2021 Skoda Octavia Variants Explained - Which One To Buy?

What Are The Prices of 2021 Skoda Octavia?

The Skoda Octavia launched with only 2 variants -- Style and L&K. The Style variant is priced at around Rs 26 lakh, while the L&K variant is Rs 3 lakh more expensive than the Style. 

In comparison, the Skoda Superb’s entry-level Sportline variant’s price is almost Rs 32 lakh, while its L&K variant costs Rs 6 lakh more than the Octavia’s variant with the same name. 

The following table offers you a look at the pricing details of the 2021 Skoda Octavia and Skoda Superb:

What Are The Engine Specifications of 2021 Skoda Octavia? 

The Octavia comes equipped with a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that is capable of generating 190PS of maximum power and 320Nm of peak torque. 

The Superb also offers the same power and torque output. However, the Superb has a higher peak torque band, but as it is lighter, it has better power:weight and torque:weight ratios than the Octavia. When it comes to everyday performance, there shouldn’t be much difference in these 2 cars.

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In both Octavia and Superb, this engine is available only with a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission, and the Octavia offers slightly better fuel efficiency than the Superb. 

You can see all the engine specification details of the 2021 Skoda Octavia and its comparison with the Superb in the table below: 

What Are The Dimensions of 2021 Skoda Octavia? 

The Octavia is a D1-segment sedan, and is almost 4.7m in length. Although the Octavia is by no means a small sedan, compared to the Superb, which is a D2 segment car, Octavia is certainly smaller in terms of length, width and wheelbase. The Octavia also offers smaller boot space and fuel tank capacity than the Superb, but both the cars have the same height. Both Octavia and Superb come with 17-inch alloy wheels, but the Superb gets wider tyres. On the other hand, the Octavia’s laden ground clearance is better than the Superb. 

You can check all the dimension related details of the 2021 Skoda Octavia and its comparison with the Super in the following table:

2021 Skoda Octavia Variant-wise Features Details

What Are The Features of 2021 Skoda Octavia Style Variant?

The entry-level Style variant of the Octavia is priced at almost Rs 26 lakh. Apart from basic safety features, this variant also offers several safety features such as front, side & curtain airbags, electronic stability control, traction control, hill start assist, electronic parking brake w/ auto hold, LED headlamps, LED fog lamps w/ cornering lamps, front parking sensors, auto-dimming IRVM, auto-dimming driver side ORVM, rear defogger, driver side ORVM defogger, rear disc brakes and rear parking camera.

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In terms of entertainment, the Octavia Style variant comes packed with a 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system along with wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto, steering-mounted controls and an 8-speaker audio system. 

You can view all the safety and entertainment related features of the 2021 Skoda Octavia Style variant in the table below:

As far as functional features are concerned, some of the key features of the Style variant include - rain sensing wipers, electrically adjustable & foldable ORVMs, keyless entry with push-button start/stop, 12-way powered driver seat with memory, cruise control, paddle shifters, 2-zone auto AC with rear AC vents and 60:40 split rear seat with adjustable headrests. 

It is worth noting that the Octavia comes only with USB-C type ports. 

In terms of style, some of the primary features of this variant include - 17-inch alloy wheels, LED tail lamps with dynamic turn indicators, leather upholstery with leather wrapped steering wheel and digital instrument cluster, a.k.a virtual cockpit. 

The following table lists all the notable functional and style related features of the 2021 Skoda Octavia Style variant:

According to us, the primary missing features of the Style variant include tyre pressure monitoring system and wireless phone charger. Since this variant comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, we think that the wireless charger should have been also present. 

If you are considering buying the Octavia, then whether you should buy the Style or L&K variant, we’ll discuss after looking into the latter. 

What Are The Features of 2021 Skoda Octavia L&K Variant?

The Octavia L&K variant is Rs 3 lakh more expensive than the Style variant. 

The L&K variant comes with lots of additional features including the rear side airbags, fatigue alert, adaptive headlamps and tyre pressure monitoring system in the safety department, while added entertainment features include 11-speaker audio system mileage with subwoofer. 

As far as the additional functional features are concerned, the key additional features include foot swipe boot open, powered passenger seat with memory, rear window & windshield curtains, wireless charger and auto parking. 

All the additional features of the 2021 Skoda Octavia L&K variant are listed in the table below:

We feel that the Octavia L&K variant should have also offered features like ventilated front seats, panoramic sunroof and rear seat recline feature, given its price. Now the primary question remains -- should you buy the Octavia’s Style or the L&K variant. Let’s get this all important answer in the final section. 

2021 Skoda Octavia Variants - Which Variant Should You Buy? 

Octavia L&K variant is Rs 3 lakh more expensive than the Style variant, and as per our internal data it is expensive by around Rs 75,000. We don’t think that the L&K variant’s additional features are compelling enough for its incremental cost. However, if this variant offered features such as panoramic sunroof and ventilated front seats, then the L&K variant would have easily justified its price tag.

As of now, we’d recommend that you go for the Style variant instead of the L&K. 

What Are The Exterior Colour Options in 2021 Skoda Octavia? 

The 2021 Skoda Octavia Style variant is available in 3 exterior colour options, namely -- Black, White and Blue. The top L&K variant is also available in the mentioned shades, apart from which, it is available in Silver and Brown colour options.