I like the little things. Umbrella in the door (like a Rolls). When you go to get out, the seat moves back to give you more room. There are lots of little things with Skoda. You need to look at the menu's and read the manual.
I love the light up grill! One of the things that draws me to this is the fact that you don't lose much boot space in comparison to the big back non coupé version.
Skoda: “we’re late to the Aus market, so lets compete with the world’s best selling car rather than offer a body style that has little or no competition”.
I can’t work out why the coupe cost more and you would have to think appealing to more customers will make more dollars. Interesting car though, seems like a great way to get into an electric car without having to drive a spaceship.
Another great review thanks matt. 🤔, seems like all these EVs starting to look all the same. Not saying it looks bad, we still need physical buttons to make it a little bit easier so we don’t get distracted. Yeah Not a fan of the front design 🫣. And just want point out, a car able to drive fast means nothing in Sydney as there’s speed humps everywhere and theres like 50 million speed signs everywhere you go 🤦♂️.
Enyaq isn't Škoda's first BEV. That would be the 1990's Favorit, which they only produced tens of units for local Post and to this day less than 5 survived. Then, there's the 2020 Citigo e-iV (same thing as e-Up). No other EVs by Škoda were made. I've seen electric 1st gen Fabia and Roomster, but those are EV-swaps
Love the Ioniq-5 Dual motor, but gosh agree, lots of great choices. I even like the E-Mach. Was surprised as how Model-Y looking it is, but I'd buy this over a Tesla. It's avery handsome thing.
I have questions. Rear door side blinds but not on the glass roof? If the top glass has special filters to reduce glare and heat then why don't the side windows? Is this filmed in a green environment not a carpark because of manufacturer requirements to influence "'supposed" environmental benefits? Why do they continue making them more powerful, larger and heavier? When will the small sleek cars with low profiles based on better efficiency start appearing? Bigger isn't always better and how much room do people really need just to go from point A to point B? In a world of consumerism they want you to buy bigger and more expensive, despite that meaning more burden on planetary resources, which we're supposed to be reducing.
Does it make sence now the Skoda Elroq has premiere 1st October here in Denmark..? Will that come to Australia..? I think that would be a better deal since it's basically the same car.. just 15-17cm shorter. and way cheaper.
Thanks for the review. This car makes the Toyota bZ4X / Subaru Solterra look... inadequate. That said, it's still $10k+ too much, and the lack of a spare tyre combined with the big glass roof reduces its "fitness" for Australia. The city range is extraordinary... Out of interest, what is the WLTP extra-urban range?
What is it with most EV,s no spare and hideously huge sunroof ? Is it the manufacturer doesn't care if you are stuck on the roadside with no spare or you sit in a sauna. These are not suitable for Australia.
Most modern ice cars don't have spares either, that's not an EV thing if you've been sleeping all this time. My last car, a diesel Citroen C4 grand picasso had no spare. That was a 2008 car.
I have been waiting for this to come to Australia and especially like the coupe version as it been getting very good reviews overseas bu😒t I think it is $10k overpriced
Been waiting for the Enyaq. But a straight no with no sunshades and fleece lined seats.... the europeans just dont get our Aussie Summer Hoping for the Tavascan
I have had a base model iv 60 in the UK for two years now. I love it. I didn't pay for a light up grille, heated seats, an electric tailgate or any of the additional bright shiny things. Saved myself a load of money and there's less to go wrong. The 60kWh battery is plenty big enough for me with a genuine 4+miles/kWh. That's around 260 miles from full to empty in summer. Huge luggage space. Admittedly in the UK it's a bit wider than I'd like when driving down our country lanes, but hey ho, anything bigger than a Fiat 500 would be. 😊😊😂
I like Skodas, but their first EV in Australia doesn’t attract me on looks alone, it’s practical, it does look like a traditional Skoda inside, but on the outside the plastic fake grill looks awful and I’m not too keen on the coupe/hunchback design. Nice seats and it drives and rides well. It’s the external design I don’t like. I love one pedal driving, this Skoda seems okay, but not perfect. So a decent car, but not for me. Thanks for a great review.
Need to see it in the flesh. Think Skoda has gone off track a fair bit, simply clever no longer applies if considering the lack of knobs for temp control, the glass roof in hot house Australia, the weird lit up front grill. Why are extra large wheels needed?
put a line down the middle of that grill and does it not look like another famous kidney shaped grilled car manufacturer ?? Infact at first thumbnail glance i though BWM has done what !! 250kw seems a bit low for the rs at that price point over other competitors on the market even if your talking Volvo xe 30 at 315kw AWD !!
I see what you’re getting at. The light-up grille isn’t quite as ugly as some of BMW’s efforts though. Yeah, it is the most powerful Skoda ever but you’re right, others are more grunty for less green.
@@therightcar dont get me wrong more grunt means less range and i would say with the limited EV infastructure Australia has range is one of the big things on aussie EV buyers lists .. but we have not even spoke what zeekr are going to bring to the market at a lower cost !!
