2002 Skoda Octavia Elegance 4x4 review from UK and Ireland

Slight driver seat wear.

This car has serious power, it has very quick acceleration and will easily cruse at about 70mph on any motorway.

The Octavia uses a Hadlex clutch system and this controls whether either 2 or 4 wheels are driven. There is an unoticable change when this happens which gives a very smooth ride even on surface changes.

The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is very useful when cornering, pulling away, slowing down etc as it stops wheel spin, brakes the engines, contols the distribution of torque between which ever wheels are being driven giving the power you will always need.

In the cabin you can have control over either front/rear electric windows and an electric sunroof. Or use the wonderful climate control system giving the ambient temperature you may desire all year round.

This car may bring laughs as a 4x4 but it is no jokes I have taken it off road and it performs excellently - more than enough torque for the job.

It is a bargin compared to the A4 or passat which are it rivals which will only have two wheel drive at this price. They have been left at the lights with this beast.

People may go for the A4 or the passat, but why be a sheep when you could be a wolf!