Can You Believe That The Skoda Slavia Is As Big And Powerful As Octavia vRS MK1?

Cars have become bigger in size over the years and the definition of mid-size and full-size cars has changed in the past two decades

If you see the evolution of the iconic MINI Copper, you will realize that the MINI is not mini in size anymore. The same applies to all other cars around the world. The size of cars has changed over the years and we have only seen them getting bigger. There is another example of this closer to our home.

Skoda recently introduced the all-new Slavia in the Indian market. The car, which belongs to a segment below the Octavia has become replaced the much smaller Rapid from the line-up. The Slavia’s size is now as big as the first-generation Skoda Octavia vRS. Interestingly, both the cars get a similar powered engine as well.

In the last two decades, many advancements have changed the world of automobiles related to technologies, styling and quality levels. The new Skoda Slavia has an upper hand over the MK1 Octavia since it uses modern technology. However, the customer demands and competition has increased the overall size of the cars. The Skoda Slavia is a mid-size sedan by categorization is now as big and as powerful as the Skoda Octavia vRS MK1.

How big is the Slavia compared to Octavia MK1?

If you compare the Skoda Slavia with the MK1 Skoda Octavia, the former trumps in all the dimensions, including length, width and height. For reference, the MK1 Skoda Octavia measured 4507mm long, 1731mm wide and 1455mm tall. On the other hand, the new Skoda Slavia has a length of 4541mm, a width of 1752mm and a height of 1487mm. It makes the Slavia 34mm longer, 21mm wider, and 32mm taller than the MK1 Octavia.

And it doesn’t end here. Compared to the 2512mm wheelbase of the MK1 Octavia, the Slavia has a much longer wheelbase of 2651mm. A longer wheelbase in the Slavia makes it advantageous considering space on the inside, with the Slavia offering more legroom and knee room than the MK1 Octavia.

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The Skoda Slavia sits on Volkswagen Group’s MQB A0-IN platform, one of the latest platforms from the brand. It is much more modern and has more strength than the dated PQ34 platform, which underpinned the MK1 Skoda Octavia. The new MQB A0-IN platform is specifically designed to keep the Indian conditions in mind and offers room for more space and better torsional rigidity over the outdated platform of the MK1 Octavia.

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The MK1 Skoda Octavia might be a smaller car than the Skoda Slavia. However, Octavia itself has grown a lot in the last two decades. The current-generation Skoda Octavia is now a much bigger and technically more advanced car than both the MK1 version and the Slavia, and costs 2.5-3 times more than the price at which the Mk1 Octavia was available in India.

Skoda Slavia is as powerful as Octavia vRS MK1

The Skoda Octavia vRS came powered by a 1.8-litre TSI that churned out a maximum power of 150 Bhp and peak torque of 210 Nm. It came with a five-speed stick shift only! The engine became quite popular in India and it was also the first engine to offer valves per cylinder in the country.

The Skoda Slavia is available in India as the most affordable sedan from the European carmaker. The sedan is on sale as a petrol-only model and shares its MQB A0-IN platform and turbocharged petrol engine options with the Skoda Kushaq SUV. The engine options include a 1.0-litre 115 PS three-cylinder TSI petrol and a 1.5-litre 150 PS four-cylinder TSI petrol.

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While a 6-speed manual gearbox is the standard transmission, there are two optional automatic transmissions – a 6-speed torque converter for the 1.0-litre TSI and a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic for the 1.5-litre TSI.

So that is how cars have changed over the years. What are the other differences that you noticed?

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