Volkswagen Golf and Skoda Octavia have the same engine power, the torque is the same for both cars. Volkswagen Golf reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds faster.
Volkswagen Golf is smaller, but slightly higher. Volkswagen Golf is 41 cm shorter than the Skoda Octavia, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Golf is 3 cm higher.
Trunk capacity:
380 litres
590 litres
Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down
1270 litres
1580 litres
Skoda Octavia has more luggage space. Volkswagen Golf has 210 litres less trunk space than the Skoda Octavia. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Skoda Octavia (by 310 litres).
Turning diameter:
10.9 meters
10.5 meters
The turning circle of the Volkswagen Golf is 0.4 metres more than that of the Skoda Octavia, which means Volkswagen Golf can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces.
Volkswagen Golf has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Skoda Octavia has serious deffects in 35 percent more cases than Volkswagen Golf, so Volkswagen Golf quality is probably significantly better
