Skoda Octavia Video Reviews

The Skoda Octavia RS wagon might be the go-to car for families who want a sporty, stylish model with practicality as its middle name, but how did the new-gen sports wagon deal with family life for Matt Campbell? He lived with it for six months - through the birth of his first child, a 100-plus-day lockdown, and through a few annoying car tech glitches. He's what he thought.

The Skoda Octavia RS has been a vital player in the brand's range in Australia for years now, and this new version is smarter, sharper and even cleverer than the last one. With a liftback sedan or wagon to choose from, and still with a punchy petrol turbo engine, is this the best alternative to a Subaru WRX on the market right now?

Tim Robson road tests and reviews the 2016 Skoda Octavia RS 230 sedan and wagon at its Australian launch.

The Skoda Octavia sedan is unique in the mid-size segment, disguising a five-door hatch within a sedan silhouette.