A Little History Lesson...

Now that the ends have been addressed, what are the bits in between like? The cabin of the car continues with the theme of focussed utilitarianism. Doors shut well and sturdily, buttons and levers all thoughtfully weighted and ample storage compartments. As you come more into visual and physical contact with the touch points, some of us might find that it’s all rather familiar. This is because a lot of the switchgear can be found on the products of other posh brands within the VAG organisation. Nothing wrong with some proven aristocratic hereditary there.

Such is the commodity of legroom in the rear of most cars this size, the Octavia is found to be generous in this direction and a decent sized man could disembark without having to lose too much grace.

The drive of the Octavia is well… unsurprisingly really. Punt it hard around the bends and it hugs the road quite well - no surprises from a continental make. Again, power isn’t its greatest asset but then it isn’t all that demanding on fuel, too. The easy-to-modulate brakes provides good stopping power in any situation you throw the car into.

As unexciting as the car can sound, what sort of a person would get one of these things? To be fair it never set out to be a thrilling sort of car anyway. I’d say it would have to be someone who likes his/her cars to be well-engineered, unpretentious and robust. Now, if this car was a person, it sure as hell won’t be a cheerleader…

Credits: Story and photos by Khong Shaohao