According to recent news a new variant of Octavia is scheduled to be launched in 2 weeks. This one is supposed to be a stripped down version (ie some features on the existing Octavia go away) and is expected to take on the likes of Corolla HE, Honda City ZX VTEC & maybe the Optra petrol as well.

Has any1 heard anything about this? 

What is Skoda doing? What does the Rider anyways have that can be taken out?

The Petrol version could lose ABS and airbags though I'm not sure how smart that would be. The Diesel version however really only has a height adjustable drivers seat and the information display that can be gotten rid of.

The Rider costs around 11 ex-showroom. A stripped down version could be around 9.5-10?

Wonder what Skoda really has in mind with this one...

Does anyone have any idea about the Octavia's new variant engine specification ?

Wonder what'll happen to the Fabia now?

Imagine the Skoda's new tagline " Fabia @ 8.5 lakhs or Octavia @ 9.5 lakhs? "

Now that's funny!!