I’ve got a 24 reg one. Had it 6 months and love it. I’ve got the Sportline 85X and I’m loving ev life. It’s huge inside and can carry virtually anything. It’s silent, fast, comfortable and got great mileage. I don’t do big journeys, so home charging is enough for me. The only downside is side is, it won’t wash itself! 😢😂😂
STILL the EV I'd have. It's just the most complete all rounder available today - it does everything with such ease while looking refined. No silly gimmicks, no neck snapping speed, no stupid compromises: just a sensible, well thought through, highly competent car.
If I had not just got my Enyaq. I would have waited and got this as it looks great and the same baterry and software I currently have. Love the colour.
I have an OG Enyaq which I got in June 2021 in Silver with 21s and a few options including ACC and heated front seats. It has done 35000 trouble free miles and drives beautifully. This new facelifted one in high spec looks like it competes with Audi Q4. Really well built and designed Great review.
That said, still not a fan of the enyaq having that plastic bottom part, and that it's a somewhat pricy sportline extra to have it lacquered in the cars color.
Just done 3,000 miles in 2 months in an 85x Sportline Coupe. Really impressed and better than the equivalent VW ID4/5 and Audi Q4s. Like the new design language but still love my crystal face. Skoda are really upping their game.
I recently did a road trip driving 2022 Enyaq across part of Europe and back and its absolutely amazing car, truly shocking in a positive way. Imsimply did not expect EVs can be so predictable and easy to control at any speeds. The interior is excellent, with only one minor deficiency: The lower part of the dashboard curving into the central console, specifically for my height and seat position, was poking me into my knee and that is not comfortable doing a long drive. Other than that, it's an amazing car, even when its not a flashy trim 👍
I have a 22 plate Enyaq in the mint green and I LOVE IT ❤️ x love the colour of the new one although not too sure about the skirt being silver? BUT WHY ARE THE CUP HOLDERS IN FRONT OF THE BUTTONS and yes I am shouting this! If you put a travel coffee cup in or a sports bottle you can’t reach the buttons, why are they not turned 90 degrees? I can honestly say hand on heart this is the only thing I hate about my Enyaq. I have test driven a few EVs now, tested all passenger positions and the Enyaq is right up there.
Still loving my Enyaq Pete & like these updates! I keep an eye on the Enyaq forum & there are a few gremlins with them atm(the 12v battery - software glitches etc) My 12v battery was changed just before Xmas as original was faulty! Could be just a Skoda problem or a VAG group issue as they are all on the same platform! Maybe you could keep an eye out for these issues with your connections! I also like the colour of car in video maybe for my next one?
I like the colour; it would go well with the greenery out here. As a bicyclist and curmudgeonly OAP, I enjoy sharing the road with EVs. Thanks to the MANY mirrors on my bike AND my helmet, I can fully enjoy EVs' relative lack of intrusive noise. Škoda could do well here in Hawai'i, but they'd have to wear their sister company VW's badges to be recognised for the excellent cars they make. We've got a lot of ID4s in my neighbourhood, so there's a (teeny-tiny) market out here.
I'm a Skoda fan. I'm on my second Octavia. This new design language is fabulous. I look forward to seeing it on the next generation Octavia in a few years.
I'm also a Škoda fan. My first car was Felicia and now I'm on my fifth Octavia Combi RS. But now I'm looking for my first electric car - Enyaq Coupe RS. Just have to convince my wife because she loves our Octavia more than me 😊
@@Redmi-j4iI had an estelle, 2 favorits, a felicia, 6 octavias and a yeti. Now on my 2nd enyaq and 55,000 trouble free miles in them, they're the best cars I've ever owned. Last year I did 12,800 miles for just under £300. Hard to beat.
mine is a year old now , bought 6 months old , vrs coupe , its a brilliant car and in 6 months its cost less than £120 on octopus , never used a public charger yet as retired and dont got too far away from home , my vrs has 20 inch aero wheel covers on which are suppose to cut down on drag , funny the new model doesnt have these trims on ? maybe they are not needed after all ?
