Have returned from a short holiday in Athens (Greece) and spotted several Octavia 5 hatch's...

Can anyone shed any light on these?

Probably a local market special edition.

It is a MkII, otherwise known as an A5 which may explain the '5'?

I think you'll find its the model name in Greece for the octy 2

Pre Fl as well

yeah, in few countries octy are called something else, in India the fl octy is called Laura, so i guess octy5 is the name given only for greece..

yeah, in few countries octy are called something else, in India the fl octy is called Laura, so i guess octy5 is the name given only for greece..

And in the UK the top of the range Octavia's are called Audi's

Probably a local market special edition.

It is a MkII, otherwise known as an A5 which may explain the '5'?

Yep, it is referred to as an A5 Octavia out there presumably because of using the VW A5 / PQ35 platform rather than any Audi reference.