New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[jackpos]

Saw a TV ad for the new Octavia on SBS2 last night. Quite a professional ad!

[readerr0r]

So the vRS will have a 1.8 not a 2ltr?

Elegance 132tsi has the 1.8t motor, 0-100 in 7.4
vRS has the mk7 GTI 2.0t, 0-100 in 6.8ish

[MJKooLio]

I'm excited!!!

[donweather]

Elegance 132tsi has the 1.8t motor, 0-100 in 7.4
vRS has the mk7 GTI 2.0t, 0-100 in 6.8ish

I would imagine the tuned versions of the above would be very different? Sounds like the 1.8 is almost at the top of its output at 132kW whereas the vRS would push out close to 190kW once tuned.

[brad]

I would imagine the tuned versions of the above would be very different? Sounds like the 1.8 is almost at the top of its output at 132kW whereas the vRS would push out close to 190kW once tuned.

I don't think so. My 1.8tsi is supposedly 152kw/348Nm with the Bluefin (it isn't anything like 152kw - I've driven enough GTIs & vRS not to kid myself). Lets assume it made it halfway to Supechips claims - that makes it (surprise, surprise) 132kw / 300Nm. (I realise the latest 1.8tsi is more than just a remap - they have made internal changes). At ~130kw it's still a fairly understressed engine with plenty of potential left in it.

There was a guy here at one point with the 1.8tsi that had a K04 turbo etc & it was putting out some fairly big numbers. The EA888 block has a lot more tuning potential than its predecessor.

[MountainBikeMike]

I had a look inside the new octy last week. Incredibly impressed with the panaromic sunroof. Goes from the rear headrests right almost to the steering wheel

[woofy]

Ok just to clarify things. I'm currently on hols up at Mooloolaba and they have someone picking up an ambition sedan today, and had quite a few Octavia's for sale. So it's likely Brennos problem was they didn't have any of the exact specs he wanted so the usual waiting time to get one built. They are all selling but in the interim obviously got in lots of elegance cars with all options. Makes sense really.

[MJKooLio]

I say sell the middle and top of the line models only. Why bother sell the base? Add sports model on top and Skoda should be set. Selling!

[brenno]

Ok just to clarify things. I'm currently on hols up at Mooloolaba and they have someone picking up an ambition sedan today, and had quite a few Octavia's for sale. So it's likely Brennos problem was they didn't have any of the exact specs he wanted so the usual waiting time to get one built. They are all selling but in the interim obviously got in lots of elegance cars with all options. Makes sense really.

They would have been optioned up with DSG etc. No base models....ie the $22990 car in the adverts are available.

I say sell the middle and top of the line models only. Why bother sell the base? Add sports model on top and Skoda should be set. Selling!

Believe it or not but there are some people that appreciate a spartan specification and have a dislike for all the useless **** they pile in to upper spec cars.

[woofy]

With hardly any cars coming in the dealers the last yr they would have wanted high spec as those show all the features, it's easier to say this model doesn't have something than vice versa. Also the RS followed by the former 1.8 were the biggest sellers so they would want more of those and get the bigger numbers in sales going. They would have to sell 2 base models for every one elegance to get the same figures.

I'm sure they will get some ambitions out soon, but I thought (as did probably others) that there were no cars available at all. I'll tell you what though, the commo and falcon buyers will go for base spec, they are a bigger car now and a bargain at $22990.