Space and Equipment
The Octavia has surely grown in size and all this increase in length translates into only one thing- increased cabin space. This increase in length is thanks to the MQB platform, which endows the Octy with a longer wheelbase. Hence, it is only logical that the passengers of the new gen car enjoy more space to stretch their legs.
The front seats offer almost an acre of leg space and only the most heavily built and tallest of gentlemen might complain about the space on offer. At the rear, the passenger enjoys almost ‘Superb-like’ leg-space, along with sufficient elbowroom and headroom.
It is only when the front seat is pulled completely backward that a rear passenger (with a height of more than 5’8″) might get somewhat uncomfortable.
The car comes with several cubby holes and storage spaces, which range from everything from a sunglasses holder in front to sufficiently deep door pockets to hold water bottles at the back.
The boot space on offer is phenomenal to say the least. The car gets approximately 600 litres of boot space, which can be bumped upto a whopping 1600 litres (approx.) by folding the rear seat. Adding to the convenience factor are the several hooks that the boot offers.
The 1.4 TSi won’t be offered with the top-of-the-line Elegance trim level, which brings along enough bells and whistles to put to shame some of the cars from a segment above. The Ambition level misses out on the sunroof, a Bolero audio player (instead gets a Skoda branded touchscreen system) and electric seat (with memory) for the driver, et al. However, it does come with enough equipment to be at par with most of the D Segment offerings out there.
Talking about the shortcomings, the transmission tunnel is pretty high and the fifth passenger might find himself/herself wanting to replace seats with other passengers. Also, the rear seat doesn’t offer a headrest for the middle passenger; definitely no deal breaker but the availability of this feature on some sedans from several segments lower makes us want to mention about its absence on the new Octy.
Motoroids Rating: 4/5
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