VRS VS Levorg

[Alfa6]

Interesting review, these are the two cars that made my list to buy. Looks like I went the right way.

[HPRS230]

Yea very interesting.
"The Octavia RS adds adaptive dampers", are they on the current cars now? or have they got that wrong?
RS230 will not have them I'm told.

[code618]

+1 on the right choice
Skoda is larger, cheaper (depending on options), longer service intervals, better support, better looking (IMHO) and only marginally slower 0-100- no brainer

[Tuan]

+1 on the right choice
Skoda is larger, cheaper (depending on options), longer service intervals, better support, better looking (IMHO) and only marginally slower 0-100- no brainer

Well, it also depends on whether the buyer wants an Euro or a Japanese car

CVT a deal breaker ... YUCK !

[Jondalar]

+1 on the CVT deal breaker, plus "Levorg" to me is one of the most unappealing car names ever...

[woofy]

I've been waiting on this review, the sheer size difference means they are chalk and cheese. They seem the same but Subaru suck at interior space. This article also isn't comparing the same price group, to get half the stuff you need to spend 8k more to begin with and its still missing things Skoda has.

No accident Subaru have recently made their eyesight system standard on the Liberty either when Skoda did the same effectively with all Octavias. I think they are feeling the hurt a bit locally.

[Lams]

was excited to hear Levorg was coming, having seen some last year in Japan.
CVT killed it for us. If we wanted auto we would've gone Passat/Superb wagon!

[HPRS230]

A bit of movement on the Active Dampers with in the comments of that review.
I found the Spec sheet, March 2014. Would like to think the reviewers would have up to date info.
I'll keep a look out, Fingers crossed the Active Dampers come to Au soon.

"EDIT: Further to this, Matt Brogan advises that the car tested was fitted with an adaptive damper switch. We're making enquiries with Volkswagen/Skoda now."

[raraku]

I had a 2013 Subaru GT Premium and got rid of it earlier this year and replaced it with an Octavia RS.

Absolute chalk and cheese between the cars. I was incredibly disappointed in a large number of factors in the Subaru, I had a conventional 5Sp gearbox which was rubbish (would gear up/down randomly through roundabouts), had a significant amount of interior rattles, the best fuel economy I got on it was 13.1/100. The worst was the Subaru service and support (dealership specific I guess).

I've now had my Octavia RS since May and have loved every single km. I know there are 3 years between the cars but if the new Subaru is anything like a recently new one, I know I made the absolute right decision.

[Jondalar]

I had a 2013 Subaru GT Premium and got rid of it earlier this year and replaced it with an Octavia RS.

Absolute chalk and cheese between the cars. I was incredibly disappointed in a large number of factors in the Subaru, I had a conventional 5Sp gearbox which was rubbish (would gear up/down randomly through roundabouts), had a significant amount of interior rattles, the best fuel economy I got on it was 13.1/100. The worst was the Subaru service and support (dealership specific I guess).

I've now had my Octavia RS since May and have loved every single km. I know there are 3 years between the cars but if the new Subaru is anything like a recently new one, I know I made the absolute right decision.

Sounds like they didn't improve the gearbox from the 2004 Subaru Outback 3.0R Premium I had. Similar story with fuel use too. A totally clear sunroof was a deal breaker in Queensland too.

Cheers,
Karl