Octavia 4x4 ’Hatch
Up until now the Octavia 4x4 was only offered as a Combi (Estate) version, but with the overwhelming majority of Octavia sales coming from the hatchback, a 4x4 version of this will be a much more relevant version for the Irish market and reduces the entry-point to the Octavia 4x4 range by €1,100.
"The all-wheel drive market is extremely weather dependent in Ireland. During the cold snap in 2012 we saw Škoda 4x4 sales increase fivefold for all-wheel drive vehicles. This was a direct consequence of the severity of the winter of 2011. With recent milder winters we have seen demand for 4x4 vehicles decrease and we delivered one hundred 4x4 vehicle to Irish customers in 2014," said Škoda's Head of Marketing Raymond Leddy.
"Now with the addition of a hatchback 4x4, buyers can insure themselves against any potentially harsh winter driving conditions over the course of their car's lifetime, at just a small incremental cost on the purchase price," he added.