Looks great and in general I’ve really like Skodas for a while now. I’m certainly not the target market for a big SUV like this but for those who are, this does look a good option. I don’t really care what drive train a car has. Some people seem to flip out if a car uses electrons or some form of oil derivative to make it go but I’m not really fussed either way.
Great preview Pete, Skoda are killing it these days, no longer a poor relation to anything in fact all their range is very stylish and practical! Such a shame they won't do a hybrid petrol!
Great car, a year or two ago I seriously considered the Enyaq before ending up with a Kia EV6. However I don’t need a car this big anymore, so for my next car I’ll be looking at the Skoda Elroq or Kia EV3.
Seems like only yesterday that the first Enyaq was launched. I considered getting one on 2021 as company car but couldn't get a test drive due to covid. They have proven to be very popular, many are seen on our roads. I'm sure this "facelift" version will be equally as popular, the proof will be in the drive experience, hopefully you can get a proper test drive soon, looks like the perfectlong termer for you, are they part of the Hendy Group?
Looks great. I am just about to make switch to ev, a little reluctantly, but its the business/personal taxation which is hard to ignore (presently that is). Drove an ev6 kia recently. Electric drive is actually quite a nice experience which you soon get into. (Have gone for the outgoing Enyaq...)
You really like the SKODA brand and products, may I ask why don’t you have one in your personal collection . Sponsored or not, it would be a great fit.
Where have you been for the last decade? Most cars for the last decade haven't had spare wheels. They add weight and cost, so manufacturer's either don't provide them, or they are sometimes optional, but not always. Our last 3 new cars haven't had spare wheels, and 2 didn't even have space for a spare.
@@johnnodge4327 Not sure where you live but here in Australia tyre repair options can hundreds of miles apart bitumen or dirt road/tracks. Tyre levers can be hell on non-steel rims, and it has been a few years since I had a vehicle with split rims. I haven't been able to swap cars in the last 12 years so I am happy that the Freelander 2 is still old style, with a full-sized spare. Have managed to have at least 3 nails/screws in tyres, usually left rear. All my cars/utes and 4WD's have all had at least 1 spare to work with since 1973. Old habits die hard. So in my books 1 spare beat the hell out of no spare anywhere, Tyres and can be a life saver especially in the bush. Cheers
Looks like I found my next car in 18 months an improvement on the older model which when I was looking in June 23 was just pipped by my choice of ID5 . I will look at the Enyaq first rather than the ID4 next time as the coupe version ID5 has it's drawbacks unfortunately
Having been in one of these as a passenger they are well finished and I prefer the look of the new ones over the previous gen and I would say you should have no bother getting your bike in as I can get my bike in the back of my Corolla sport tourer and it only has 4 litres less than the Skoda and whilst mine is a smaller bike I'd say you should have no bother, I'd still like to see if you can get your bike in the back for future reference for though I have no intention to buy one at present as I've only got my present car just under a year I wouldn't rule an EV in general out in the future once I can get one that I could afford to buy and insure as the Skoda is far too expensive for both reasons and I also would like one I can carry my bike in so it would be something like that I would consider but I think the manufacturers need to realise we aren't all getting these on leases or company cars and so they need to sort out their pricing in tandem with the insurance companies sorting out better deals for folk there too.
As always, Peter, a brilliant insight into Skoda's latest! Unfortunately 😔 we here in Belarus, can no longer buy any of these vehicles? But.... We can buy Leap Motor which apparently is a Chinese brand that has Stellantis as a European shareholder! They have become very popular here with the ex LR/Jaguar fraternity! I'd love to see your take on this brand as most of the rest here are deemed as.... 😮😮 SH 1 T 😅😅😅
As to colour. I don't want subtle and grown up.... I want "look at me, here I come!" It's a shame that you can't get it in either lime green or orange anymore. I'm sure it would look stunning in that special orange you could get the old Enyaq in.
Hello Peter! Is this the thinking man’s Macan 4 EV….without quite so much depreciation? I liked the last one but maybe this is an idea for a daily EV….I was reading of Porsche’s woes with the new Macan and due to weak orders, is reworking it to fit petrol engines available. I think the £75,000+ price is their problem….Skoda may have slipped in the best EV so far.🤔🤔🤔😃
What is exactly New about this? My Passat GTE from 2020 dropped from 70k € Listprice to 18k Tradin value after only 4 years and 50k km...a car is and was the easiest Option to burn money.
