New 2017 Skoda Octavia: full prices and specs revealed

Skoda has announced that the facelifted 2017 Octavia – revealed late last year – is on sale now, with a starting price of £17,055.
The exterior changes on the Octavia are focused on the front end, where the car gets revised ‘split’ headlights that are now closer to the latest family look pioneered by the Skoda Kodiaq, and a neater lower bumper section with crisp horizontal lines designed to emphasise the car’s width.
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The UK engine line-up will extend to a pair of petrol units and two diesels. The petrols are that 1.0-litre turbo with 114bhp and a 1.4-litre turbo producing 148bhp, while the diesels are a 1.6 and a 2.0 offering the same respective power figures. The Scout and vRS editions of the car get their own more powerful motors – a 180bhp 2.0-litre TDI on the 4×4 Scout is shared with the vRS, which is also available with a more powerful petrol motor. The turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder under the hottest Octavia’s bonnet now produces 227bhp. 
No mechanical changes are listed for the regular Octavia, unlike the hot vRS model. The Octavia is still based on one of the longer versions of the VW Group’s MQB chassis, so while its wheelbase and overall dimensions are unchanged, it will still offer one of the largest cabins in the class.
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The interior itself brings a major overhaul to the Octavia’s infotainment system – again influenced by the technology that’s being introduced on the Kodiaq. all of the systems offered – Swing and Balero, and the navigation-equipped Amundsen and Columbus – get capacitive touchscreens.