2024 Skoda Octavia SportLine adds free upgrades: Pricing and features

Sedan and wagon buyers, firstly, good on you. Secondly, those drawn to the Octavia range have a sporty new option available.

The new Octavia SportLine trim is available to order in both Liftback sedan and Wagon forms. It joins the existing Octavia Style as a no-cost package that adds a sportier look and feel, inside and out, along with a lower ride and a new Drive Mode selector.

As with the Style, the Sportline is priced from $40,590 before on-road costs, but Skoda also quotes national SportLine-specific drive-away prices of $42,490 for the Liftback and $43,990 for the Wagon.

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Features: Style & Sportline

Both Style and Sportline trims of the Octavia are equipped with 18-inch alloy wheels, Matrix LED headlights and adaptive high-beam, heated exterior mirrors with auto dimming on the driver’s side, a powered tailgate, keyless entry and start, and dual-zone climate control.

Infotainment is via a 10.25-inch ‘Virtual Cockpit’ driver display, 10-inch main display with integrated satellite navigation, and wireless connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

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Safety features include front and rear parking sensors, Park Assist, Side Assist, Rear Traffic Alert, Lane Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control.

Options include Velvet Red paint ($770 Liftback, $1170 Wagon), a $1900 panoramic sunroof for the Wagon, and a $3200 Premium Pack that adds Emergency Assist, Adaptive Lane Guidance, powered front seats, heated front and outboard rear seats, tri-zone climate control, DAB+ digital radio, and extra USB-C points including one behind the interior mirror for easy dashcam power.

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Features: Sportline

Enhancements to the SportLine grade are made up of 15 new extras, including a gloss-black treatment to the grille, mirrors, model badging, rear spoiler (Liftback) and roof rails (Wagon).

Taking inspiration from the hero Octavia RS, the SportLine also adds a front spoiler and rear diffuser, dual exhaust tips, a matte-black finish on the window trim and new SportLine badges on the front guards.

Inside you’ll find Skoda’s three-spoke, flat-bottomed, Sportline-badged steering wheel with paddle shifters, along with Sports Comfort front seats, aluminium pedals and a black trim to the headliner and pillars.

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All of this rides on a sports suspension package that lowers the car by 15mm, matched to Eco, Normal and Sport drive modes.

Power is provided by the same 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbo petrol four-cylinder engine that drives the Style, likewise partnered with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a front-wheel drive configuration. But, while there’s no bumper in power or torque, the added Sport mode enhances steering, throttle and transmission responsiveness.

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2024 Skoda Octavia pricing: Style and SportLine

The Octavia Style and SportLine both list a retail price of $40,590, or for the SportLine specifically: $42,490 drive-away for the Liftback and $43,990 drive-away for the Wagon.

Pre-paid servicing is also available, at $2450 for five years / 75,000km, or $2800 for seven years / 105,000km.

All Skoda models are sold with a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and seven years capped-price servicing. Skoda also offers a Guaranteed Future Value and finance program through its Skoda Choice service.