@ yes Pete but much worse and the government is to blame for forcing ev sales, I am fortunate enough to own an ev if I wish having off road parking and a double garage and am seriously thinking of doing so but feel it’s not quite time to commit.
Another clever but sensible design by Skoda, albeit just an update. I continue to be amazed at how Skoda continue to show up VW who are meant to be the more premium middle class brand. I cannot think of a reason why you would chose the more expensive ID.4 over the Enyaq. I cannot really understand the VW Group’s strategy to position Skoda’s so close to the VW brand products as they have abandoned the low cost value sector which Renault are successfully exploiting with their Dacia marque. Whilst I admire what Skoda have achieved surely they should have stayed closer to their roots. Surrendering the position of the top selling car in Europe to the Dacia Sandero can only to attributable to a huge strategic misstep. The redoubtable Ferdinand Piëch must be turning in his grave.
as an owner of previous generation I don't agree... this is not 'way more than facelift' this is JUST a facelift, which makes this car still a 2020 tech. thank gods they added battery preheating last year. but where is 200kW charging? better HUD? bigger cupholders? comfortable seats with body massage and not just adjustable lumbar, 230V domestic socket? It looks better, the new colour is stunning. I am happy with the facelift, but this is not a 'NEW' enyaq as it was advertised. If for the same money (on lease) I will get the new model Y, or for even less, Smart #5 I may not return to Skoda dealership.
@@andrewturner6236 the problem with Skoda is it's completely bare car, if you arr HUD, Matrix, comfort pack, winter pack... suddenly you are paying MUCH more.
@michalklucz6907 might be different in the UK. Matrix headlights standard. I went for the Advqnced pack for Canton, HUD, crystal face etc. Wish I'd gone for Maxx pack. New spec includes Canton and other things as standard
@@andrewturner6236 yes, it's different. right now on my salary sacrifice, (old) Model Y AWD is 471GBP with insurance. the cheapest 85x is 521, without any option. ofc prices may be different for facelifted cars, but I think it will be competitive. especially if you would like to have stuff like ventilated seats for longer trips (and I am driving UK-PL once a year, in the summer ofc)
It’s a very good looking car but those prices along with our governments anti car stance - see your ZEV Mandate Drive Torque Podcast - and would be a No from me if I had the money
"Anti Car" is a bit harsh, frankly. It's guiding the industry to move faster along a pre-determined route that the industry would be headed in anyway. There's simply no way around it: cars will go electric. The government is simply trying to bring that date forward so we don't fry our kids in 30 years time. Anti fossil fuel car? Yes. And rightly so. Anti Car? Only if you're invested in paying the Saudis ££££s for the rest of your life.
What is really sad, is £40k isn't a luxury car anymore, it's just a middle family SUV. The £40k bracket hasn't increased since it came in, and cars have almost doubled in price since it was introduced.
To these eyes it’s ill proportioned . Too tall , I know the tricks designers use to disguise the amount of metal below the glass , but it never works. At least 4 inches could be lopped off below the waist .
So the government is forcing EVs on drivers (aka “Voters”) they are not a suitable replacement for many drivers ICE cars, banning already clean ULEZ compliant petrol and diesel cars from 2030 (which would be even cleaner and more efficient with further more evolution), yet championing the construction of a 3rd runway at Heathrow that alone when in use will probably generate more CO2 than that saved by switching to EVs (which need to be driven 50000 before you offset the CO2 generated in making them anyway- by which time they will be obsolete, unsellable and probably scrapped - so no environmental benefit at all). And China is building 158 regional airports - anything we do is a tiny drop in the ocean and inconsequential.
If efficiency is to be the goal then manufacturers can’t keep producing huge bricks of cars with ever larger wheels. Manufacturers and buyers need to embrace aerodynamic efficiency. Makes no sense to me.
Larger wheels means lighter tyres, so there's a weight saving, although a small one. All cars have got huge, even a family hatchback is as large as an SUV from a decade ago, as buyer's want space inside. Also ever increasing crash worthiness tests mean larger vehicles to give optimum protection for occupants. But yes, if we want to seriously reduce emissions, we all need to be driving tiny efficient vehicles.
