Facelift Order books open

[ColinD]

ŠKODA has announced that ordering for the new Octavia range will open on 25 January*, with prices starting from £17,055 OTR. 

• Prices range from £17,055 to £30,085
• Retailers open Octavia order books on 25 January*
• Revised model features striking new front end design and new technologies
• Range includes Hatch and Estate variants and six engine options
• Seven trim levels including new vRS and Scout models

 

The 2017 Octavia is distinguished by a new front and rear design that incorporates the latest evolution of the brand’s celebrated design language. Featuring a distinctive new quad light layout, the revised front end incorporates full LED headlight technology for the first time (standard on SE L, Laurin & Klement, Scout and vRS models), along with the same crystalline detailing that defines the look of the new Kodiaq.

 

The UK range features six engines, two body styles (Hatch and Estate) and seven familiar trim levels – including Scout and vRS. The range structure remains familiar with S, SE, SE Technology, SE L and Laurin & Klement. Order books for Scout and vRS models will open later.

 

The new model also introduces a host of new technologies. These include fully updated infotainment systems featuring capacitive all-glass displays measuring up to 9.2 inches. The range-topping Columbus system (standard on Laurin & Klement, optional on other models) also integrates a WLAN hotspot (for connection to a smartphone) and the option of a SIM module to allow the car to be independently connected to the Internet. 

 

The interior also features a host of new Simply Clever features, including a heated steering wheel (standard on Laurin & Klement, optional on other models), ambient lighting with 10 colour choices (standard on Laurin & Klement and vRS, optional on other models) and a customisable key that allows multiple users to save their own vehicle settings.

 

In addition, the new Octavia also offers state-of-the-art solutions for connectivity. ŠKODA Connect is comprised of two categories: Infotainment Online services that provide additional information such as weather reports and parking space availability, along with real-time navigation details. Care Connect provides remote access as well as assistance. A year’s subscription to Infotainment online is included as standard on SE Technology, SE L and Laurin & Klement models and available as an option on models equipped with Amundsen and Columbus infotainment systems.

 

Safety and assistance systems have also been boosted significantly as part of the model update. Trailer assist is able to control the steering when the vehicle is slowly reversing while predictive pedestrian protection has been added to the acclaimed Front assist system. Park assist has also been improved thanks to the addition of a new rear radar and rear view camera that introduces Blind Spot Detection and Rear Traffic Alert to the Octavia’s armoury.

 

The new Octavia range features significantly more technology and equipment than the outgoing model. All feature alloy wheels, touchscreen infotainment systems, SmartLink+ ensuring that Apple CarPlayTM and Android AutoTM connectivity is now standard across the model range, LED rear lights, air conditioning, XDS electronic differential lock and automatic post-collision braking system.

 

SE models add, among other items, cruise control, three-spoke multifunction steering wheel, Driving mode selection, acoustic rear parking sensors and driver fatigue sensor. Dual-zone air conditioning, driver personalisation (including three keys), front fog lights and chrome finished door handles are also included as standard.

 

SE Technology models feature even more equipment, including adaptive cruise control, Amundsen 8” touchscreen navigation system, Wi-fi hotspot, and front and rear parking sensors, while SE L models add Alctantara and leather upholstery, full LED headlights, front assist, intelligent light assist and an umbrella under the passenger seat. SE L models are also equipped with sunset glass from the B-pillar back, front grille finished in gloss black and a colour maxi-dot trip computer as standard.

Laurin and Klement models deliver the most advanced technology ever seen on an Octavia thanks to a standard equipment list that includes heated front seats, heated steering wheel, 9.2” Columbus infotainment system, CANTON sound system and an electrically adjustable driver’s seat with memory function and lumbar support. KESSY, Park assist and Lane assist are also included as standard.

 

Scout models once again deliver the perfect combination of comfort and rugged 4x4 ability and feature Alcantara and leather Scout upholstery, Amundsen eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, full LED headlamps Scout body styling details and off-road mode. Scout models also come equipped with a rough road package that delivers increased protection for the underside the vehicle along with Lane assist, heated front seats and heated multifunctional steering wheel. 

 

vRS models also enjoy a significant boost in equipment levels, along with a power increase for the 2.0 TSI petrol model which now delivers 230PS as standard (+10PS). Equipment highlights for the new vRS models include sport seats and upholstery, full LED headlights, Performance mode selection and a super sport 3-spoke leather multifunction steering wheel with vRS logo and paddles for DSG models.

