 when you can get a manual virtus and verna?
cheers.
Lol...your 3rd race video shows slavia winning, but shows time as 9.25s, whereas Verna losing but shows 9.19s😂
Beautiful content. Finals were amazing with Octavia.
Aye, thanks a bunch!
Wow what a race, once an OG, always an OG Octavia RS🔥🔥🔥
OG?
Original @@suryasiva9833
Thanks for the video, but you should make video on Verna Turbo manual race with VW/Skoda 1.5 tsi manual as well.
Now that the Virtus 1.5 is available with an MT, we can try
@@evoIndia sure ☑️
Good idea for a grudge match!
Should have done one more around on DCT and DSG. Really wanted to know how does virtus do against Verna.
Maybe we can later do just a DSG/DCT comparo!
If u launch dsg virtus it will smoke that yellow octavia vrs too😂 bcoz of launching and fast dsg shifts but unfortunately dct can’t be launched . and if you don’t launch virtus may be Verna win the drag but after 140kmph virtus reel it and win in potential
Very true
I think driver also mater
😂 I'm laughing with a Japanese engine in my garage..iykyk
It could be fair to use Honda City hybrid to see the performance W others as they all have 1.5 turbocharged engines. Skoda is 🔥
We understand, however we sometimes don't really get choice when we call for media cars.
We will do that soon
This is exactly how an enthusiast would want to see a drag race!!! Kudos to team evo, you guys ricks!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤
Why not manual Verna and city? I mean you guys are all about driving thrills, but in which world does CVT give driving thrills? The Verna 1.5 turbo manual vs 1.5 Slavia/Virtus manual would’ve been really thrilling to see. Also city manual vs other manual would’ve been exciting to see how close city gets with the Germans even though it would’ve lost. Not so enthusiastic in my opinion without the manual Verna and manual city. No yata yata. 😅
We get it, but these are the cars that we got. Though, credit where due, that CVT launched better than the DCT.
This is the spec of car we got from Honda
Not to compare but autocarindia comparisons always have identical gearbox, engine versions for comparison. They may not be the first ones to let out the comparison video but they wait to get the right engine/gearbox versions and I think that’s a great quality.
Comparing to verna , city is the safest and reliable car!
# Save The Manual
Lets all of us pledge to buy manuals only😗
So City with CVT gearbox, 1.5 L NA Engine and way less BHP and Torque numbers still managed to be behind by just1-1.5 seconds against Turbo biggies.....and somehow you did not mention this :)
That octavia is the best looking of the lot.
Always a head turner!
Lol
true that! but it comes at the cost of ride comfort and ground clearance
Great to see such head-on comparos. Not sure if DSG was in Sport mode, as that makes quite a difference. Normal drive mode on DSG in VW/Skoda 2.0 cars is very conservative in initial gears and it takes a moment to realize that it should get back to its true DSG nature. Sport mode remedies it and makes it more sharper with putting down power.
Yep, in sports mode. Irrespective, they don't launch great.
Very much in sport mode. We tried every permutation and combination and then did the runs with the fastest setup
@@evoIndia you know you guys can launch dsg but there will be a risk to do it.
@@haardikmalik5813 don't want to blow up the entire transmission do you.
@@bibaswanmukherjee7237 if the stacks are high. and win means everything at a point. Even though im a car lover i will be like for that 1 damn race. F transmission failure we are going all out, not gonna let that inferior car gonna beat me at all xD i hope you understand no offense at all though.
Should have got MT variants of all the cars, then it would be a different video! verna MT would have been the winner, I guess!
Will do a rematch when we get our hands on the Verna MT
Stay tuned! ;)
Skoda Octavia : if you are bad, then I’m your dad 🥵🥵
Manual Transmission vs Manual Transmission will the right comparison
A virtus GT Mt should have been there in the competition
only just launched, haven't yet got our hands on it
We can't wait to drive it!
Exactly!
You’re competing automatic variants with manuals! Thats not fair!
