Škoda quietly built a stretched, hand-built "Octavia L&K Long" for government use — only 25 were ever made, and the factory reportedly sold every one of them at a loss.
Lead trim: 1.4 8v AMD pushrod (60 PS) · up to 148 hp
Škoda Octavia Mk11U · 1996–2010
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FactŠkoda quietly built a stretched, hand-built "Octavia L&K Long" for government use — only 25 were ever made, and the factory reportedly sold every one of them at a loss.
Released in November 1996 for the 1997 model year and built at the modernised Mladá Boleslav factory (designer Luc Donckerwolke) as a five-door liftback or estate on the Volkswagen Group A4 (PQ34) platform, shared with the Audi A3 Mk1, SEAT León Mk1 and Golf Mk4. At launch there were three engines, an eight-valve 1.6, the 20-valve 1.8 and the 1.9 TDI in 90 PS form. In April 1999 Škoda added a very basic 1.4 LX with the 60 PS pushrod unit from the Felicia (derived from the 1964 Škoda 1000 MB), replaced at the 2000 facelift by Volkswagen's 75 PS 1.4. UK sales began in 1998 and it was a success, and it sold 44,900 in India from 2002. The facelifted car (for the 2001 model year) brought independent rear suspension and revised interior, plus a 4x4 with a Haldex clutch, available on the 1.8 T 150 PS, 1.9 TDI 90 PS, 2.0 petrol and PD 100 PS engines. The RS (vRS in the UK) used the 1.8-litre turbo with 180 PS; 100 WRC Replica cars were built in 2002, and 25 government-only Laurin & Klement Long cars (8 cm longer) in 2001. In Germany and elsewhere it was sold as the Octavia Tour once the second generation arrived.
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Trims & Figures
12 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 16v AXP / BCA (75 PS) | 2000–2005 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 92.9 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 8v AMD pushrod (60 PS) | 1999–2001 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 8v AEE (75 PS) | 1996–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 AEH / AKL (100 PS) | 1997–2007 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 20v AGN (125 PS) | 1996–1999 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 20vT turbo AGU (150 PS) | 1998–2009 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 8v SDI diesel (68 PS) | 1999–2004 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 67 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 8v TDI AGR / ALH diesel (90 PS) | 1996–2005 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI AHF / ASV diesel (110 PS) | 1997–2005 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI PD ASZ diesel (130 PS) | 2003–2004 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI PD ATD / AXR diesel (100 PS) | 2000–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 8v APK / AQY (115 PS) | 1999–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Photographs
This Octavia generation was the first Škoda ever fitted with a head-up display — alongside twin 10-inch screens, wireless charging and a joystick replacing the automatic's gear lever.
Its Chinese sibling, the Octavia Pro, is 64 mm longer than the European car, built purely to fatten rear legroom for the market that buys it.
This Octavia RS fakes its own engine note: a 'Performance Sound Generator' vibrates the windshield itself to pipe a sportier exhaust sound into the cabin.
This Octavia grew longer, wider and roomier than the car it replaced — yet somehow came in up to 102 kg lighter.
A modified Octavia RS once set a genuine world record: fastest 2.0-litre car on Earth, hitting 227mph at the Bonneville Speedway.
A Mk2 Octavia RS once held a world record: fastest production car in the world with an engine of two litres or less, hitting 227 mph at Bonneville in 2011.
In 2002 Škoda built just 100 Octavia RS 'WRC Replica' cars worldwide — white paint, rally decals, and rally-homage trim bolted onto an otherwise ordinary family hatchback.
Škoda quietly built a stretched, hand-built "Octavia L&K Long" for government use — only 25 were ever made, and the factory reportedly sold every one of them at a loss.
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