Skoda Enyaq is the best electric car on the market today, so far 

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Waiting for my Enyaq having sold my model 3 2 weeks ago. Thanks for confirming I made a good choice

Great video and review; I really appreciate the direct and unadulterated style. Thank you!

Appreciate all the new cameras and editing that entails, nice one 👍

Excellent review as always Bob! As you may remember I’ve commented before about the need for physical buttons. Car voices are all very well and the one I have in my BMW 1 Series works only some of the time. Fortunately it has plenty of physical buttons!

A great review Bob. Very honest and practical advice for everyone, including Skoda on their touchscreens. Your review is frank and honest. Didn't know that you like Frank & Honest Coffee. !

Hey Bob Saw your VW Up! review when I was buying my first, and that video very much closed the deal. Drove that Up! for 7 years - lovely car. The Up! got exchanged for a Fabia, and now I just bought an Enyaq. Didn't see your video untill now. Otherwise it colud absolutely have made me buy an Enyaq... The car sort of did it on itself. Thx for some great reviews man - Best regards Anders :-D

This is THE review I was waiting for

Cracking review ordered my iv 60 ecosuite in August got a call from my dealer todsy saying its being shipped and i should have it next week 👍 😀

Excellent review Bob our IV80 AWD is arriving in March - it will be our 5th EV, we have a Zoe & ID3 just need a larger car with a tow hitch.

Hey Bob, good stuff, saw this come in last night but couldn't watch it at the time (ha ha I was on a promise lol) .... agree 100% on the issue of knobs and dials, thats part of the reason why I went with a Kia e-Niro, pick it up- this week, preferred it to the ID3 for driving feel and practicality..... the ID4 and Enyaq were too expensive for my pocket unfortunately, we have a diesel Kodiaq so my e-niro is the 2nd car in the house.

Great review Bob and I also think Skoda are onto a winner with the Enyaq!

Perfect review, unlike others this feels in touch with how the general public use cars .

Thanks Bob! Greetings from Norway.

Another great review, thanks Bob! This will be our second electric car for our family of 5. Moving off Dino juice completely 😀. Makes sense as we have the home charger and I have one at work. Charging network needs vast improvement before it is realistic for most people

Good honest review. Simply put of where we are with electric cars in this country.

Great review Bob and a great car, gives food for thought.

Really great review and discussion on ev. Im still unconvinced on ev, because of the reasons you said...Great work Bob

Fair play Bob..... Down to earth review there... Keep up the great reviews.... Uuunnnntilllll the nextime🤔😉🚗

Yourself and Marek are the only ones on RU-vid who speak sense anymore Everyone else is just trying to please the manufacturers with what they say

Great review Bob, I have to say I agree with you on the touch screen thing though I'm thankful most of the controls on my Kadjar are knobs but my wife used to have a Peugeot that had the heating controls on the touch screen and I thought it was immensely fiddly and laggy to use particularly when driving. Having said that I've watched your review, Nobby's and indeed Cars Ireland's review and I fully agree with you, I'd go electric on my next car if they were cheaper but the fact is they're too expensive and that's even in the North where I live plus the charging issue too means I'll still given the mileage I do be going diesel for my next car.

I agree with you Bob regarding the screens and the problems of safety. Lane assist is the most dangerous thing on Irish country roads. I was driving South on the M3 using adaptive cruise control, as I passed the Navan exit my ID3 read the 80kmh speed limit and dramatically reduced my speed by 40 clicks! So I don't use ACC or lane assist any more.

I really enjoy your reviews. Even though I can't get any of the cars because I live in the States I like how your reviews are from a "Can I live with this car" perspective. I wish, though, that all EV reviews would resist the temptation to talk about how long it takes to charge to full. Rarely do EV owners do that. If you were driving to the Rally School you would stop on the motorway and charge up just enough to get you back to that charger. And then charge up just enough to get you home. So the 45 min time to charge, in most cases, is down to 15 min or so. And after an hour and half or so of driving who doesn't need a break. Most EV owners "Charge hop." I understand this would be quite different in the West of Ireland but using your trip as an example that's what most EV's would do.