Disappointed
The Best DRAG RACE I have ever seen 🔥
This was fun to watch. Can you guys do a similar drag test for the SUVs - Tucson, Tiguan, Compass and XUV700 ?
Thank you Aditya! Give this a like and we shall get planning for more drags!
Kodiaq !
XUV is not an SUV if am not wrong
Should have used Honda City Manual and Hyundai Verna Turbo Manual, it would have been an different ending.
They are winners until virtus launches 😈🚀….But the OG octavia nd slavia❤❤
Good job guys. Could have tried also with a verna turbo manual and a virtus 1.5 manual .
We shall give that a try aswell 😎
Will do a rematch when we get our hands on it
Yup, when we get our hands on them
What a day, today for a second time in my life, I have seen a Octavia Mk3 VRS 245. What a beauty.
This Octavia in the video is also damn well maintained.
Such a pristine car! Kudos to the owner for keeping it in such a great condition!
The best drag race video , graphics and review i have seen in recent times !! Kudos to evo India. 🎉.
Subscribed 😇
Awesome!
If the Verna’s time is 9.15s and the slavia’s time is 9.25s then how did the Slavia win ?🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Get your stats right !! Come on
Evo lndia love from jammu...
Hey, much love from the team!
Love from Pune
Virtus all the way!🤘🏻
👍
Always Honda City..
It's a great car on its own! There's a reason why its on sale for the longest time in India!
My father used to own a honda city and now we have slavia but ill say that the slavia is so much better
Is there any logic... to compare verna(Turbo) vs... Honda city (Natural aspirated).... who granted permission to upload this video... Fire the guy who shared this idea.... Video disliked
0-100 km/h
Verna -9.19s
Slavia-9.25s
And... Winner is slavia😂😂😂
Amazing! As a bonus drag I would have loved Virtus 1.5GT vs Verna 1.5 DCT too.
Maybe we can have a different comparo altogether!
This video is why Evo is my fav channel! The enthusiasm that Sirish has, mind blowing!! Made me smile throughout the video!
Aye aye! Thank you so much Daksh! Comments like yours make it all worth the effort!
Glad you enjoyed it
The best thing about trailing the new Verna: you don’t have to look at that front fascia!
😂
Virtus driver... It's a DSG gearbox and the way u launched it was good for Maruti 800
Should have added Honda City Hybrid model (rather than the Naturally Aspirated one) which is closer to 1.5 Turbo Engines from other cars.
This is what we got though!
Next time round
Great content, If Honda had launched a turbocharged ivtec non of them can match the city.
But all the sedan are hot af. 🔥🔥
Great drag race to a point where Manual is the king. But like to watch an apple to apple comparison. DSG vs DCT and bot Verna and Slavia Manuals head on. I think Verna will have a slight edge due to that 10 additional horses. Keep going 😊
Thank you!
And we are planning for an all-MT drag! Do stay tuned!
Verna DCT is faster than the Virtus/Slavia DSG
great efforts by your team ,in love with the slavia and hats off to the owners of octavia vrs , very well maintened.
Worst drag race cinematography I have ever seen😢.....too much childish drama in the video and actual drag race was not even recorded properly......just take a referance of carwow drag races...no nonsense....pure race....!!!
Bro if u race manual car with automatic then manual definitely win manual car so pls race automatic car with automatic nd manual with manual
Was waiting 🔥🔥
Do give it like if it was worth the wait! :D
hope it was worth the wait
Thanks for the review. More over I really enjoyed your review guys. Editing and Music absolutely fabulous.
Well team 💐
Thank you so much Prassy for that compliment! More coming your way!
Great job guys! Was this all a single take or did you have to do multiple takes to get the best timing? Also can we expect a longer race till 160/200?
Two runs. Didn't want to ruin the clutch on the manual Slavia. And we did a quarter mile drag, didn't pull all the way to top speed
Why have you not brought a 1.5 manual Virtus? It would have done the same as the Slavia.
