Living with a… Skoda Karoq
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2019
- Most compact SUVs are the same size as your average family hatchback, yet are usually quite a bit more expensive. So, aside from a bit more style, what does an SUV give you that a hatchback doesn’t?
Auto Trader’s Road Test Editor has spent the last six months with the Skoda Karoq - one of the best cars of its type - to find out.
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Didn't make it past 1 min when you suggested it's the same space as a hatchback, when it's clearly far bigger than the average hatchback...
Ivan - great report. I got a Karoq (after being a Yeti owner) last November and have been absolutely delighted with it. I don't believe in paying extra for badges (such as Audi, Mercedes, BMW, etc). My wife and I are in our 70s and find the height an SUV offers to make entry and exit of the vehicle far easier. As you are a much younger man you probably don't realise what a difference this makes.
We are in our 50s and made the same conclusion about entering and exiting the car. We sold our beloved Yeti ’13 for a Octavia ’19 model. Awww. Pain to exit the car. Now we have ordered a Karoq 1,5 petrol. Will arrive in december. Can’t wait for it, I’m so eager to get my hands on it.
Had my 1.6 Diesel SEL for nearly a year, love the car, drive about 500+ miles a week with work, average about 55mpg can get 60 if I behave 🤣 Mainly drive in ECO mode, but when weather conditions get really bad, sport mode becomes a must and definitely alters the driving experience. I don't use the Sat Nav, just connect my phone with Android Auto and get google maps on the dash. My favourite car, but I now want a scout for some bigger adventures!
Typical hatchback - Skoda fabia boot space 330 litres, Karoq 521 litres. Hardly the same amount of boot space!
Great honest review - well done
All this is very useful to me because I am currently the very happy owner of a Skoda Yeti. I was most unhappy when the dullards at VAG decided to align the platform and drop the Yeti. The Yeti is a fantastic vehicle for many reasons and I'm pleased to see some of those have made it across to the Karoq. The seating is one of its many features that leave the rest in the dust. I have the DSG diesel 4x4 version which is great. I don't like the outside looks of the Karoq but the interior is very very good.
I had the Yeti ’13. Loved it. When it was time for us to change, there was no new Yeti available. We bought an Octavia Combi ’19. Now a year and a half later we ordered a Karoq 125 anniversary 1,5 liter petrol DSG7. The Octavia was just too low, too long and we kept missing the Yeti.
Recently purchased one and it is really good car.. Used Suzuki and Hyundai earlier.. My Family loves it. The driving is very fun to drive.
The karoq is a brilliant car not flashy like a Peugeot 3008 but has superior build quality and comfort I've got the 1.5tsi se I'm a fairly careful driver lm averaging 44.6 mpg on long journeys just over 50mpg I've had the car 8 months with no problems it's a pleasure to own.
I've got the 1.6 sel diesel and love the car I'm getting between 48 to 52mpg
@@davidbeddis632 I also drove the 1.6 diesel which was also very good i would have preferred the diesel but all the bad publicity put me off . The thing that amazed me about the karoq was the sheer quality of car every one who has travelled in it have commented how quiet and comfortable it is very happy owner.
Sounds like Peugeot envy?
@@ruwn561 i bought the skoda after a lot of research asking skoda owners their opinions and had nothing but good reports also taxi drivers loved them also skoda's scored very well in the JD power customer satisfaction survey Peugeot Citroen done very poorly a good looking car doesn't make a good car not the main reason to buy a car .
@@ruwn561 Believe me....No. Wife and I drove every model in this sector. Karoq won hands down.
I went from a 1.4 tdi fabia to the 1 litre petrol karoq and I love it!!! My car was a demo so it has a few bits I wouldn't normally go for but I deffo can't fault it and enjoy driving it every single day, love it in this green too
Does it struggle when the car is full or items or people?? I’m thinking of getting one but can’t make my mind up.
@@faisalmuhammad7653 I don't find it does to be honest and since I got mine I have changed jobs and my drive to work is further now and on the motorway so getting good mileage too
@@faisalmuhammad7653 same
I'm glad you said it. That engine is more than enough power even with big strapping lads in the back with bags in the boot. 1.0 TSI is great engine. Avoid the 1.5 TSI it has problems like there is no tomorrow!
@@jamesmasters4255 What's wrong with the 1.5 petrol engine?
Having had Audi's for years. I decided to try this car as a Caravan puller and it is great. I have the 2.0 4x4 TDI. My only complaints are the Sat Nav is PANTS. The fuel return is not that impressive either. But other than these 2 issues I think its a really good vehicle and better than my 2016 Audi A4 Avant. Phil
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I particularly like It In SE L and Sportline Trims
You don't deserve it since brexit
My Yeti is a 2010 model so was looking at getting one of these instead but going Automatic. I do alot of short journeys but need a decent size boot for work. This seems to fit the bill. Not really sure on fuel consumption v Yeti though?