Fantastic review Bob thanks for the content as always

Hi Bob. Great review. Just to let you know, you could swing by the Circle K just north of Monaghan town and charge next time you’re up at Rally School Ireland. Even with a 58kwh battery, 15 minutes should be more than enough to to you up.

Sweet review Bob ,all the best.

Thanks for the review @Bob Flavin. Saw the Enyaq in a dealership in Naas a few days ago and, I must say I was impressed by the interior build quality and the looks. The exterior is something that may grow on me as not convinced yet. Hope they sort pricing as it's no longer an affordable car. By 2020 most major players will have +1 EV so that may result in prices dropping. At present for the 80 model with a few extras and after the subsidy, price is some 57K for me (aspirational) so very steep! With that money, you are in BMW, Audi and Tesla land...

Thanks Bob, another great review, I agree with all you complaints you said, especially aircon. Hopefully you'll get them back. As a foreigner what do you think of EV to travel long distances? Best wishes.

Great review Bob. One question...it seemed to "thump" over speed bumps and potholes in the video....did you experience that behind the wheel and is the suspension sufficient? thanks David

Great review as ever. Agree 100% bring back knobs. It will happen when manufacturers start listening to their customers. Voice control doesn't work

Nice review , I will be in the market for a change of car nxt year I currently drive a GS450H and love it , but will look at a Rangerover, RX450H or Audi A8 Hybrid, live in Castlebar their is not enough charging points

Like the way you speak your mind and sense !

I totally agree with you about the touch screen and trying to figure the heating controls, my wife has the Skoda Kamiq and the heating controls are off the touch screen and it’s awful, designers of the cars are very poor, 2021 it’s just not good enough.

Great review Bob! The Enyaq was on the shortlist for my next car (which consisted of the Enyaq, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6), but I ultimately ordered a Kia EV6 (which they say will be delivered in October). I know your story of the long trip away from the south east was serving a point, but I do have to come to the defense of Monaghan as there are 2 50KW 'fast' chargers at the Circle K in Monaghan town. In fact, they may have been the first fast chargers installed north of Dublin apart from the M1 service station (about 5 years ago and upgraded 2 years ago), predating Dundalk, Navan etc. These were the closest fast chargers to where I live (75km away) until some were installed in Kells, County Meath (20km away) last year. I live on the Cavan/Meath border but I 'work' in Monaghan. My office (which I haven't seen in 14 months) is only 1/2 kilometer from the Circle K. There is still a long way to go but the charging station map has improved a lot in the last 2 years.

I love it. A tour of Ireland via 'petrol' stations . . . in an electric car!!! Classic

Really good review, but what is it like for poke, if you need it ?

Great review Bob well done. 👍

Any voice control that could understand Bob would need to be quite amazing.. 😂

Enjoyable review as always Bob. My main complaint is we have a big weighty battery but they couldn't find us a cubby hole to put a spare wheel in as they are trying to cut back unneeded weight 🤣.

We now have one in our Skoda showroom in Bolton England, feel free to visit

Great honest review, 👍😁

I like your ''telling it like it is'' approach.. Don't like to admit it but Skoda with the Enyak have finally produced something that will persuade me to sell my Yeti !!. . Looking forward to the VRS version.

I too am a knobbist, but in time I think voice commands and self driving cars will carry the day.

Bring back knobs. 100% with ya

Thank Bob great review 👍

I will be taking my older Leaf to Ireland as soon as the current situation allows and beyond the main cities, there does seem to be a total lack of fast chargers. Plenty of 22WK AC chargers but as my car has 6kw onboard, not exactly that enticing. I wonder if the B&Bs and Hotels should be given a grant to install slow chargers for all / some of their guests so offset the lack of rapids. This would at least make holidays easily doable if relaxed.