 

The Octavia has formed the backbone of the ŠKODA line-up since its reintroduction to the range in 1996 and has been the brand’s best-selling model in the UK. To date, more than five million Octavias have been produced, with sales in more than 100 markets worldwide. It has been a constant presence during the brand’s development and evolution and has evolved into a range that includes sporty vRS models and Scout variants with off-road capability

 

 

[ColinD]

Full pricing for the new ŠKODA Octavia range:

S		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	1.0 TSI 115PS	110	B	£17,055.00	19%	£17,000.00
	1.0 TSI 115PS DSG	108	B	£18,305.00	18%	£18,250.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£19,145.00	21%	£19,090.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£20,395.00	20%	£20,340.00
Estate	1.0 TSI 115PS	110	B	£18,255.00	19%	£18,200.00
	1.0 TSI 115PS DSG	108	B	£19,505.00	18%	£19,450.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£20,345.00	21%	£20,290.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£21,595.00	20%	£21,540.00
SE		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	1.0 TSI 115PS	110	B	£18,360.00	19%	£18,305.00
	1.0 TSI 115PS DSG	108	B	£19,610.00	18%	£19,555.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS	121	D	£19,370.00	21%	£19,315.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS DSG	114	C	£20,620.00	19%	£20,565.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£20,450.00	21%	£20,395.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£21,700.00	20%	£21,645.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£21,170.00	22%	£21,115.00
Estate	1.0 TSI 115PS	110	B	£19,560.00	19%	£19,505.00
	1.0 TSI 115PS DSG	108	B	£20,810.00	18%	£20,755.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS	124	D	£20,570.00	21%	£20,515.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS DSG	117	C	£21,820.00	20%	£21,765.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£21,650.00	21%	£21,595.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£22,900.00	20%	£22,845.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£22,370.00	22%	£22,315.00
SE Technology		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£20,450.00	21%	£20,395.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£21,700.00	20%	£21,645.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£21,170.00	22%	£21,115.00
Estate	1.6 TDI 115PS	106	B	£21,650.00	21%	£21,595.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	103	B	£22,900.00	20%	£22,845.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£22,370.00	22%	£22,315.00
SE L		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	1.4 TSI 150PS	121	D	£21,405.00	21%	£21,350.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS DSG	114	C	£22,655.00	19%	£22,600.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	109	B	£22,485.00	21%	£22,430.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	105	B	£23,735.00	21%	£23,680.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£23,205.00	22%	£23,150.00
	2.0TDI 150PS DSG	118	C	£24,455.00	23%	£24,400.00
Estate	1.4 TSI 150PS	124	D	£22,605.00	21%	£22,550.00
	1.4 TSI 150PS DSG	117	C	£23,855.00	20%	£23,800.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS	109	B	£23,685.00	21%	£23,630.00
	1.6 TDI 115PS DSG	105	B	£24,935.00	21%	£24,880.00
	2.0TDI 150PS	113	C	£24,405.00	22%	£24,350.00
	2.0TDI 150PS DSG	119	C	£25,655.00	23%	£25,600.00
	2.0TDI 150PS 4x4	124	D	£25,855.00	24%	£25,800.00
Laurin & Klement		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	2.0TDI 150PS	114	C	£27,435.00	22%	£27,380.00
	2.0TDI 150PS DSG	119	C	£28,685.00	23%	£28,630.00
Estate	2.0TDI 150PS	114	C	£28,630.00	22%	£28,575.00
	2.0TDI 150PS DSG	120	C	£29,880.00	24%	£29,825.00
	2.0TDI 150PS 4x4	126	D	£30,085.00	25%	£30,025.00
Scout		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Estate	2.0TDI 150PS 4x4	130	D	£26,525.00	26%	£26,470.00
	2.0TDI 184PS 4x4 DSG	133	E	£29,450.00	26%	£29,265.00
vRS		CO2	VED	Recommended OTR	BiK 16/17	P11D value
Hatch	2.0 TSI 230PS	149	F	£25,130.00	26%	£24,930.00
	2.0 TSI 230PS DSG	149	F	£26,520.00	26%	£26,320.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS	119	C	£25,160.00	23%	£25,105.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS DSG	129	D	£26,550.00	25%	£26,495.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS DSG 4x4	134	E	£28,130.00	26%	£27,945.00
Estate	2.0 TSI 230PS	149	F	£26,330.00	26%	£26,130.00
	2.0 TSI 230PS DSG	149	F	£27,720.00	26%	£27,520.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS	119	C	£26,360.00	23%	£26,305.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS DSG	129	D	£27,750.00	25%	£27,695.00
	2.0 TDI 184PS DSG 4x4	134	E	£29,330.00	26%	£29,145.00

[ColinD]

Stock photos from release.

[themanwithnoaim]

So the L&K is only available with tractor technology under the bonnet. I was gonna ask if they got a better color interior but, I won't bother now!

[Geek42]

No petrol SE Tech. No petrol L&K. No petrol Scout.

 

Presumably there are options in other countries but SUK think they know best. It's the same old nanny state of affairs as always and it's about time they gave us the full choice. Not that I'm chopping mine in any time soon, but, you know, in theory...

[Croat]

OK so Czech configurator is working! Interesting rear lights on Active and Ambition are the same as pre FL. Only Style has new ones. So yes we can all buy new ones and fit them in!

