SKODA Octavia · 1.8 TSI Ambition · Hatchback · 2009 ‐ 2024

Skoda launched manufacture in 2009 of automobiles type Octavia, modification of 1.8 TSI Ambition. This car has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.6 meters, which allows a seat 5 people in sum.

«Octavia 1.8 TSI Ambition» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 7.8 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 223 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a max output of 160 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 55 liters of petrol, thus when medium fuel consumption is 6.6 l per 100 km (5.4 l on the track, 9.1 l in the city), that let you drive nearly 834 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65R15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Skoda Octavia received the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to active safety systems (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).