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Honda HR-V vs Skoda Octavia

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Honda HR-V
Honda HR-V

$27,499 - $45,988

2022 price

Skoda Octavia
Skoda Octavia

$28,990 - $63,888

2022 price

Summary

2022 Honda HR-V
2022 Skoda Octavia
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.5L

Turbo 4, 1.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
4.3L/100km (combined)

5.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Pricier than rivals
  • Very limited boot space
  • Only a four-seater

  • Not hugely exciting to look at
  • Acceleration could be smother and quieter
  • Best safety stuff an option
2022 Honda HR-V Summary

Honda Australia has gone through a bit of a transformation in recent years, shedding its top-10 sales ambitions for a new approach that focuses on slimming down the range with high-spec grades.

The first new-gen model to launch with that approach was last year’s Civic, but it’s the latest launch, the HR-V, which might make or break Honda’s new strategy.

And that’s because the HR-V is a small SUV – playing a space dominated by Toyota, Mazda and Kia – that also offers up a so-hot-right-now hybrid powertrain for the first time in Australia.

No doubt, the HR-V will prove more popular than the Civic in sales as the market shifts preferences, but is it any good?

This is all you need to know about the 2022 Honda HR-V.

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2022 Skoda Octavia Summary

Remember mid-size sedans? Once pretty popular with smaller families, they’ve largely gone the way of dial-up internet, thanks in no small part to our insatiable appetite for SUVs in Australia, which shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. 

According to the most recent vehicle sales data release, there are just seven choices left in a once-crowded segment, one of which is this, the Skoda Octavia, which is also available as a wagon – another body style that's been left by the wayside in the SUV crush.

So are we right to rush to SUVs instead of vehicles just like this one? Or should you be cross-shopping the Skoda Octavia before you commit to a high-rider?

Let’s find out, shall we?

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