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Thrills without the bills: the Skoda Octavia vRS Estate
Fed up with small, lifestyle SUVs? The sporty Octavia vRS might just be the answer
What is it?
The Octavia is a practical performance Skoda estate with just over half the power for less than half the price of an Audi S6 Avant e-Tron.
Why are we interested?
You can have the sporty Skoda with a choice of FWD or AWD, petrol, diesel or hybrid, auto or manual. And loads of fun driving it.
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So… it’s the same as the S6 e-Tron?
No – the Audi has a much smaller boot, 502 litres plays 640 for the petrol Octavia, which is kinda the point of an estate.
Should I buy one?
We’d have a 7spd auto, 4WD diesel vRS for £40k, or a secondhand vRS for max punch per pound. They’re around from five grand.
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