New Skoda Enyaq iV electric family car review – DrivingElectric

For years, Skoda has been renowned for making great-value, practical and spacious cars using proven Volkswagen Group technology. Now, the Czech company hopes to translate that philosophy to the world of electric cars with its new Enyaq iV family SUV – as well as adding a pinch of desirability to the mix. So is it a success? DrivingElectric editor Richard Ingram has the verdict in our first-drive video.

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[MrSnicol]

Have you seen the cost of the options, some of which should be standard as in the competition.

[cannygrowabeard]

If Škoda can make an ID3 cousin in the same way that the Enyaq is a better value ID4, they've already sold me my next car.

[ColinEnglish]

This is going to be my next car. I have a Karoq at the moment which is brilliant for our purposes.

[blackhoundrise]

Watching him drive through the forest I’m like that’s great scenery!

[jimbarton]

There are an awful lot of distracting shiny reflective areas all over the dashboard. What is that strip under the windscreen that seems to be reflecting straight back at the driver?

[Clarioner]

I don't get your point about about comparative pricing with ID4 - right now, you cannot get a comparabaly priced ID4 to the Enyaq - so why talk about future models? - which we don't know when they are coming. - Skoda will always be the better value choice and more practical - the Enyaq is longer than the ID4, it has more boot space... it also has a better interior, than the VW -all reviwers have said this too.

Sure, if you add all the options right up you can spend £40k on the Skoda Enyaq, or if you buy the well-equipped 60Kwh version, you get everything you need (pretty much) and is £32, 500-ish on the road with the govmt grant. That's less than Kia e-Niro and the ID3/ID4. None of the Tesla or VW ID models even qualify for the UK govmt EV grant.

What they've done with adding options is genius - this car is a game changer imo.

The govmt grant of $35k applies to the base model price OTR only - therefore if the base car (exlucding options like metallic, or other driving packs) is < £35k you still get gthe grant (it;s not based on the price you pay). So you can spec it up and spend £38k if you want, but because the Enyaq entry level price is £34, 900 approx you get the grant. (even though the options you add take it over £35k).

Also instead of Skoda guessing what you want to add and having range models like S, SE, SEL (apart from Sportline) - they let you choose your interior styling, then anythign else you want on top.By comparison what VW did was have kick off with ONE spec (1st Edition) whchih is a bas eprice of > £40k so will NEVER qualify for the grant.

[MiniEggs]

I hope the next Superb gets that tan interior. Did you have any infotainment crashes ?

[jestempies]

Perhaps it's just the brand perception, but I was hoping for Enyaq to be significantly cheaper than ID4, and - at least in Poland - it just isn't. Lowest trim ID4 (52 kWh) is 30k GBP with tax, and lowest trim Enyaq (62 kWH) is almost 35k GBP, with things like keyless entry being extra! That's just mad. ID4 with 77 kWh is a bit over 36k GBP so just by numbers it's a better deal than the 62 kWh Enyaq. I don't know what Skoda is thinking with this one.

Don't get me wrong, it seems like the perfect car for us. But I would never buy it if ID4 better at almost the same price.

[jpsabbey]

Damn!...If it had soft suspension I'd buy it 😕

[johnLee]

By the look of the styling, I would say they are after the non European market....

[ashrashand]

The whole point was that you could get the VW underpinnings, with a Skoda price tag. What idiot would choose the Skoda badge over a VW, if they're priced close to each other? Are they dreaming? No one in their right minds would pay over £40 for a car with a Skoda badge! I appreciate the Skoda engineering and build quality have vastly improved, since joining the VW group, but the badge is still a Skoda and nobody thinks of it as a luxury brand! Volvo has managed to raise itself into the luxury brand bracket, but it took decades! VW has been trying since the launch of the Phaeton back in 2002 and still has some way to go. So what are the Skoda bosses thinking?!

[stevemulroy]

“The brakes are good too” I mean seriously... what a crappy review. Of course the brakes are good, it’s an EV with regen capability... please, will someone educate these journalists on how to evaluate an EV... how about you tell us about the real world range based on town, motorway driving mixes and the charging curve on various charger types at different charge speeds instead, of banging on about “ fun to be had on your favourite road”. Someone looking at this and thinking of moving from ICE to EV needs this information.. the 0-60 is interesting but they won’t be drag racing on their daily commute... your responsibility here is to provide information that is useful..

[StoBe]

The cheaper models don’t “miss out” on full leather, they just don’t have a carcass in them. And that to me is a bonus!

[mikeg]

Rear seats look too low - not good for tall people's comfort.

[KJSvitko]

Electric Vehicles are just better.
Fossil fuels using ICE vehicles are OLD POLLUTING technology.

[GrrMeister]

*I had a Skoda back 10 years ago but got fed up with jokes like 'want a push mate' - how do make a Skoda Double its Value - Fill it up with a full tank etc - think I will stick to my B200CDi AMG 71 mpg and seen 85.6 at best and cost less than £26k*

[AR-zrom]

What a rubbish review, didn’t even say what range he got out of it