Sorry but unless they find a way to get below 40k then who's going to won't to pay hundreds or thousands to tax the car, it won't drop till 6 years old and by then it won't have the range and warranty on battery would be 2 years. The car makers needed to have grown a pair and directly challenged the ev idiosy mandate, is the same bs going on in Europe
It's not thousands for a start. As of April 25, the first year of EV VED is £10. Cars over £40k (it's too low IMO) will have an additional £410 levied on them, meaning £600 VED for years 2-6. It's not just EV's that are paying more VED, as most ICE vehicles will also be paying more, some vehicle rates will double, so VW Golf that was £220 PA, is going up to £440, and large polluting vehicles like LRs and RRs are going to be paying up to £5,000 PA VED.
@johnnodge4327 I must have seen it wrong then, but even having to pay 600 minimum from year 2 to 6 is a cost that the every day Joe looks at when buying a second hand car, we'll I do, I got rid of 350 tax car to a 190 just so it's a euro6 but the actual car I wanted was 700 tax but I couldn't justify it. The legacy makers should of tackled the government on the ev mandate bs years ago or even built cars that people want and are able to afford. To get a car below 40k means a crap battery range, I live in a rural area so to get to the next big towns it's 20 miles in each direction so if I could afford an ev I want a minimum of 350 range, every day I drive 40 miles and every other evening I drive 100 miles and weekends it can be 200 miles due to kids sports training and games and with my petrol car I do this with one tank a week, 40k is not luxury it's an average now a days.
😭"SKODA" across the back front and steering wheel has to be the tackiest naff thing I've seen re car badging😢😢 Youre never really hoing to do a "long" drive in one because it still has crap range in real world driving.
Skoda are constantly emailing me about these and the Elroq….. I can only assume they are desperate to get rid of them but I have absolutely no interest in crappy electric cars…. As my current Skoda is an Octavia VRS petrol you would think they would realise I’m not the target market for this garbage…
@ Cheers but I know exactly what I’m missing. My brother has a Model Y (company car of course, he’s not that daft), and although he likes it, I think it’s hideous and soulless. My boss has an electric merc and we take my car when we go travelling on business… says it all. Electric cars have a specific use case but I resent being forced into inferior technology. When the battery tech enables a full charge in 3 minutes and the grid/infrastructure can cope they may be more appealing to the general population, although not us petrol heads…. Oh, they need to sort the styling out a well…..
One day you will realize your VRS is a dinosaur - a great one but a dinosaur. I hope you’ll find an EV that fits you and you won’t regret dropping your dinosaur. I dropped a C63 for an Enyaq L&K and I have 0 regret. I evolved.
Erm, can you expand on this comment? Is this your own individual experience, or is it based on wider research? And what precisely does this have to do with this review and the opinions of the reviewer? ‘Treats its customer (sic) like dirt’. Strong words, be careful what you say on a public arena…
Why would a comment cost Pete? I know people that only buy Skoda, as the customer service and cars are so good. One upset customer doesn't make a bad company.
@@johnnodge4327 I'd echo that. I just had my Skoda serviced at the dealer. Excellent service, and no complaints at all from me... I'm on my 5th Skoda in 20+ years.
I’ve got a 24 reg one. Had it 6 months and love it. I’ve got the Sportline 85X and I’m loving ev life. It’s huge inside and can carry virtually anything. It’s silent, fast, comfortable and got great mileage. I don’t do big journeys, so home charging is enough for me. The only downside is side is, it won’t wash itself! 😢😂😂
Me to exactly the same car the only thing is the drivers seat edge where your right thigh sits
STILL the EV I'd have. It's just the most complete all rounder available today - it does everything with such ease while looking refined.
No silly gimmicks, no neck snapping speed, no stupid compromises: just a sensible, well thought through, highly competent car.
If I had not just got my Enyaq. I would have waited and got this as it looks great and the same baterry and software I currently have. Love the colour.
A great video Sir Pete!!
Thank you kindly 👊
A very polished, informative presentation as always. Thanks.
Much appreciated!
