The mid-term facelift Skoda Octavia model has been launched overseas before, and recently arrived at the foreign media for evaluation, and the exterior and interior of the new car have been slightly modified, making it more stylish. However, with Skoda's current situation in China, I don't know if the car can be updated, after all, the new generation of Kodiak was released overseas earlier, and there is no substantive news about the replacement so far.
In terms of appearance, the front grille of the new car has not changed much, but there is a new headlight group shape on the left and right sides, adding a unique bifurcated daytime running light strip, leading to a special-shaped lamp cavity structure, including the upper grille design, which looks more futuristic and stylish. The front bumper also has a special through-type lower grille with dot matrix mesh filling, which enhances the recognition and visual impact.
On the side of the body, of course, there will be no changes to the new car, and it has not been lengthened, but the domestic version is not obvious after the addition, and it looks relatively restrained. Elements such as the sleek lines and simple waistline with a slight slip-back effect and the large wheels will not be absent. At the rear, the taillights have not changed, showing the characteristics of the low-cost facelift model, with the Skoda lettering logo still inlaid in the middle, and the rear bumper part omits the bare exhaust decoration, which is also the strategic direction of the Volkswagen Group as a whole.
In terms of interior, the most significant change is the large central control screen, the floating screen has become 13 inches, there is also a narrower frame, a new car machine system, the sense of science and technology has been greatly improved, and the LCD dashboard interface has also been upgraded, making it look younger. Of course, in addition, the wing-style center console itself has not changed much, it is still the iconic paddle shift, and details such as the two-spoke steering wheel of the overseas version will not be absent, and it is still quite good in the same class.
In terms of power, the new car canceled the 1.0T three-cylinder engine in Europe and changed it to a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 115 horsepower, but moved closer to the domestic market, of course, the 1.5T four-cylinder engine will not be absent, matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and assisted by a mild hybrid system. Of course, the iconic performance version of the European market, the 2.0T engine, will not be absent, and is equipped with a four-wheel drive system, and it is worth looking forward to what kind of performance it will have in the future.