NEW vs OLD Skoda Octavia vRS – the best car in the world?

Think about it. What's the best car in the world, really? We're not talking about a Rolls-Royce or Ferrari, but the best car you might actually be able to afford one day. We think it could be the Skoda Octavia vRS, so for the first of our fresh 'new versus old' series, Jordan Katsianis finds out where the vRS legend began by pitching the original 2001 model against its modern counterpart! Read more at Auto Express: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/o... SUBSCRIBE for more new car reviews and track tests: http://aex.ae/2gY9ABE Would you like to receive the latest car news, reviews, features, pictures and videos in your e-mail inbox three times a week? The Auto Express e-mail newsletter delivers exactly that, it's free and it takes seconds to sign up: https://aex.ae/2ml5DOf More Auto Express videos: Car reviews playlist: http://aex.ae/2gY4ViX Track battle playlist: https://aex.ae/2U8yvdf Car news playlist: https://aex.ae/3vyKA8G 00:00 Intro 00:29 Octavia 00:39 Uncool? 00:50 vRS: a history 01:15 Ambition 01:24 Skoda: a history 01:40 the odd years 01:55 Skoda's VW age 02:28 Mk1 Octavia vRS 03:04 Mk1 driving impressions 04:00 Mk1 design 04:26 Mk4 Octavia vRS 04:56 Mk4 practicality 05:09 Mk4 engines 06:33 Octavia vRS good points