Great review as always 👍 Really love your channel… like the old original Top Gear days 👍
Awesome, thank you!
agree 100% on the colour, stunning looking and a great refresh
Peter, that colour is beautiful. Skoda is looking so good. 👌🎯
Enyaq Coupe is still the best looking electric SUV imo.... Wish the new Macan had the same sort of styling. Thank's for the video btw 🧡
I have an OG Enyaq which I got in June 2021 in Silver with 21s and a few options including ACC and heated front seats. It has done 35000 trouble free miles and drives beautifully. This new facelifted one in high spec looks like it competes with Audi Q4. Really well built and designed Great review.
Beautifully filmed
Thank you. It is always nice to have a professional video and sound team help with production and even nicer when someone notices !
That's a GORGEOUS color. Usually I'm very much into the kind of textured metallic greys, but this is a very lovely color.
That said, still not a fan of the enyaq having that plastic bottom part, and that it's a somewhat pricy sportline extra to have it lacquered in the cars color.
Apart from the front it's identical to the previous 2024 model. So it really is a very slight face-lift.
Great review as always PP. Good looking car and I love the colour!
In my opinion still one of the best Skoda Electric Models on sale 😊
I'm really happy with my ID.4, but this does look like something I'll be checking out next time I change cars.
What's the 'teck deck' thing about? All I can think of with that are the finger sized skateboards!
Really good looking cars. Certainly look better than their stablemates!
Excellent video Ped lovely car.Thank you.👍👍
I just love skoda's there such a well built car and I'm soon to be ordering a new kodiak plug in hybrid, great first look review 👍
Enjoy!
Just done 3,000 miles in 2 months in an 85x Sportline Coupe. Really impressed and better than the equivalent VW ID4/5 and Audi Q4s. Like the new design language but still love my crystal face. Skoda are really upping their game.
I recently did a road trip driving 2022 Enyaq across part of Europe and back and its absolutely amazing car, truly shocking in a positive way. Imsimply did not expect EVs can be so predictable and easy to control at any speeds. The interior is excellent, with only one minor deficiency: The lower part of the dashboard curving into the central console, specifically for my height and seat position, was poking me into my knee and that is not comfortable doing a long drive. Other than that, it's an amazing car, even when its not a flashy trim 👍
Like the look of that car considering getting a skoda this year from our xc40.
Totally agree with you pete & even tho this is an EV i like it & the coupe is even better looking!!👌🏻👍🏻
I have a 22 plate Enyaq in the mint green and I LOVE IT ❤️ x love the colour of the new one although not too sure about the skirt being silver? BUT WHY ARE THE CUP HOLDERS IN FRONT OF THE BUTTONS and yes I am shouting this! If you put a travel coffee cup in or a sports bottle you can’t reach the buttons, why are they not turned 90 degrees? I can honestly say hand on heart this is the only thing I hate about my Enyaq. I have test driven a few EVs now, tested all passenger positions and the Enyaq is right up there.
Still loving my Enyaq Pete & like these updates! I keep an eye on the Enyaq forum & there are a few gremlins with them atm(the 12v battery - software glitches etc) My 12v battery was changed just before Xmas as original was faulty! Could be just a Skoda problem or a VAG group issue as they are all on the same platform! Maybe you could keep an eye out for these issues with your connections! I also like the colour of car in video maybe for my next one?
This mk2 lifts the Enyaq, for me, back into that top-few grouping. Maybe it’s even now the one to buy in the £40-50k bracket?
I like the colour; it would go well with the greenery out here.
As a bicyclist and curmudgeonly OAP, I enjoy sharing the road with EVs. Thanks to the MANY mirrors on my bike AND my helmet, I can fully enjoy EVs' relative lack of intrusive noise.
Škoda could do well here in Hawai'i, but they'd have to wear their sister company VW's badges to be recognised for the excellent cars they make. We've got a lot of ID4s in my neighbourhood, so there's a (teeny-tiny) market out here.
