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Skoda Octavia vs Honda Civic

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Skoda Octavia
Skoda Octavia

$28,990 - $63,888

2022 price

Honda Civic
Honda Civic

$47,200 - $72,600

2024 price

Summary

2022 Skoda Octavia
2024 Honda Civic
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.7L/100km (combined)

8.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

4
Dislikes
  • Not hugely exciting to look at
  • Acceleration could be smother and quieter
  • Best safety stuff an option

  • Price, maybe
  • Limited availability
  • Likely a swansong
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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2024 Honda Civic Summary

Before we dive in, this isn’t your typical road test. 

That’s because there’s no road, per se. Instead, the majority of what you’re about to read comes from The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia.

You’ve read the headline, though, so you’re probably putting it all together: a Honda Civic Type R on a well-liked race track must be bliss. Let’s find out.

A very quick catch-up for those not in the know. The Honda Civic Type R (or CTR if you like) is the brand’s only performance model on sale after the demise of the NSX supercar. 

The current (FL5) CTR is a little over a year old, having been launched internationally in late 2022, but has only been on Aussie shores for a little while. In fact, we’ve already reviewed it for the road, back in April.

But Honda Australia was keen to get media behind the wheel in a setting it says the CTR thrives in - a racetrack. Its predecessor was a car loved almost universally, can this one live up to the new standard?

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