Great Car !

Exterior

Classy, clean lines, black headlights, fog lights, drl's impress, sunroof and black roof, overall presents a car with a bold image. Rear end looks very similar to the Skoda Rapid except for the bumper reflectors. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Again, feels premium & comfortable, loaded with almost everything that you desire in a D segment car. Although Skoda could have fitted a Sat Nav. 

Controls are easy to use and to get accustomed to.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

The car never feels short of power, whenever you want. Overtaking is bliss and city driving is comfortable. NVH levels are good. At present it is giving around 13-14 kmpl in city driving conditions. The DSG gear box makes calculated and desired shifts as and when required. No paddle shifts. 

Ride Quality & Handling

The car has a very strong presence on road and a very sturdy suspension. As if now, it has not touched a single speed breaker / hump. 

Steering is light and responsive.

Final Words

Great Car with a slighly higher price tag. VW Jetta with similar specs costs a lakh less. But, when you look at ride quality & interiors, you wouldn't mind spending that extra money. It would have been great if it was named something else. Most people cannot imagine the cost and recall what the previous octavia used to cost.

Areas of improvement  

A satellite navigation would have been great.

 

Power, Ride Quality, Suspension, Air Conditioning, pretty much everythingOctavia Badging, Please still relate it the old version