http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/skoda/octavia/first-drives/first-drive-review-skoda-octavia-18tsi-dsg-se-plus

:-)

85kg lighter is good. Performance figures are really good considering 49mpg combined. Thats better than my VRS in terms of speed and economy.

All good as far as i can see. Cant wait to see the stats for the diesel, VRS and scout versions but this is a good start.

Lighter than the Mk 1 Octavia! Thats progress in the right direction!

Unsure about the front lights - whats with the big space beneath them?!

But the rest of it looks spot on - interior looks MASSIVE and really nice... Must higher class than the mk2.

Unsure about the front lights - whats with the big space beneath them?!

But the rest of it looks spot on - interior looks MASSIVE and really nice... Must higher class than the mk2.

The pics in that test are old hat.

It looks like one of the test mules from the usual spy pics.

Check out the Skoda UK Facebook page for how it'll actually look.

I quite like it and I think the new Skoda face suits it.

Edit: sod it. Just seen the other thread with all the official pics in.

Oh well.

Why didn't they just put the official launch pictures up instead? Article doesn't really count for anything because it's not the full picture, just a pre-production model.