Agree with you on the safety aspect of touch screens. Another honest review with the good points plus the daily realities of EVs.

Bedtime surprise, Thanks Bob 😂

I really want a Superb Scout with that tan interior

There's no excuse on EV car prices. Battery prices have CRASHED in the last few years: car companies are simply milking the consumer and deliberately attempting to keep their EV sales niche to protect their legacy investment.

Great car, but more imprtantly, how much is the version that you were driving in the review..?

I'm waiting for the Kia EV6 although 2nd choice would be the Skoda closely followed by Ioniq5

Great Review Bob, I hope our Government would listen to you when you talk about the Charging infrastructure. I think we have a good bit to go before the average motorist even thinks about buying an EV. You are right the Enyaq is the best of the bunch

great review as always.. I looked hard into a EV last November.. but EV's are still to much money and don't have the legs for my Commute.. So brought a Skoda Kamqi instead.. May the EV technology will be there the next time i go to change .. and the Prices are more realistic..

On touch screens I think we need a Euro NCAP standard for instrument panels as poor layout etc is a safety issue. . I'm a firm believer in static buttons and knobs over fiddly swipe screens that distract the driver

Skoda did great job on this SUV size ev. I buy one but !. This and id4 are only EVs I liked do far that ticked all my boxes. As I need height in any vehicle . Agree about knobs. Also I said for a while .the price for EVs have to get more normal for the normal person can afford. Not everyone can afford 45 plus on ev ! . I won't be making move to ev full electric till price get more normal. My 2 cents Keep up good reviews Bob 👍

What’s happened to the MG you were running?

I agree with you Bob, this is better looking than a ID4. It is much cheaper, comes with more standard equipment. I am considering this over the Nissan Ariya. Very good review. Shame the only model that gets grant is the small battery one, however that still has enough range for my use. The only drawback is the size, it is huge, my wife will not drive my Qashqai as she says it is too large, the Enyaq is larger. Will Skoda do a version of ID3?

Hows the noise insulation? I recall you being impressed with that on the id.4

XLNT review. Didn't realise how unprepared Ireland is for EV's. Thanks 🙂

I'm waiting for the Enyaq to reach Singapore for sale .....

Are touch controls actually cheaper to make than buttons / rotary controls? Because cheap cars keep having those controls... so, doesn't really make sense to me... 😅

Is there something wrong with the infotainment system? Oddly both you and Nobby On Cars don't actually seem to use it and you're videos show heavily edited clips. It's as though it's very laggy or glitchy because you are driving with only the home screen showing and those clips we do see have a swirling when as it searches your phone but doesn't seem to find what it's looking for.

Bob, where and what happened to Kermit (the green mk1 golf)?

Bit of a 'stick on ipad' in the interior. Nice tan colour option. Preferable to typical VW funeral Black. Take a look at mercs screen design. It's as good if not better than Tesla.

Is it just me or does the name evoke the song Sail Away, with some melodic pan pipes?

you're right on the prices, this is a great car but 50K is a bit too much. I'm in the US and we are seeing a lot of price inflation post pandemic - some second hand cars are actually appreciating in value from last year. Chip shortages are not helping either - and there is pent up demand from last year that is enabling car makers to charge more.

Bob as you know most folk are fortunate to charge at home while they sleep so there is none of this waiting for 45mins at services. I appreciate after driving a press car down from Dublin to McDonagha's there may be a need to charge it prior to doing a review, but most folks with a BEV will just be doing their daily milage from home charging. Plaza not needed. :)

Nice car & vid. But sounds a bit noisy. My Skoda Superb was noisy on 20 inch wheels and rattling dashboard. I have an MG ZS EV for half the price. I would have one though. Cheers.

So the Skoda Enyaq is better than the ID4. What's the price difference? Bob.

