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.
Lead trim: 1.4 MPI (80 PS) · up to 158 hp
Škoda Octavia Mk21Z · 2004–2013
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FactA 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.
Introduced in March 2004 on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform shared with the Audi A3 Mk2, Golf Mk5, Jetta Mk5 and SEAT León Mk2, designed by Thomas Ingenlath and Peter Wouda, with more rear-seat legroom (a weak point of the first car) and an all-new engine range shared with the group. Liftback and Combi estate bodies, with the Scout 4x4 and the RS. A facelifted version launched in 2009 after being formally unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, with revised headlights and bumpers, a first 1.4 TSI, 1.8 TSI and seven-speed direct-shift gearbox. In the UK the Classic, Ambiente, Elegance, Laurin & Klement, 4x4 and vRS trims were renamed Active and Ambition from September 2011. It was sold as the Škoda Laura in India and the Octavia Mingrui in China.
Collectors Spotted in the Škoda Octavia Lineage
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Trims & Figures
11 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 TSI CBZB (105 PS) | 2010–2013 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 129 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 MPI (80 PS) | 2006–2013 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 TSI CAXA (122 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 8V (102 PS) | 2004–2013 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 FSI BLF (115 PS) | 2004–2008 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 TDI CR DPF CAYC diesel (105 PS) | 2009–2013 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 TSI BZB / CDAB (160 PS) | 2006–2013 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 158 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI PD diesel (105 PS) | 2004–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 FSI (150 PS) | 2004–2008 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI PD 16v AZV diesel (136 PS) | 2004–2008 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI PD DPF BMM diesel (140 PS) | 2007–2013 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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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.
Rivals
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