How is the quality of the Octavia station wagon? Is it worth buying?

The logo model of European cars is undoubtedly a station wagon. This multi-purpose vehicle has vehicle control and fuel consumption standards, is close to the expansion space of an SUV, and looks really good. So is Skoda's "Octavia Touring Edition" worth choosing? What are the real qualities of this car that looks quite good?

I believe that many consumers who are concerned about station wagons are interested in this car, because there are indeed no station wagons to choose from in the 100,000/200,000 range.

However, this car is only suitable for true use as a station wagon, that is, it is suitable for "going on the road"; why do you say that? …Should we look at its three major components first, or should we talk about aesthetics first?

Basic parameters

First of all: the design of the Octavia Touring Edition is quite attractive, and it is one of the few truly eye-catching models in European cars; because its design is retro and The combination of technology and the design of the entire vehicle are somewhat similar to the Audi Coyote. Maybe many younger car lovers may not know this car.

At the same time, the light group, lines, and overall outline of Minglv are very interesting, and the round body is a particularly attractive highlight in theory; the split headlights and this "harmonious" fusion are a bit abrupt, and are not suitable for cars. The unabashed evaluation of the version's visual effects should also be quite weird, because the fusion of classic and modern feelings is by no means "obtrusive".

However, the station wagon is a very unique model. The integration of the small area of ??the split headlights and the middle network suddenly looks natural, and the large-area independent layout has a somewhat "angular" flavor; although the shape of the taillights cannot be said to have a sense of design, this simple but not simple style brings It feels like a tailgate, and suddenly has some elegant beauty. Analyzing this car from the perspective of personal aesthetics and just from the design sense, if you rate it on a ten-point scale, it can get nine points of praise.

The body size of Minglv is 4687*1814*1509, with a wheelbase of 2686 mm. The size grade should be classified as "A+". As a station wagon, it is neither heavy nor stingy. If I had to sum it up in four words, it would be "just right".

This is an evaluation of the design of the Octavia Travel Edition. Of course, the level of interior design will not be repeated; whether the so-called German cars are classical or conservative, to put it bluntly, they lack design inspiration - the style or temperament of the design, to put it bluntly, is a coincidence. This is a characteristic of European car design culture. The level of interior design is also summarized in a general way, with one word - low.

The three major rallies and praises are for your experience

Skoda’s cars should not be praised on a technical level! Because Skoda belongs to the Czech Republic, I believe friends who know the history of the "Velvet Revolution" will always be deeply impressed by the Czech Republic; the foundation of the European automobile industry has been destroyed since World War II. After World War II, Europe was still in decline more than half a century later, and the Czech Republic was even more defeated after the division. After the end of the planned economy, the Skoda factory fell into crisis for a time. It was only after the capital injection (acquisition) of the German Volkswagen Company that it could breathe.

After two stages, Skoda has completely become a sub-brand of Volkswagen; from the vehicle manufacturing platform to the power transmission technology, it has completely become Volkswagen's "reshape car".

(As for Volkswagen’s evaluation, I believe that readers who have a certain understanding of this ID will understand that it is very interesting to expose the lies of German cars - equivalent to Japanese cars)

Specific parameters:

1: The engine equipped by Minglv is a "castrated version of the in-cylinder direct injection supercharger" built on the EA211 platform. There is no need to go into details about the 230TSI-1.2T engine. The power reserve of 85kw/200N·m (1800 ~ 3700 rpm) is equivalent to some 1.0T inline three-cylinder engines. The adjustment of conservative forces may be based on the conservative quality of craftsmen.

However, it cannot be said that the 1.4T-280TSI engine has a reserve of 110 kW/250N·m (1750 ~ 3000 rpm), and the power torque is "1" units lower than competing products. After all, Volkswagen has never come up with any highlights; but when the supercharger reaches the peak speed of the turbine at 1750 rpm, the relatively sluggish standard will start to "release power" at 3000 rpm. This is much worse than the 1500~3500rpm of the US version of the 280TSI. Why are the technical levels of the same engine so different?

2: Can Minglv’s 1.2T/1.4T gearbox and all Volkswagen, Audi, and Skoda cars except the four-wheel drive version be equipped with the DQ200 seven-speed dry dual clutch? Dry friction clutches can have a certain degree of durability, and their service life can even exceed 100,000 kilometers; but the premise must be that the road is not congested, and even if the clutch is not used, it will not shift gears (there will be a short period of time when the shift clutch is closed together) sliding friction).

This is also the reason why Mingming Brigade is only suitable as a real travel vehicle, because it is only on highways or national roads without frequent traffic jams; if it is used as a scooter on urban roads, if you want to extend the time in traffic jams The service life of the clutch requires frequent use of manual M gear (manual mode), and automatic transmission vehicles are treated as semi-automatic vehicles (refer to the old Wuling Hongguang S3 automatic clutch version) to ensure stability.

Summary: When invited to talk about Mingrui Travel Edition, some friends may have "invited the wrong person" (not good at lying). The design of Octavia is really good.

Even if this car meets the low standard of "280TSI&6AT" (Aisin Seiki) of Jetta VS5, it is possible to consider this car with a guide price of 131,400 to 161,400.

DQ200 is the core factor that instantly dispels all enthusiasm. No matter how many car illiterates can accept this kind of machine, as an automobile industry practitioner, if he chooses a car equipped with such a machine, it is an insult to himself, nothing more.