New 1.5 TSI engine joins Skoda Octavia petrol range

due to high demand for petrol engines, Skoda has announced that a new 1.5-litre 148bhp TSI unit is available to purchase now with new Skoda Octavia models. The engine, which is also shared with other members of the Volkswagen family such as the new Golf, provides improved efficiency and is available in the Octavia priced from under £20,000.
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The 1.5 TSI will be available with both the Octavia’s hatch and estate bodystyles, offered they are purchased in SE, SE Technology, or SE L trim levels. The entry level S versions are not currently available with the engine.
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Skoda is claiming the 1.5 is a ‘substantially updated version’ of the Octavias’ old 1.4 TSI. changes include the addition of active Cylinder management or ACT as it is much more typically known. This is the first time ACT has been available with the Octavia, and it provides chauffeurs improved economy by shutting down two of the engine’s cylinders in periods of low torque demand between 1,400 and 4,000rpm. once more, the activation and deactivation is stated to have no effect on the smooth running of the engine, as it can take as little as 13 milliseconds to start and stop.