By the time it reached this evo4 status the 2.0-litre EA888 engine was commanding serious respect from both testers and owners. In the Tig R power was smooth and linear and the torque peak of ...

The Octavia used an EA888 evo3 DQ381-7F drivetrain, which was not compliant with the new emission norms. Updating the evo3 drivetrain to evo4 meant more investment, and Skoda did not see this as a ...

The powertrain is essentially the same EA888 four-cylinder engine as the previous Golf R, but has undergone a substantial overhaul in its ‘evo4’ form, resulting in peak power and torque ...