Octavia to go electric - but petrol lives on

SKODA’S pure-electric Octavia is shaping up for a 2027 debut, but the combustion-powered hatch and estate will live on to cover broad customer tastes.

- Phil McNamara

The Czech car maker will show a concept previewing the upcoming zero-emissions Octavia in Germany this autumn and previewed in our exclusive image above. And Klaus Zellmer, Skoda’s CEO, promises the design takes a radical step forward. “I'm really looking forward to sharing our Octavia concept car: it will give a glimpse of our next-level design strategy. It’s going to create a lot of buzz and controversial discussion,” he told Auto Express. “[The concept] is clearly recognisable as a Skoda, but it’s a further step of our ‘Modern Solid’ design language that we've established with the Elroq.”