Skoda Octavia vs Toyota RAV4

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Skoda Octavia
Skoda Octavia

$39,590 - $59,990

2025 price

Toyota RAV4
Toyota RAV4

$42,260 - $58,360

2025 price

Summary

2025 Skoda Octavia
2025 Toyota RAV4
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
7.0L/100km (combined)

4.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Floaty ‘Comfort’ mode
  • Drinks premium unleaded
  • No 12V outlet in cabin

  • Cabin noise is too loud for grade level
  • Simple cabin design won't be for everyone
  • About to be replaced by new-gen model
2025 Skoda Octavia Summary

Where were you in the year 2000? Cowering in a dark corner, hoping the Y2K bug wouldn’t wipe out civilisation as we knew it? Or, confidently on the front foot, shopping for a new car to transport you and your family safely into the next millennium?

If it was the latter, the most popular options back then were hatchbacks, sedans and wagons. The Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore, Mitsubishi Magna and Toyota Camry were at the height of their powers and the term ‘SUV’ was largely confined to North America, describing off-road outliers like Jeeps and Range Rovers.

Brands from Mazda to Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Volvo and heaps of others all offered family-friendly wagons alongside their sedan counterparts.

Fast forward a quarter of a century and we’re in a world of SUVs and utes, with the traditional ‘station wagon’ almost consigned to history. But Skoda is keeping the wagon dream alive with its mid-size Octavia sedan (liftback) and wagon.

And the subject of this review is the just-arrived, 2025 model year iteration of the flagship Octavia RS, designed to combine functional pragmatism with smile-inducing performance. Let’s check it out.

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2025 Toyota RAV4 Summary

Even though it’s expected to be superseded by a sixth-generation model next year, we're reviewing the fifth-gen Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Cruiser 2WD model to see if its hybrid powertrain and features still secures its position as top-selling medium SUV for families.

Aussies love mid-size SUVs in part because they're a tad more practical than their larger cousins, especially in the city.

You also have a better chance of fitting one inside your garage (unless you use your garage for storage, like me).

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