One millionth third generation Skoda Octavia rolled off

The third generation which began production in 2013 started life in 1996 as a small car and changed its definition to a large car with the launch  of the third generation.

Skoda has rolled off its one millionth third generation SkodaOctavia from ŠKODA’s main factory in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

The third generation which began production in 2013 started life in 1996 as a small car and changed its definition to a large car with the launch  of the third generation.   This is the most successful ŠKODA model ever. The Czech carmaker has produced five million Octavias in total since its debut 20 years back.

The third generation of the Octavia was launched on the market in 2013. Most Octavia models are produced at the main plant in Mladá Boleslav. In addition to production in the Czech Republic, the ŠKODA Octavia runs off the assembly lines in China, Russia, India and Kazakhstan. In 2015 alone, 432,300 vehicles from the Octavia model series were sold around the world, which is around 11% more Octavia models than the previous year. ŠKODA delivered 70,500 Octavias to customers in the first two months of this year.

The ŠKODA Octavia has many variants. The Octavia hatch and estate are available with front-wheel and all-wheel drive. The ŠKODA Octavia RS is the fastest series-produced Octavia of all time. The ŠKODA Octavia G-TEC with natural gas drive and the ŠKODA Octavia Scout, a robust all-rounder with impressive off-road qualities, debuted in 2014. In addition, the exclusive ŠKODA Octavia L&K is available in Europe.

Skoda Octavia RS

Skoda recently launched the Skoda Octavia Anniversary Editionand the Octavia RSall wheel drive in India. The Indian buyers gets to choose from 1.4-litre TSi, a 1.8-litre TSi petrol and a 2.0-litre TDi diesel. The 1.4-litre TSi is available only with a 6-speed manual gearbox while the 1.8-litre TSi is the only one in its range to get the fantastic 7-speed dual clutch DSG automatic gearbox. On the other hand, Octavia RS can be bought only in one spec. 2.0-litre diesel engine mated to the 6-speed DSG transmission which produces 184PS of power and 380Nm of torque.

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