I have the 150 PS version, 2 wheel drive, I get around 39 mpg in a daily use, but you can easily scrape on the 50 mpg during longer holiday trips, on my last one, I had an average of 5.2 liters/100 km for the 2750 km trip, that's about 54 mpg. I have now done 86000 km with the Karoq and I'm quite satisfied with it. I agree that the Nav is too slow giving you alternative routes, especially if you choose another route by yourself, it tends to stick too long to his route before recalculating a new route. ("please turn around"). The drive mode are more interesting, if you have the DCC (dynamic suspension). I don't have that and I agree, I very seldomly change drive mode, I let it in Eco or Normal and pull the gear level back to change to S-mode if I want to go faster.
Nissan eg Qashqais with their 1.5 diesel Renault k9k engines definately achieve 50mpg av and do 70mpg on motorways! Most diesels would deliver between 40 and 50mpg+. This engine in this model lacks low end torque increasing MPG. Be aware buying lower CC petrol engines in heavier cars they DO have higher mpg. The optimum engine for this size car would be approx 1.8 litre and a good low spooling turbo.
Good value!
When the back seats are removed,can you stand a bike up without removing front wheel?
Got mine in October, really like it. Even though as said in the video it is a bit more thirsty than one would think. I usually get about 820km per tank, which isn't bad, but it isn't great either.
Diesel or Petrol?
@@xo17499 diesel
That’s 6.09lt/100k that great economy
Just bought the sportline model for the reasons as explained here. Chosen model has most of the available options for a reasonable price.
How good is android auto on this? Plus sportline doesn't get separate rear seats right?
@@denisgandhi81 android works fine, sorry let me correct myself it’s great. Sportline doesn’t have the seats you mention but the sport seats up front are so good and even look good. No back problems after a 4/5 hour drive 👍
i have a skoda fabia and i find one big problem with this and i have noticed with other skoda estates is the 6" drop in the boot to the floor. my wife is now disabled and i bought ramps to put her disabled scooter in the boot, but it just does not work due to this drop, unlike most estates which are flat, i tried my friends vauxhall vectra no problem up and in great. apart from that and it being on the small side inside i quite like skodas but will not be upgrading to another one because of this drop as in the one you tried out and their other models are the same, pity .
1.15 The rear seat belts all over the place look so untidy - Skoda need to get some storage for those when not in use!!!
My mom bought Karoq a week ago. Still haven't seen it but it seems to be a nice car.
Don't really get the "no more practical" or more space statements when Karoq has 150l more boot space 🤔
which hatchback gives 520 liters of boot space?
@2:17 kids be like: dad, why are you taking our photo :? 😂😂
This car reminds of the Lutheransa Airlines Stewardess.
Petrol engine in a heavy SUV doesn’t seem to make sense to me. The new cleaner EU6c engines are a better choice for larger cars. Well I suppose if it’s a AWD/4x4 then go oil burner but if it’s a 2wd high up hatchback then petrol
Petrol engine works extremely well in this car. 1.5 TSI 150PS is ideal.
Im thinking to buy skoda karoq 1.6 diesel but i never drove the car under 2.0 if some one has experience with this car tell me plz.
Car big enough with 3 small Kids? 3rd seat-row inconvenient? With 2 Kids ok but with 3? I guess the Peugeot 5008 would be the better option for a big family- isn't it? Thx in advance
Headroom and leg room are my main concern. Number one consideration when I am looking to purchase a vehicle is - can I fit. I am 6' 6" tall. So, I ask you, can I fit without hitting my head and is there enough leg room to shift without my knee hitting the steering wheel.
I’m the same height and my head doesn’t hit the roof (just) and legroom is fine although I drive automatic with hand control so I am able to keep my legs/feet in any position.
Why not go to a Škoda garage and do a test drive?
6.6 here. If you don't take the panoramic sun roof you will be ok
We have 1.0 tsi auto in sri lanka, is it really powerful enough?
Probably not. We had an Octavia ’19 with 1,0 tsi and it stalled too often. Now we ordered an Karoq 1,5 l petrol.
Nice review. But a Yeti it is not, however much VAG would love it to be !
what's so good about the Yeti?
My mother has one of these, an SEL 1.5 petrol in a manual. I personally think its a bit of a nasty drive, doesn't start on the push of the button (can sometimes take up to 4 attempts!), doesn't always switch off at the push of the button (by which time its in gear and you go to disengage the clutch and jump forward a bit), first and second gears are a bit hesitant / juddery especially when you ease off the accelerator, and it's weak at taking off from junctions... I often wonder if it would be much better in an auto? There's my twopence worth anyway, its a nice car from the outside, and has a very smart interior, I just wish the drive wasn't as unrefined. So from someone who doesn't exclusively own one but has driven it plenty of times, I would definitely suggest you try the auto.
Avoid the 1.5 TSI like the plague! Filled with problems. 1.0 TSI is fine and has more than enough power! Change to that!
@@jamesmasters4255 hmm, well youre about 3yrs too late but thanks 😂. Its been fine for us aside from the niggles stated above **touch wood**
Hows the 1.5 petrol engines i heard there have been a few issues with it.
Crap, especially with the automatic gearbox.
34mpg? We have one which has the automatic box. Same engine. I drive mostly in “Eco” mode and average 44mpg.
