New Toyota Camry, Mazda 6 and Honda Accord rival gets a lower entry price: 2025 Skoda Octavia sedan and wagon arrives in Australia

New Toyota Camry, Mazda 6 and Honda Accord rival gets a lower entry price: 2025 Skoda Octavia sedan and wagon arrives in Australia

24 Oct 2024 by Samuel Irvine

Skoda has refreshed its Octavia sedan and wagon line-up with design, technology and safety upgrades, in addition to a new entry-level Select variant that brings the entry price down by $1000. Read more
Tesla Model Y, MG MG4, BYD Dolphin and more new electric cars: Here's what EV money could buy you in petrol land | Analysis

Tesla Model Y, MG MG4, BYD Dolphin and more new electric cars: Here's what EV money could buy you in petrol land | Analysis

23 Jun 2024 by Laura Berry

The cost of electric cars is coming down at last and it’s happening fast, too, with big brands slashing prices. ...Read more
2024 Skoda Octavia wagon and sedan facelifted and updated to take on Mazda 6, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord when it comes to Australia

2024 Skoda Octavia wagon and sedan facelifted and updated to take on Mazda 6, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord when it comes to Australia

15 Feb 2024 by Chris Thompson

Skoda has confirmed details for its updated Octavia wagon and sedan, focusing on design and tech changes while adding new mild-hybrid variants to the line-up. Read more
2024 Skoda Octavia pricing and specs confirmed: New SportLine grade joins line-up, offering sharper styling at an entry-level price for Mazda6 rival

2024 Skoda Octavia pricing and specs confirmed: New SportLine grade joins line-up, offering sharper styling at an entry-level price for Mazda6 rival

25 Jan 2024 by Chris Thompson

Skoda Australia has confirmed a new variant for the Octavia line-up in 2024, bringing the SportLine badge to its Liftback and Wagon at the same price as the base Style. Read more
Best hatchbacks and sedans arriving in 2023

Best hatchbacks and sedans arriving in 2023

17 Jul 2023 by Tim Nicholson

If you needed any proof that traditional passenger cars - think sedans, wagons and hatchbacks - have fallen out of favour of buyers compared with SUVs and utes, then look no further than our rather ...Read more
Wagons deluxe! Skoda supply improves across 2023 Skoda Kamiq, Karoq, Octavia and Kodiaq to highest point since 2021

Wagons deluxe! Skoda supply improves across 2023 Skoda Kamiq, Karoq, Octavia and Kodiaq to highest point since 2021

30 May 2023 by Chris Thompson

Supply is finally meeting demand for Skoda's product line-up, with the Australian arm of the Czech brand announcing the biggest influx of cars since the middle of the pandemic. Read more
A rival to the Kia EV9? Sleek new large SUV to top Skoda's electric car range expansion by 2026

A rival to the Kia EV9? Sleek new large SUV to top Skoda's electric car range expansion by 2026

26 Apr 2023 by Chris Thompson

Options for electric cars across new car segments like different-sized SUVs and even wagons are about to get a lot more broad, especially if Skoda has anything to say about it, with half a dozen EVs ...Read more
Solid supply! 2023 Skoda wait times detailed: Increasing stock levels for Kamiq and Karoq SUVs, plus Octavia sedan and wagon

Solid supply! 2023 Skoda wait times detailed: Increasing stock levels for Kamiq and Karoq SUVs, plus Octavia sedan and wagon

31 Mar 2023 by Chris Thompson

Skoda Australia says its supply for some of its models is returning to much more accessible levels, with the Octavia liftback sedan and wagon, Kamiq compact SUV and Karoq medium SUV all increasing in ...Read more
If the wagon's rockin'... the cheapest, sexiest, quickest, most economical, biggest-booty-ed and funnest wagons left in Australia - including one very fast electric car

If the wagon's rockin'... the cheapest, sexiest, quickest, most economical, biggest-booty-ed and funnest wagons left in Australia - including one very fast electric car

19 Mar 2023 by Byron Mathioudakis

Australians love wagons. But the advent of SUVs and their sheer popularity against waning sedan sales means that wagon numbers, too, have dropped. From nearly 40 different models to choose from a ...Read more
2023 Skoda range gets price increases for SUVs like the Kamiq and Kodiaq, plus Scala and Fabia hatchbacks

