Skoda Octavia 2024 review: Czech family hatch dreams big – and drives like a big dream


Only the mildest of changes were necessary for Skoda’s thoroughly likeable Octavia as part of its facelift, and it remains a favourite of ours.
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Best mid-sized family cars to buy in 2023


New family cars come in many shapes and sizes. Here are 11 of our favourites.

Motor Awards 2022: The winners


The wait is over: we can reveal The Times and Sunday Times' best cars of 20212, including the prestigious Sunday Times Car of the Year.
2020 Skoda Octavia iV Estate plug-in hybrid long-term review by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk

Extended Test: 2020 Skoda Octavia iV Estate PHEV


Is now the time to buy a plug-in hybrid family car? Will Dron tests the new Skoda Octavia iV Estate.
New Skoda Octavia majors on safety

New Skoda Octavia majors on safety


The latest fourth-generation Skoda Octavia goes on sale this summer, and it comes with an array of amazing safety tech.
Skoda Octavia review (2017-on)

Drivers vote Skoda Octavia best new car of 2018


The Skoda Octavia has been voted best new car of 2018 in the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2018. Runners up were the BMW 1-series and the Peugeot...
Skoda Octavia review (2017-on)

Skoda Octavia review (2017-2020)


It's tempting to describe the Skoda Octavia as the no-frills version of the mid-size hatchback. Like a loaf of white sliced bread
I’d like a hatchback car that can carry golf clubs without having to put the rear seats down. What do you recommend?

What hatchback can I buy with a boot big enough for...


Q. I’d like a hatchback that can carry golf clubs without having to put the rear seats down. What do you recommend?
Me and My Motor: Kate Humble on her big break on Top Gear and embarrassing herself in an Aston

Me and My Motor: Kate Humble on her big break on Top...


Kate Humble is best known for fronting wildlife programmes such as Springwatch, Lambing Live and Wild Things, but she got her break presenting Top...
First Drive review: 2016 Skoda Octavia vRS 4x4

First Drive review: 2016 Skoda Octavia vRS 4x4


The Skoda Octavia has always seemed such a reasonable car — reasonably shaped, reasonably constructed, reasonably priced...
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Buying Guide: Five perfect cars for new parents


After the birth of your first child, identifying a suitable car to convey the precious bundle to check-ups, grandparents and the shops should be easy:...
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Magic per gallon: the exciting cars you can afford...


With prices at the pumps tumbling, car buyers can afford once again to go for excitement over fuel economy.
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First Drive review: Skoda Octavia vRS 230 (2015)


I was never much good at differential calculus when I was at school. Had I been, maybe I would have been an engineer rather than a journalist...