The Skoda Octavia Scout is raised and offered with four-wheel drive Its 2.0-litre, turbo-diesel is tuned to make either 150hp or 200hp The fourth-gen Octavia sedan will be launched in India in June Skoda Octavia Scout: what is it? The Scout specification is the only non-vRS Octavia model to offer four-wheel drive. It also gets an automatic gearbox and a rough-road package as standard. In essence, the Scout variant is a more rugged version of the Octavia. Its bodywork is suited for off-road environments, with chunky front and rear bumpers and a ground clearance of 161mm – 15mm higher than on the standard Octavia.