Talk:Škoda Octavia

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[edit] Taxi

For some reason, many Spanish taxis are Octavias. Do you know why? --84.20.17.84 17:39, 21 March 2007 (UTC) In UK are also taxis Octavias ...cose is one of best cars I got one too : Octavia 1999 model 2 liter petrol and car going very well..

I think the Laura is the 2nd Generation Octavia and not the facelifted 1st Generataion Octavia Adhishb 03:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Small vs. Large Family car?

There seems to be some controversy about how to classify the Octavia. Is it a "small" or a "large" family car. Instead of battling it out, why not simply change the article to reflect the fact that the Octavia is classified into different categories by different bodies? Ged fi 13:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

No, it is just a small family car. Although by length 4572 mm is one of the longest, by its wheelbase only 2578 mm (exactly as VW Golf) and other parameters (equipment, luxury, price, engines, etc.) it is nowhere near the Mondeo/Vectra/Passat triple. --Ondrejsv (talk) 16:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] contradiction A-Platform

Ok the octavia page says: "The second generation was introduced in 2004 based on the A platform also used by other Volkswagen Group cars, including the Audi A3 II, VW Golf V, SEAT León II, SEAT Altea, VW Golf Plus, VW Touran and VW Passat VI."

but if you go to the A-Platform page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_A_platform it says that the Octavia uses the A4 platform which is not the same platform used by any of the cars listed on the octavia page. Could someone who knows check this out. I will check back later and if no one has fixed it within a week I am going to put the information i have, which is that the A-platform page is right and the quote will read:

"The second generation was introduced in 2004 based on the A4 platform also used by other Volkswagen Group cars, including the Audi A3 I, Audi TT I, VW Golf IV, VW Jetta/Bora IV, VW New Beetle, SEAT León, SEAT Toledo II." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drunkenduncan (talk • contribs) 03:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

The second generation is actually often referred to as "Octavia II", and it is indeed listed on the A-Platform page as using the A5 (PQ35) platform: "2005 Skoda Octavia II". AFAIK, this is correct — the Škoda Octavia II is built on the A5 platform. Ged fi 16:35, 10 October 2007 (UTC)