I am wondering if anyone here considered an RS instead of a GTI and/or if anyone has any views about what the trade-offs might be, apart from the Skoda badge.

I am not very gruntled by VW shortening the boot in the Golf7 so that luggage that fits in my Mark V boot does not fit in the Golf7 boot. In that regard, the Octavia has a boot of 568 litres as against the 7's 380.

I gather the Octavia is a hatch and not a true sedan so has that practical feature covered.

Where does the Octavia fall down compared to the Golf, apart from say greater LOA (and so not quite as practical a city car for parking)?

Has anyone driven an Octavia RS and done the comparo with the GTI?