Hi all, since i've had my vrs , My father is looking at getting a octavia tdi, is there any way of telling the difference between the models ie 90, 110, 130 bhp?? as he currently owns a 90 bhp xantia td... (not the hdi lump) Or his other option is to remap, chip his xantia which i dont believe is worth the money??? I welcome any info..

The classic and ambiente only came with the 90 bhp engine.

The elegance had the 110 engine at first (Red I on the badge) , then from 2003 was also available with the 130 (the badge will have a red D and I)

Towards the end of it's lifespan they also did an Ambiente SE with the 130 bhp engine. It had different alloys to the elegance , no sunroof and manual aircon instead of climate.

They also did some other special editions like the silverline which I think were 90bhp only.

Id recommend going for an elegance to get the choice of the better engines

130 bph elegance.

Thanks guys...

The 110TDi is a good buy and the engine is a little less choosey on oil relative to the 130PD.

The 130 gets a 6 speed box however.

So what if it's a bit fussy on oil got a 130 L&K very pleased with it had a xantia previously tell him to try both 2 see which he prefers but might as well have the extra toys if you can.

The classic and ambiente only came with the 90 bhp engine.

Pretty sure the classic only came with the 68 bhp non-turbo SDI engine, or at least it did in 2002. The Ambiente is the 90 bhp TDI as you said.

I've recently swapped from a Xantia XUDt to an Octy Elegance TDi110, and had an Ambiente TDi90 as a hire car once. I'd say he'll find either of those engines has "adequate" performance, unless he's finding the Xantia slow.