Makes for a good view and quite surprising.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/459910/mk8-golf-gti-race-ford-focus-st/amp/

Can't believe the latest 245 Octavia weighs 1,525kg the cost of technology. It won't be as economical as my old 2017 version carrying the extra 155kg around all the time. It even weighs more than my current Superb diesel.

It makes me wonder why the ST is so heavy given it is s smaller car than the Octavia. 

22 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

Can't believe the latest 245 Octavia weighs 1,525kg the cost of technology. It won't be as economical as my old 2017 version carrying the extra 155kg around all the time. It even weighs more than my current Superb diesel.

According to the manual, it doesnt:  https://www.skodapeaceofmind.co.in/Skoda_TCD/Brochure/OctaviaRS245/OctaviaRS245-brochure.pdf

 

Kerb weight without driver [kg] 1 403

11 hours ago, toni8b said:

According to the manual, it doesnt:  https://www.skodapeaceofmind.co.in/Skoda_TCD/Brochure/OctaviaRS245/OctaviaRS245-brochure.pdf

 

Kerb weight without driver [kg] 1 403

Perhaps all the cars in the video were weighed with a full tank of fuel and a driver as they wouldn't be any good in the real world without both.

1 hour ago, shyVRS245 said:

Perhaps all the cars in the video were weighed with a full tank of fuel and a driver as they wouldn't be any good in the real world without both.

Might have been a chubby driver?

Weight of cars is always a difficult topic as so many places use differing standards but never reference which they are actually using, making it remarkably difficult to compare.

 

Looking at the 'tech specs' Skoda publish for the Mk3.5 and the Mk4 in brochures, it looks like the Mk4 is around 55 to 115kg heavier like for like.

 

The Mk4 245PS DSG as shown in the video is listed by Skoda as 1520-1580kg 'with driver' (guessing WLTP means they now quote a range), that compares to the Mk3.5 245 DSG at 1465kg (Feb 2018 spec sheet).

 

If you assume the old NEDC figures were based on the minimum, it's probably realistically about 55-60kg heavier in general, the upper ranges listed for the Mk4 being due to adding optional equipment that wouldn't have been required in NEDC specs.

On average 2020 Superb's are 75kg lighter than 2015 to 2019 models thanks to a lighter but stronger MQB chassis.