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Mladá Boleslav/Salzburg, 12 November 2020 – The #austrianautomobileassociation (ARBÖ) has honoured the all-new ŠKODA #octavia with the Austrian “Car of the Year” award, the “Große Österreichische Automobil-Preis”. The best-seller’s fourth generation was declared the winner of the “Medium” category, for vehicles costing from 20,001 to 50,000 euros, in the 37th edition of this long-established event. It’s the OCTAVIA’s first win of the award, which in previous years has twice gone to the ŠKODA SUPERB. The 100-strong jury consisted of experts, celebrities and readers of the association’s “Freie Fahrt” magazine. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s award was presented at the Porsche Holding headquarters in #salzburg. The new ŠKODA #octavia is currently the best-selling vehicle in #austria.
This year’s candidates for the “Große Österreichische Automobil-Preis” consisted of 32 new vehicles introduced in #austria between 1 November 2019 and 31 October 2020. They were judged according to five criteria: technical perfection, economy, reliability, eco-friendliness and value for money. The event traditionally presents the award in three categories based on the cars’ entry-level prices: “Start” for vehicles up to 20,000 euros, “Medium” for models from 20,001 to 50,000 euros and “Premium” for cars from 50,001 euros upwards. The ŠKODA #octavia prevailed despite facing numerous strong competitors in its category.
ŠKODA has made the fourth generation of the #octavia an even more exciting car. At the same time, the best-selling model has now taken active and passive safety to an unprecedented level. It comes with numerous new assistance systems and state-of-the-art infotainment. The electrified powertrains featured in the #octavia e-TEC with new mild-hybrid technology and two #octavia iV plug-in hybrid models see ŠKODA once again achieving significant reductions in CO₂ emissions. Moreover, its advanced internal-combustion engines have become even more efficient, while the ŠKODA diesel units from the latest EVO generation use a “twin-dosing” process that lowers nitrogen oxide emissions by around 80 per cent. The fifth type of powertrain comes in the shape of the #octavia G-TEC running on eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG). ŠKODA offers the #octavia with front-wheel or all-wheel drive, and customers can choose between a manual gearbox and a DSG. In addition to the rugged #octavia SCOUT, there are also three sporty RS variants adding further facets to this very diverse range.
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