Senseless drag. If one car is Manual then, all other cars should've been manual too. That's what makes it fair play.
What a genuine drag 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Good job guys , loved it 🙌🏼
Thank you so much Aditya! Stay tuned, there's more coming up!
Really automatic car with manual
This is the best drag race I have seen. Slavia beat the Verna but it was in manual. If Verna would have been in manual, still Slavia would win this race.
But I really loved the OG Octavia which came ahead and showed it's mettle.
Thank you so much Taranshu!
Very keen to pitch the manuals against each other
Skill issue of that verna driver, else it will smoke slavia
Verna manual will be hands down faster than the Slavia manual. It’s a no-brainer.
Comparing manuals with autos is the best drag race you've ever seen? Also the drivers matter. Power Drift makes better drag races.
Great video as always. We can comfortably say that finally verna has the power to beat the VAG beasts if the transmissions are same.
Yes, I should think so
@@sirishch thank you for the reply sir👍
@@sirishch with 200 kg less and more power?🤔
But Verna is still inferior in overall driving dynamics, poor steering response, and absolutely shit suspension. You will never feel comfortable and in control inside a Verna driving @ 180 kmph , the way you get confidence in Skoda/VW.. And, also , as on date you can say, ,that Verna at best, just matching the Germans in Drag race. ( Still not comfortably beating them).VW GT also getting launched in MT now, that will be interesting..
@@shm63911 check the Autocar review, Verna is only 30kgs lighter than Virtus not 100 or 250kg as some claim
Watching for the first time, and yeah HAGERTY...
Manual wins!
I booked Slavia Ambition 1.5 MT, it saves 39kgs on Style! I think if measured professionally I can do 0-100 under 9 secs & quarter under 16! No Sunroof - No BS! Just the best sedan under 30 Lakhs! Great Video Evo!
Hey, congratulations on the new car, Anmol!
And thank you! We hope you liked and shared it!
Mg 7 is coming to beat all
I think you have to swap the car and drag it two times . Because the wheels are important but the man behind the wheels also important. Hope you understand what I am saying.
Comparing MT to DCT 😂…. Pathetic comparison
I love slavia ❤ .
This was a much better viewing experience than see the vidoes of those chapris bragging about their vw cars 😂
Just get a honda city manual and see the game changes please evo car do it with a manual gearbox CVT is a turtle in shifts ☠️🪽
honda ivtec is really a gem even with a NA and cvt gearbox engine it didnt make a big difference
Didn't do justice to city . Could have used a manual city
Always compare manual v/s manual & automatic v/s automatic
I don't satisfy that drace race both drace race in winner in opposite winner car i does the not satisfied winner and actually and reality winner is 1 virtues 2 salvia 3 honda City 4 Verna
I want a manual gear shift mode than an automatic for virtus
One reason makes me confused with virtus and slavia
Stop abusing these tin cans like they are ferraris lol
Extracting performance from them ain’t abusing
This is far from what is considered abuse!
Thats totally unfair.
U should drag with same manual car.
This is not a fair race as city comes with a hybrid. Also i guess the verna also somes with manual transmission.
the tournament is not fair as the slavia got manual transmission advantage
Should've got the cruze aswell
Put normal petrol engine Verna and then compare with city
Except VW Virtus. All other cars look ugly af
The ac of virtus is not off compare to slavia. Also it is not manual otherwise no chance of winning of slavia againt Virtus. Virtus is a beast
We tried all possible combinations, didn’t help.
AC was switched off bro when the timed runs were done
we want rolling start drag races.. not these with pickup lags and bad traction
Did we forget the TURBO CHARGER.....that made the advantage. rest all are secondary.
Cars are also turbocharged these days to make it easier to comply with the emissions norms.
Here for the octavaia vrs mk1🔥
Compare 1.5 NA of City and verna and lets see who wins the race
Hit that like button if you would like us to make that comparison.
We will pit them together
@@evoIndia everyone knows the result...
Nice cars intro inspiration taken by Hagerty