I'm a Skoda fan. I'm on my second Octavia. This new design language is fabulous. I look forward to seeing it on the next generation Octavia in a few years.
me too! Great cars
I'm also a Škoda fan. My first car was Felicia and now I'm on my fifth Octavia Combi RS. But now I'm looking for my first electric car - Enyaq Coupe RS. Just have to convince my wife because she loves our Octavia more than me 😊
@@Redmi-j4iI had an estelle, 2 favorits, a felicia, 6 octavias and a yeti. Now on my 2nd enyaq and 55,000 trouble free miles in them, they're the best cars I've ever owned. Last year I did 12,800 miles for just under £300. Hard to beat.
Hi Pete , Love the look of the outside and the seats but think the dash would look much better with a long sleeker touch screen .
mine is a year old now , bought 6 months old , vrs coupe ,
its a brilliant car and in 6 months its cost less than £120
on octopus , never used a public charger yet as retired and dont
got too far away from home , my vrs has 20 inch aero wheel covers
on which are suppose to cut down on drag , funny the new model
doesnt have these trims on ?
maybe they are not needed after all ?
Looks great and in general I’ve really like Skodas for a while now. I’m certainly not the target market for a big SUV like this but for those who are, this does look a good option. I don’t really care what drive train a car has. Some people seem to flip out if a car uses electrons or some form of oil derivative to make it go but I’m not really fussed either way.
Great preview Pete, Skoda are killing it these days, no longer a poor relation to anything in fact all their range is very stylish and practical! Such a shame they won't do a hybrid petrol!
With the ban coming, they'd be throwing their money away. And these sell shit loads so,... Why bother? The Enyaq is among Skoda's best sellers.
Both the Octavia and Superb are available as petrol hybrids...
@ They are indeed!
Great car, a year or two ago I seriously considered the Enyaq before ending up with a Kia EV6. However I don’t need a car this big anymore, so for my next car I’ll be looking at the Skoda Elroq or Kia EV3.
Another great review video Ped! Are you going to do some on the New Audis their ICE and EVs
Nice to see Skoda no longer have the very cheap looking piano black plastic that companies like Audi still put in their new cars 🎉
Seems like only yesterday that the first Enyaq was launched. I considered getting one on 2021 as company car but couldn't get a test drive due to covid. They have proven to be very popular, many are seen on our roads. I'm sure this "facelift" version will be equally as popular, the proof will be in the drive experience, hopefully you can get a proper test drive soon, looks like the perfectlong termer for you, are they part of the Hendy Group?
That's a good looking car, boy have they changed from when I was a lad and they were the butt of jokes.
Where have you been for the last 30 years?😂😂😂😂😂
Skoda now produce cars as good as any other manufacturer, and better than some......
The colour is very nice but the silver at the bottom does not go.. especially with the gloss black on the boot and front..
Looks great. I am just about to make switch to ev, a little reluctantly, but its the business/personal taxation which is hard to ignore (presently that is). Drove an ev6 kia recently. Electric drive is actually quite a nice experience which you soon get into. (Have gone for the outgoing Enyaq...)
I really like the new Škoda face!
Great review Ped…another Skoda product which seemingly betters its VAG cousins, better designed, better interior and price.
Yep 👍
You really like the SKODA brand and products, may I ask why don’t you have one in your personal collection . Sponsored or not, it would be a great fit.
Looks good, but my old grype, where is the spare wheel? Especial ona SUV...Thanks Pete.
Where have you been for the last decade? Most cars for the last decade haven't had spare wheels. They add weight and cost, so manufacturer's either don't provide them, or they are sometimes optional, but not always. Our last 3 new cars haven't had spare wheels, and 2 didn't even have space for a spare.
@@johnnodge4327 Not sure where you live but here in Australia tyre repair options can hundreds of miles apart bitumen or dirt road/tracks. Tyre levers can be hell on non-steel rims, and it has been a few years since I had a vehicle with split rims. I haven't been able to swap cars in the last 12 years so I am happy that the Freelander 2 is still old style, with a full-sized spare. Have managed to have at least 3 nails/screws in tyres, usually left rear. All my cars/utes and 4WD's have all had at least 1 spare to work with since 1973. Old habits die hard. So in my books 1 spare beat the hell out of no spare anywhere, Tyres and can be a life saver especially in the bush. Cheers
Evening all! Hope everyone is doing well and have a nice weekend.