2023 Skoda range gets price increases for SUVs like the Kamiq and Kodiaq, plus Scala and Fabia hatchbacks

9 Feb 2023 by Chris Thompson

Skoda’s most popular models have had their prices increased for 2023 in a range adjustment that coincides with pricing changes made by many brands at the beginning of 2023. ...Read more
VW ID.3 not your cup of tea? A Skoda Octavia electric car is being developed on a new platform: Report

VW ID.3 not your cup of tea? A Skoda Octavia electric car is being developed on a new platform: Report

26 Sep 2022 by Chris Thompson

A dedicated fully electric Skoda Octavia is on the way by 2030 according to reports from Europe, where sale of petrol cars could be banned in just over a decade.Skoda's CEO Klaus Zellmer told UK ...Read more
Skoda joins Kia, MG and GWM Haval in offering longer warranty period as standard for new cars

Skoda joins Kia, MG and GWM Haval in offering longer warranty period as standard for new cars

8 Sep 2022 by Chris Thompson

Skoda has become the first European manufacturer to offer customers a seven-year warranty as standard on new cars.It joins the likes of Kia, MG, GWM Haval and SsangYong in the seven-year club, bested ...Read more
When will the supply issues delaying new-car deliveries end? Skoda Australia predicts it could be soon, as Kamiq, Karoq and Kodiaq stock starts to improve

When will the supply issues delaying new-car deliveries end? Skoda Australia predicts it could be soon, as Kamiq, Karoq and Kodiaq stock starts to improve

8 Sep 2022 by Tim Nicholson

The ongoing supply issues that have hobbled Skoda's sales in Australia are set to ease soon, with the company's local leader predicting an end to the global semiconductor shortage.While the parts ...Read more
A big list of small changes to the 2023 Skoda Octavia, Superb, Kamiq, and Kodiaq, but will you pay more?

A big list of small changes to the 2023 Skoda Octavia, Superb, Kamiq, and Kodiaq, but will you pay more?

2 Aug 2022 by Tom White

What's going on at Skoda? Will you end up paying more for its updated 2023 range? Read more
The Toyota Camry, Mazda6 and Hyundai Sonata are headed for the end of the road: Why mid-size sedans are dying - and how to save them

The Toyota Camry, Mazda6 and Hyundai Sonata are headed for the end of the road: Why mid-size sedans are dying - and how to save them

23 Jun 2022 by Stephen Ottley

Cars like the Toyota Camry, Mazda6 and Hyundai Sonata are on borrowed time. And you can blame Sir Issac Newton for it. Read more
On the way up: 2022 Skoda Scala, Octavia, Superb, Kamiq and Kodiaq cop pricing increase but no change to standard specification

On the way up: 2022 Skoda Scala, Octavia, Superb, Kamiq and Kodiaq cop pricing increase but no change to standard specification

2 Feb 2022 by Tim Nicholson

Skoda has upped the price on some of its key models, including the Scala, Octavia and Superb passenger cars, and the Kamiq and Kodiaq SUVs.In fact, the only models in the Skoda line-up to avoid a ...Read more
New Ford Ranger finally revealed!: CarsGuide Podcast #210

New Ford Ranger finally revealed!: CarsGuide Podcast #210

26 Nov 2021 by CarsGuide team

Episode 210 - New Ford Ranger finally revealed! Read more
Hot wagons are making a comeback!: CarsGuide Podcast #208

Hot wagons are making a comeback!: CarsGuide Podcast #208

12 Nov 2021 by CarsGuide team

Episode 208 - Hot wagons are making a comeback! Read more
Hot wagons incoming! VW Golf R Wagon, Subaru WRX Sportswagon, Genesis G70 Shooting Brake, BMW M3 Touring ... and maybe a Toyota GR Corolla wagon?

Hot wagons incoming! VW Golf R Wagon, Subaru WRX Sportswagon, Genesis G70 Shooting Brake, BMW M3 Touring ... and maybe a Toyota GR Corolla wagon?

7 Nov 2021 by Tony O'Kane

What was once the drab, dreary and undesirable wagon might be in the midst of an epic transformation.And that's because car makers are waking up to the fact that some customers might want the ...Read more
2022 Skoda Octavia prices increase as more features are added to Mazda6, Toyota Camry rival

2022 Skoda Octavia prices increase as more features are added to Mazda6, Toyota Camry rival

5 Nov 2021 by Tim Nicholson

Skoda has increased pricing on its Octavia mid-sizer range by between $500 and $1500 as part of a model year update.The price rise is accompanied by the addition of new features as standard on ...Read more
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