Recently, the 2022 Skoda Octavia was officially launched, and a total of 2 models were launched for the new car, and the official guidance price was 10.99-11.69 million yuan. The overall design of the new car does not have any major changes, the design of the appearance and interior is basically consistent with the old model, the 3 models of the old model are also reduced to 2 models, and the high-end luxury version model is cancelled, let's take a look at how the new car behaves.
From the perspective of appearance design, the new car as a year-end redesign model, its exterior design follows the design style of the old model, the front face adopts the family's iconic straight waterfall grille, the headlights on both sides use a split-type modeling design, and the lower surround adopts a penetrating design, with a through-type chrome trim for decoration, stretching the visual width of the front face, and the overall look is more fashionable.
The Skoda Octavia is positioned as a compact sedan with a body size of 4675*1814*1460mm and a wheelbase of 2686mm. Its body adopts a slender and straight through-waist design, the upper edge of the window line is decorated with chrome trim, and the position of the side skirt is also decorated with chrome trim, which looks very stylish and atmospheric overall. The shape of the tail also has a good sense of layering, and the tail lights on both sides are also sharper, and they have a good degree of recognition after lighting. The license plate is decorated with a concave design, and the lower bracket is decorated with chrome trim to decorate the exhaust style. It is worth mentioning that it also adopts a hatchback type trunk opening method.
The interior design of the new car is also consistent with the old model, the car is equipped with a three-spoke multi-functional steering wheel, a mechanical pointer + LCD screen dashboard and an embedded 9-inch central control screen, with a mechanical barrier bar, the sense of technology and fashion is still relatively general, the use of a large number of hard plastic materials also makes its texture appear more general, but the seat is wrapped in imitation leather materials, and it will not appear too cheap.
In terms of space, the wheelbase of the new car 2686mm is relatively decent in the same class, and the spatial performance in the car is not particularly prominent, but the seat filling is relatively thick, and the overall riding comfort is quite high. In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with functions such as reversing radar, automatic start and stop, tire pressure alarm and seat front and rear adjustment/backrest adjustment as standard, and the overall configuration is not too rich and intelligent.
In terms of power, the new car is still equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, with a maximum power of 83 kW and a maximum torque of 145N·m, and the transmission system is matched with a 5-speed manual or 6-speed manual automatic transmission. The chassis features a front McPherson independent suspension and a rear torsion beam non-independent suspension.
Conclusion: The improvement of the 2022 Skoda Octavia is not obvious, 3 models are also reduced to 2 models, from the perspective of product strength, its improvement space is still relatively large, as an annual remodeled model, it should bring greater sincerity, what do you think?