4x4 or fwd?
34 mpg, my Golf Clubsport can do that and does do quite often.
this is a larger car with much larger boot (520l) and more interior space compared to your golf - it having the same fuel consumption as a smaller golf is impressive
The question is - Is it much better than the first gen Yeti? Personally I love my 7 year old Yeti!
Shankar Balan I also have a yeti and much prefer it! Went to drive to new Karoq and its literally just all cosmetic changes! It rides the same and even the clutch bite is the same! Right down to the bad points of the too.
I beat the mpg figures in my Superb. That's because I drive properly.
Have all these in my octavia.
@A real petrol-head Not a fan of vertical vents then?
@A real petrol-head my friend ,you have a problem 🤯😂😂😂
Why are we talking about vertical air vents? 😂😂😂 It's just a bloody air vent ffs 😂😂
@A real petrol-head mate you are a moron 🤪 because you make too much of a big deal about some fucking vertical vents , and keep repeating yourself that you don't want to look at vertical vents when you drive 🤣🤣
If you don't like it ,that doesn't mean they are shit or that it looks cheap , it's just a matter of taste🤓
Fuck off and get that brain checked , you pussy 🤕🤯 😂😂
A real petrol-head I’ve never read “vertical vents” so much in my life.
How does your wife feel about you not being attracted by looks and you just want practicality?
or to put it another way, having seen her photo, he's a lucky man that she thinks the
same way
With 2 baby chairs does a person fit back in the middle ?
2.50 32mpg!
They say geniuses pick green ...
My wife is a genius!
Who says?
Failed to mention how noisy the petrol engine is or mention different trim levels.
Can't go along with that at all. My wife has a 1.5 TSI 150 PS and its one of the quietest engines I've ever come across. A delight on whatever road its driven on. My wife's car has a DSG box. Horse it to the red line and I suspect it will get noisy, like most cars, but why would you want to?
On trim levels, this entirely depends on what you are looking for. I found the SE L is very well specced and there was nothing more we would want to add. The Karoq Edition at the top end does not represent VFM
Its not a review to be fair....
It looks very dull, practical but dull. It needs the quirkiness of the Yeti... why did they ditch that model?
They decided to improve on the Yeti, and as an owner of a Karoq I reckon they've succeeded.
im getting one
How has it been?
Does it feel as though you are higher up when driving
A wee bit, but it doesn’t feel a whole lot different to your average hatchback in truth.
@@AutoTraderTV I currently drive a Freelander 2 which has a high driving position, which I like, so thank you for your reply
It isn’t just “jacked up” with “about the same boot space” as a typical family hatchback. Most family hatchback cars are in the 350 litres mark whereas this has over 500! Gave up watching before the minute mark for this drivel.
Thank you for constructive criticism.
It's Tiguan!!
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Not independent rear suspension at the rear, only in 4wd 2.0 tdi version.
Muscular performance What is that supposed to mean?
A great car but I think that the 2020 Octavia SW beats it hands down. Also looks way better
We had a Yeti ’13 with 1,2 petrol. Bought an Octavia ’19 1,0 petrol, just to recognise how much we missed the Yeti and its taller sitting position. Now we have ordered a Karoq 1,5 petrol. Expensive lesson.
@@TheKentaurion I have a Golf and right now my girlfriend had back problems for two weeks and we are thinking about a crossover or SUV because we don't get any younger lol
Shit only 36.6 mpg that’s 1.6 tdi glovebox is too small
I am sick of car reviewers going on about the 1.5 TSI engine 150 ps. It is a shit show of problems. The 1.0 TSI has plenty of go in it loaded up and for overtaking! Get a f***ing grip on reality and stop throwing money at the bloody car dealers, work for the public buying it not the huge corporate money drainers.
People are sick of the s*** what comes out of your mouth the 1.5 skoda karoq is a great car you clown
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Every time, I see the Karoq, I ask myself "What the f*** have they done to the Yeti?" I would by an Seat Ateca over this, or just buy another Yeti again. This looks just unemotional in every sense.
Water leaks into the boot on these, check out the forums, crap.
Which forums? Has anyone found a solution to the problem?
Mine doesnt
Skoda make good cars but with VW now owning them, reliability and customer service are likely to head down the tubes which is why I wouldn't touch them.
Vw have owned them for 25 years
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Living with a ... Skoda Karoq.... hmm sounds boring
It's a crossover. Calling this an SUV is a disgrace to proper SUVs.
But it's a well done advertisement for a boring car anyway.
I agree with you. A proper SUV is a car which can handle snow and mud.
obvious you've got no need for style driving a Skoda.
I'm on my third Skoda after years of wasting money on BMWs and Mercs. Expensive to buy, expensive to service and run and not all that reliable. Skoda Superb is the best all round car I've ever owned. Wife has a Karoq and loves it. I'll take the plaudits from What Car? Auto Express, Top Gear magazine and many more as my touchpoint as to what has style, performance and value for money. Now that I've matured I'd rather drive a car than a badge. You'll get there in the end.
It's as stylish as making inane comments on social media? What you really mean is that you don't get it, and out of touch.