Skoda octavia scout - when the road ends and the adventure begins

We have all versions for sale adjustable bi-xenon lights in standard equipment, where the function daylight takes over LED technology, and they are on the roof roof racks from anodized aluminum. There are also some differences in the appearance of the bumpers, plastic trim has been added on the sides around the fenders and the bottom of the door sills. Part of the standard equipment Octavia Scout damage they are too 17 inch alloy wheels and so on electric folding side mirrors.

Already basically a lot of equipment

Even in the interior, the changes are only minor and mostly consist of only inscriptions versions on the steering wheel, the edges of the thresholds and the gear lever, but the scout has lost the previously characteristic handle for holding in front of the passengers, which previously represented the most obvious difference between the versions.

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We would not waste space on the standard equipment, it is enough to say that it is the most related to "ordinary" octavias the most expensive equipment package, which has been slightly upgraded, and if that is not enough, here is a specific list of additional equipment.

A quarter more coupling load

There are no measurable differences in terms of space, but there is a slight difference higher levels of cycling a shade easier getting into the vehicle, ditto higher but it is also sitting, once you are in it. Always standard four-wheel drive, it brings newness in two ways fifth generation haldex clutch, which together with electronic differential lock, ensures excellent contact with the ground on well-maintained roads, and outside them, the previously mentioned haldex also reacts hypoma to loss of contact with the ground and sends the optimal amount of torque to each wheel. Newness, or rather improvement, also means increased maximum trailer load with brakes, which now amounts to 2,000 kg and is for 25 percent higher from the one before.

One gasoline, two diesel engines

There are a choice of engines three engines namely on the petrol side 1.8-liter TSI with 132 kW and standard DSG automatic transmission, and on the diesel side we find two versions 2.0-liter TDI with 110 or 135 kW, where the first is connected to a six-speed manual transmission, and the second to the previously mentioned automatic.

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Prices start at 28,378 euros, as much as they claim for the weaker of the two diesel versions, for petrol octavio scout, you should be prepared to shell out the minimum 31.008, for the more powerful diesel is 32,042 euros. In the future, the Octavia scout is expected to represent 7 percent of the total sales of octavias, which, considering that they sell at least two thousand of them annually, means that in a full year it will convince people to buy about 120 customers.

The off-road "scout" can be distinguished from the other versions of the Octavia by its more robust front part, including the plastic trim of the lower part of the body and protection of the chassis and engine compartment. Xenon and LED lights are commendably part of the standard equipment.

One of the more noticeable logos of the version is in front of the driver, namely on the lower part of the steering wheel. The materials also seem to be a bit better, and the color combinations of the interior are also adapted to off-road purposes.

In front of the passengers in the first row, there is already a basic 5.8-inch color screen sensitive to the touch, and for an additional fee, it also finds a home in the factory navigation, which is one of the few things that remained on the list of additional costs.