SKODAOctavia 2024 - Present

　　In 2024, Skoda introduced an update for the fourth generation of its best-selling model, Octavia, enhancing the car’s exterior, interior, and some of its safety systems.

　　The Czech automaker introduced the fourth generation of the Octavia in late 2019. Due to the world pandemic that started in early 2020, the car’s sales and deliveries began only in June 2020. But still, like its predecessors, the compact hatchback was warmly welcomed by customers. After all, it was a larger version of a well-known vehicle, the Golf from Volkswagen. Both of them were built on the same MQB Evo platform, shared with the Audi A3 and the Seat Leon as well. By 2024, customers’ requests were asking for better technologies installed in their cars, so the Czech car manufacturer promptly provided them with the latest that it had in its basket. In addition, it also improved Octavia’s exterior and interior, and that applied to both versions of the vehicle’s bodywork, the hatchback and the station wagon.

　　One of the most striking upgrades noticed at the car’s front was its new second-generation Matrix LED headlights. Between them, the automaker installed a fresh grille that sported two sets of six vertical double-slats that flanked the radar for the advanced safety systems. Furthermore, the lower bumper gained a new pattern for the lower air intake and was flanked by a set of scoops that formed the air curtains that lowered the car’s drag coefficient.

　　From its profile, the car’s overall shape remained the same, but it boasted new designs for the wheels, which ranged in size from 16- to 19-inch. Skoda offered the Octavia in a choice of four grades: Essence, Selection, Sportline, and RS. The chromed trim that surrounded the window area offered the vehicle an elegant appeal even when it was in its sportiest-looking version. Finally, at the back, the automaker installed a new set of taillights featuring dynamic turn signals.

　　But customers could feel the upgrades when they stepped inside the cabin. In terms of technology, the 2024 Octavia came with a new ChatGPT-based Laura assistant for the infotainment system, which was available with a 13-inch touchscreen mounted atop the center stack. Skoda said that the new system could understand voice commands better than the non-facelifted version. The driver fronted a 10-inch display named Virtual Cockpit for the instrument panel.

　　Under the hood, Skoda installed a wide choice of engines ranging between 115 PS (113 hp) and 265 PS (260 hp), either gasoline or diesel. All versions were turbocharged, and some of them were available with mild-hybrid technology. The car was available with a front- or an all-wheel drive system. Depending on the version, customers could get the 2024 Octavia with a six-speed manual or a seven-speed automatic (dual-clutch) gearbox.

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