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Measured figures
1996–00
Single source2000–10, estate
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | Škoda Octavia |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Škoda Auto[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | Mladá Boleslav , Czech Republic Poznań , Poland Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina Aurangabad , India ( Škoda India ) Solomonovo , Ukraine Ust-Kamenogorsk , Kazakhstan[source] |
2000–10, liftback
Single source4,511 mm (177.6 in) (1996–00) 4,507 mm (177.4 in) (2000–10, liftback) 4,513 mm (177.7 in) (2000–10, estate)[source]
1996–00, estate
Single source1996–00, liftback
Single source2000–10, estate
Single source2000–10, liftback
Single source1,429 mm (56.3 in) (1996–00, liftback) 1,448 mm (57.0 in) (1996–00, estate) 1,431 mm (56.3 in) (2000–10, liftback) 1,457 mm (57.4 in) (2000–10, estate)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Class |
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Truck[source] |
Small family car ( C )[source] |
| Layout | FR layout[source] | — |
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | Czech Republic[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 5, cell 2; revision 1377709660; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Body style | — | 5-door liftback 5-door estate[source] |
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| Model code | — | 1U[source] |
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| Also called | — | Škoda Octavia Tour Škoda Octavia Tradition Škoda Octavia Drive[source] |
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| Designer | — | Luc Donckerwolke[source] |
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| Platform | — | Volkswagen Group A4 (PQ34)[source] |
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| Related | — | Audi A3 Mk1 Audi S3 Mk1 SEAT León Mk1 SEAT Toledo Mk2 Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Volkswagen Jetta Mk4[source] |
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| Engine | — | Petrol : 1.4 L 8v I4 1.4 L 16v I4 1.6 L 8v I4 1.8 L 20v I4 1.8 L 20v I4 turbo 2.0 L 8v I4 Diesel : 1.9 L 8v I4 SDI 1.9 L 8v I4 TDI[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5/6-speed manual 4/5-speed automatic[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,512 mm (98.9 in)[source] |
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