Abscense of knobs and dials is the new "fake exhaust"- part of Every car video today :D

Quite agree on the price of EVs being too expensive

Good video bob I like that car 🚗

I don't know about the Irish market but the UK market gets a bizarre specs that need bumping up for things that should be standard. What seems to a vaguely good value big EV becomes £40+ very quickly. My favourites being having to pay for 125kw charging and USBs in the back.

I personally think touch screens are dangerous, take your attention and eyes off the road, accidents to come

I understand your points about charging-network and the fact these cars being heavily too overpriced. The electric car is still, for me at least, a good second car. We need two cars in our family because of work and family situation. With a car that can handle a good 300+ kilometers it will meet almost everyone's daily needs. That means you can charge at home (which is cheaper). A couple of days of the week I drive a total of 200 km/day. To see my need for daily travel go from approximately 8,75 Euro/100km to approximately 2,43 Euro/100km would be quite nice.

Interesting as skoda used to get the older VW parts. Now it's getting the brand new ID4 to redesign.

The kia e-niro is much better- 7 year warranty. Better value in ratio of price / range. Nearly everything on the skoda is an expensive extra.

Good review.. you are funny.. and you look a bit like Bill Hader..😀

Skoda have a winner here. They have 75'000 orders for this car already.....

Great review, absolutely agree with all the comments you made regarding EV’s. Just awaiting delivery of a Cupra Formentor costing £40,000. I can’t get anywhere near what that car offers in an EV unless I spend at least 50% more. I would like to make the move to EV’s but far too expensive for what a typical consumer needs. I know you liked the Formentor, with your knowledge and experience currently what EV choices are their as comparable alternatives to it? Or a Ford Focus for that matter. Could make an interesting video.

If Skoda had the opportunity to reorganise the under bonnet space to enable a spare wheel, jack etc to be carried then I would consider them clever, tucking an ice scraper and an umbrella into specific locations is not. I keep an umbrella and ice scraper in my boot, always have.

7:00 is that the street names displayed at the top left of the infotainment screen ?

You need to work on the filming in the cabin, was very dark.

As a rhd enyaq is the glovebox full sized or a poorly thought out half sized one?

Jesus, thats a tidy dash. I really love the small drivers display. And, dare I say it, this is much nicer than the VW.

It's for the warning triangle.

This looks much better than the id4 and the cupra born is miles better looking in and out than the id3.

Hi Bob, have you tested Ford Mustang Mach E yet ?

The 2nd half of this video was an EV review rather than Enyaq specific.

Well, can't get the Skoda in the US, so I'll have to settle for an ID.4.

What is the long-term effect of sitting so close to batteries of high-potential on a daily-basis?: could they be detrimental to health - like overhead-power-lines; or has it not been considered?🧐

I really respect your opinion in making EVs more cheaper and affordable. Tesla's goal was supposed to be exactly like that, but it looks like they are going the other direction. I understand due to inflation and "supply issues" that what probably is causing the price hike. But people are ready to get rid of their ICE cars. Petrol or Gasoline prices are not going to go down anymore. 2 years from now, you will be saying, " Gas is only $5. It's cheap. Let me fill up my tank." Hopefully the push for renewable energy will become more rapid.

Low- profile tires (tyres) like these are not suitable on Irish roads. We found that out on the Ring of Kerry. A little scuff on the sidewall tissue and it was instantly flat.

Thanks Bob - Genuine Question - Is there a Vegan Version - i.e. without any leather etc.

Great to see that they are now producing electric vehicles that you actually might desire but would agree that at this point in development the EV is really only suitable as an urban runabout.

Bob, your charging infrastructure seems archaic, today I did 100 miles in local ‘dads taxi’ mode, picked up my daughter from a medical appointment and took her to a local pub for lunch and charged 120 miles in 40 minutes while we ate. This is normal for me.

Great review Bob. Lovely car but EV not for me yet. Those screens are dangerous.

An Audi E-Tron S review needed

It is a car I would consider but as with so many electric vehicles they are just too expensive.