Inside, the off-road inspiration continues ... it behaves like a standard Octavia with accurate (if rather numb) steering, a comfortable ride and decent grip. Skoda estimates that nearly 90 ...

The Octavia ... from the road and the driver, plus the updated engine is punchy and relatively torque-happy. Never been to the Isle of Man before, and I’ve never driven a Skoda Octavia vRS ...

In its 20-odd years on the planet thus far, the Octavia ... middle of the road with welcome panache. Mind, photographer Oli bemoaned getting just 22mpg out of it – almost half Skoda’s official ...