{"id":22161,"date":"2019-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/60-years-of-koda-octavia\/"},"modified":"2020-10-05T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:14:28","slug":"60-years-of-koda-octavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/60-years-of-koda-octavia\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Years of \u0160koda Octavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today \u0160koda is a well-known and popular car manufacturer, at least in Europe. As one of only a few brands, it successfully survived the time of the Cold War behind the Iron Curtain and still exists today, while competitors such as Sachsenring, Wartburg, Tatra or FSM don’t. Already in the early days of the Soviet era, \u0160koda launched the 440 ‘Spartak’ as a pontoon-shaped sedan for the lower middle class market. Four years later, a major facelift happened, paired with a name change to ‘Octavia’. Production began in January 1960, which is exactly 60 years ago.

Octavia means ‘the Eigth’ in Latin, which also had its meaning: the first Octavia was the eigth new model of \u0160koda after World War 2 and also the eigth vehicle of the brand with a modern independent suspension all around. Initially, there was only a two-door sedan with a 1.1-liter, 40-hp four-cylinder engine available. A manual four-speed gearbox transmitted the power to the rear wheels and allowed the car to reach a topspeed of 110 kph (86 mph). At the same time, \u0160koda officially stated an average fuel consumption of only 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Within the debut year \u0160koda launched asymetrical headlights and a larger engine in the Octavia Super with 45 hp from 1.2 liters. A year later, at the Geneva Motor Show, the Octavia TS (Touring Sport) debuted with 50 hp, which was homologated for the class of unmodified production cars in racing and rallying by the FIA. It was used by the \u0160koda factory team to achieve class wins at the Rallye Monte Carlo in 1961, 1962 and 1963.<\/p>\n\n\n

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