It is the reason why Porsche has gone to the expense of introducing a lengthened variant, and probably why it has tinkered with the
formerly firm ride quality.
In the family car role for which many Octavia vRS will be destined, that's probably a good thing, though you're never far from experiencing the car's
firm ride quality — particularly on the larger 19in alloy wheel option.
CVT's characteristics won't suit everybody;
firm ride quality; rear folding seat doesn't have split feature.
Other things that go against it is the loud engine, lack of soft touch points lower down in the cabin, a spare wheel that intrudes into the boot space and
the firm ride quality.
The downside to the stiffer suspension (McPherson struts in front, multilink out back) is
a firm ride quality — not like the comfortable, luxury experiences found in Benz's non-AMG-badged sedans.
Mind you, there's no getting around
a firm ride quality in a truck built to tow and haul this much, but that suspension certainly makes the ride less bumpy and skittish.
The Bad The SE's sport suspension provides
a firmer ride quality that may turn off some customers.
The SE's sport suspension provides
a firmer ride quality that may turn off some customers.