Skoda Hatchback car reviews
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Skoda Hatchback car reviews
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Skoda Superb Hatchback (2024 onwards) Review
Quiet, comfortable and highly recommended
New price: £35,925 - £48,465Read full reviewPROS
- Just as spacious as the Estate
- Supremely refined cruisers
- High-quality interior
CONS
- Mild-hybrid engine is gutless
- Some minor interior quality concerns
- Rivals are more fun to drive
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Skoda Octavia Hatchback (2020 onwards) Review
Updated Octavia is still the best pound for pound family car
New price: £27,610 - £36,710Read full reviewPROS
- Roomy for passengers and luggage
- Wide range of models and prices
- Excellent fuel consumption
CONS
- Engine range more limited than before
- Hybrid isn't at its best
- A little too much bodyroll
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Skoda Octavia vRS (2020 onwards) Review
A sporty and practical family car that ticks all the right boxes
New price: £39,965 - £41,070Read full reviewPROS
- Practical, easy to live with
- Quick and economical
- Generous standard equipment
CONS
- PHEV and diesel vRS discontinued
- No manual version available
- Not the bargain it once was
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Skoda Scala Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
Capable, forgettable addition to the family hatchback class
New price: £22,960 - £31,310Read full reviewPROS
- It offers Golf space for Polo money
- Plenty of safety equipment
- Refined petrol engines
CONS
- Not that fun to drive
- A bit dull
- Slightly unsettled low-speed ride on larger wheels
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Skoda Citigo-e Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
City car refreshed with all-electric powertrain
New price: £20,455 - £22,815Read full reviewPROS
- One of the most affordable EVs
- Just as practical as old petrol Citigo
- Impressively nippy around town
- Very easy to use
CONS
- Some may not like the ‘normal’ feel
- Interior starting to feel dated
- Low-rent instruments
- Lacking modern infotainment
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Skoda Fabia Hatchback (2015 - 2021) Review
Cheap to buy and run, about to be replaced
Used price: £2,307 - £15,410Read full reviewPROS
- Drives well
- Decent equipment on SE L models upwards
- Generous practicality
- Cheap to run
CONS
- Narrow range of engines
- Aging technology
- Overshadowed by newer rivals
- No standard-fit air-con on base model
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Skoda Superb Hatchback (2015 - 2023) Review
Excellent large car that renders costlier rivals irrelevant
Used price: £3,170 - £32,880Read full reviewPROS
- Excellent motorway cruiser
- Huge cabin is comfy and well-built
- Boot is bigger than in most estates
CONS
- Soft suspension feel a bit vague
- Infotainment feels dated
- Car's size can be an issue
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Skoda Octavia Hatchback (2013 - 2020) Review
Genuinely great value for money, with bags of space and equipment
Used price: £2,249 - £20,526Read full reviewPROS
- Impressive build quality
- Spacious boot
- Lots of rear legroom
CONS
- Non-vRS models can be dull to drive
- No hybrid option
- Bland interior
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Skoda Octavia vRS (2013 - 2017) Review
Used price: £4,145 - £12,128Read full reviewPROS
- Excellent value for money
- Strong performance
- Practical
- Great to drive
CONS
- Diesel engine lacks excitement
- Twin-clutch gearbox reduces efficiency
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Skoda Rapid Spaceback (2013 - 2019) Review
A smallish, practical hatch with generous passenger space
Used price: £1,693 - £11,125Read full reviewPROS
- Practical touches
- Great passenger space
- Characterful 1.0-litre petrol
- Low running costs
CONS
- Smaller boot than regular Rapid
- Clattery diesel engines
- Cheap-feeling interior
- Slow-changing DSG automatic
