Skoda Octavia 2024 review: SportLine | New Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line alternative offers wagon option!

The 2024 Skoda Octavia range has been bolstered with the arrival of the new mid-spec SportLine grade, which is available in both sedan and wagon body-styles. Slotting in between the entry-level Style and RS performance flagship, the fresh addition brings with it a sportier aesthetic inside and out.

So, what does the SportLine actually add over the Style? Well, the 110kW/250Nm tune of the Octavia's 1.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine is shared, there's a new Sport drive mode as well as lowered suspension, dual exhaust tailpipes, black exterior trim, a flat-bottom steering wheel, sports seats and aluminium pedals.

In this expert review, CarsGuide Deputy Editor James Cleary attends the SportLine's Australian media launch to find out if it's the new pick of the Octavia range. After all, it's priced the same as the Style, so there's no denying it's attempting to be the value buy.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Pricing and features
02:25 Design
03:54 Under the bonnet
04:12 Practicality
06:34 Efficiency
07:21 Driving
10:35 Safety
11:28 Ownership
12:17 Verdict
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