SKODA Octavia · 1.6 Drive · Hatchback · 2004

From 2004 Skoda began production of autos model Octavia, modification of 1.6 Drive and finished it in 2004. This car has 5 doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.5 meters, which allows a seat 5 men in sum.

«Octavia 1.6 Drive» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 102 horsepower at 5600 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 11.8 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 9.7 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 5.5 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 7 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 55 l of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 786 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have drums, 230 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65R15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Skoda Octavia gained the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as ABS.