Edited 25 January, 2017 by Croat

[Jaco2k]

3 minutes ago, Croat said:

OK so Czech configurator is working. Interesting rear lights on Active and Ambition are the same as pre FL. Only Style has new ones. So yes we can all buy new ones and fit them in!

 

...if the wiring and plugs are the same, of course

 

I am entertaining that idea also, but waaaaaaaaay down the road.

[Croat]

2 minutes ago, Jaco2k said:

 

...if the wiring and plugs are the same, of course

 

I am entertaining that idea also, but waaaaaaaaay down the road.

 

Me 2, rear lights and maybe replace MIB I for new MIB III or II

[countryboy]

16 minutes ago, Croat said:

OK so Czech configurator is working. Interesting rear lights on Active and Ambition are the same as pre FL. Only Style has new ones. So yes we can all buy new ones and fit them in!

You also get a choice of 63 colours!!!

Ian

[PetrolDave]

No 4x4 petrol, only tractor... with several cities being told to reduce NOx and particulates emissions that's going to have to change.

[old newbie2]

AFAIK, the UK configurator is still showing the previous model vRS.

 

I've been offered a 6 month old vRS 230 but i'm tempted to wait for the facelift vRS, but I'd love to know just what options will be available...

 

DC

[ColinD]

5 hours ago, ColinD said:

vRS models also enjoy a significant boost in equipment levels, along with a power increase for the 2.0 TSI petrol model which now delivers 230PS as standard (+10PS). Equipment highlights for the new vRS models include sport seats and upholstery, full LED headlights, Performance mode selection and a super sport 3-spoke leather multifunction steering wheel with vRS logo and paddles for DSG models.

 

I'm trying to get a date for the rs opening.

[BATVANVRS]

2 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

No 4x4 petrol, only tractor... with several cities being told to reduce NOx and particulates emissions that's going to have to change.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing, who knows, maybe Vw might be on the fiddle again  

[Croat]

4 hours ago, countryboy said:

You also get a choice of 63 colours!!!

Ian

 

Yes you can order green or yellow on Style. but I think this is only for CZ market. -.-

[JungleJames]

4 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

No 4x4 petrol, only tractor... with several cities being told to reduce NOx and particulates emissions that's going to have to change.

These will be Euro 6 models. Therefore by having diesels over petrols you are reducing particulates. In fact, Euro 5s would have done.

Edited 25 January, 2017 by JungleJames

[Dodgy]

Good to see the 4x4 is now available again in vRS (TDi) trim.

 

[aidangill]

Outside of LED lights all the rest was standard unless I am losing it! 

Equipment highlights for the new vRS models include sport seats and upholstery, full LED headlights, Performance mode selection and a super sport 3-spoke leather multifunction steering wheel with vRS logo and paddles for DSG models.

[aidangill]

Been told it was be April before we can order the VRS here in Ireland. 

[PetrolDave]

13 hours ago, JungleJames said:

These will be Euro 6 models. Therefore by having diesels over petrols you are reducing particulates. In fact, Euro 5s would have done.

And what about NOx??? which is the other main pollutant that many UK cites are breaching legal limits for.

[JungleJames]

I only answered the particulate part as I wasn't sure what Euro 6 cars are like for NOx

 

 

Edited 26 January, 2017 by JungleJames

[Wet Kipper]

Quote

The latest Euro 6 regulations set different emissions standards for petrol and diesel cars, but that is a reflection on the different kind of pollutants the two fuels produce. For diesels, the permitted level of NOx emitted has been dramatically dropped down to a maximum of 80mg/km, compared to the 180mg/km level that was required for cars that met the previous Euro 5 emissions standard. In contrast, the NOx limit for petrol cars remained unchanged from Euro 5, as it was already low at 60mg/km.

 

from http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/90816/euro-6-emissions-standards-what-do-they-mean-for-you

[match14]

Smartlink+ Wonder if that brings wireless car play 

[GoneToBeemer]

On 25/01/2017 at 12:52, themanwithnoaim said:

So the L&K is only available with tractor technology under the bonnet. I was gonna ask if they got a better color interior but, I won't bother now!

 

I think the interior is one of the highlights of having an L&K - it looks much different in person than it does in photos, the brown is very subtle.

 

annoying how you only actually get one choice though - on the superb you can have brown, black or cream.

[JungleJames]

8 hours ago, Wet Kipper said:

 

from http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/90816/euro-6-emissions-standards-what-do-they-mean-for-you

Ta.

So not much of a difference now.

All this kicking up a stink about diesels was exaggerated before. Now it's just plain uneducated rubbish.

Love to know what high mileage drivers are meant to do if someone gullible decides to ban diesels.

 

Anyway, as shown, these cars can still be fine around town, no matter what engine you have.

[Nathanio]

They need to bring the 1.8TSI 180 over here. Can be had in Europe. Some people don't want diesel so why can't they offer it here?