Looks like I found my next car in 18 months an improvement on the older model which when I was looking in June 23 was just pipped by my choice of ID5 . I will look at the Enyaq first rather than the ID4 next time as the coupe version ID5 has it's drawbacks unfortunately
Having been in one of these as a passenger they are well finished and I prefer the look of the new ones over the previous gen and I would say you should have no bother getting your bike in as I can get my bike in the back of my Corolla sport tourer and it only has 4 litres less than the Skoda and whilst mine is a smaller bike I'd say you should have no bother, I'd still like to see if you can get your bike in the back for future reference for though I have no intention to buy one at present as I've only got my present car just under a year I wouldn't rule an EV in general out in the future once I can get one that I could afford to buy and insure as the Skoda is far too expensive for both reasons and I also would like one I can carry my bike in so it would be something like that I would consider but I think the manufacturers need to realise we aren't all getting these on leases or company cars and so they need to sort out their pricing in tandem with the insurance companies sorting out better deals for folk there too.
As always, Peter, a brilliant insight into Skoda's latest! Unfortunately 😔 we here in Belarus, can no longer buy any of these vehicles? But.... We can buy Leap Motor which apparently is a Chinese brand that has Stellantis as a European shareholder! They have become very popular here with the ex LR/Jaguar fraternity! I'd love to see your take on this brand as most of the rest here are deemed as.... 😮😮 SH 1 T 😅😅😅
good evening petrol ped hope you’re doing well
Looking forward to your comments after you’ve had a drive
As to colour. I don't want subtle and grown up.... I want "look at me, here I come!" It's a shame that you can't get it in either lime green or orange anymore. I'm sure it would look stunning in that special orange you could get the old Enyaq in.
Is it now Sshhkoda or Skoda? 🤔🤔😊
Ssshkoda 😜
@ Sshweet 🤣
Petrol Ped AKA Electric Eric !
😂😂😂
Much better looking than the old version with it's toothy grille. But the hatch needs a Skoda badge, the script doesn't look good.
Appears to be much less space inside compared to my iX - That rear looks quite tight
That’ll be because it’s a smaller car. The iX is the size of a small moon 😜
@@PetrolPed - fair point 😊
I thought they were similar sized, but looking the iX is +31cm longer and 9cm wider
Wow 😮
Hello Peter! Is this the thinking man’s Macan 4 EV….without quite so much depreciation? I liked the last one but maybe this is an idea for a daily EV….I was reading of Porsche’s woes with the new Macan and due to weak orders, is reworking it to fit petrol engines available. I think the £75,000+ price is their problem….Skoda may have slipped in the best EV so far.🤔🤔🤔😃
Seems odd to have a model (60 Edition) that tips it into the luxury car tax band buy £100?
Look forward to the drive review.
Buy a new one and kiss goodbye to £20.000.00 depreciation in the first few years, not smart really.
What is exactly New about this? My Passat GTE from 2020 dropped from 70k € Listprice to 18k Tradin value after only 4 years and 50k km...a car is and was the easiest Option to burn money.
Same as ICE cars then 🤷♂️
@ yes Pete but much worse and the government is to blame for forcing ev sales, I am fortunate enough to own an ev if I wish having off road parking and a double garage and am seriously thinking of doing so but feel it’s not quite time to commit.
i like this one it's a shame I'll never be able to afford it.
Great looking car just a shame about the astronomical pricing I know it’s a lot of car for the money it’s just too rich for me and I love the colour ❤
It seems a massive mistake to make the second model price £40,100 just taking it into the luxury car tax range.
Room for some negotiation 😜👍
Another clever but sensible design by Skoda, albeit just an update. I continue to be amazed at how Skoda continue to show up VW who are meant to be the more premium middle class brand. I cannot think of a reason why you would chose the more expensive ID.4 over the Enyaq. I cannot really understand the VW Group’s strategy to position Skoda’s so close to the VW brand products as they have abandoned the low cost value sector which Renault are successfully exploiting with their Dacia marque. Whilst I admire what Skoda have achieved surely they should have stayed closer to their roots. Surrendering the position of the top selling car in Europe to the Dacia Sandero can only to attributable to a huge strategic misstep. The redoubtable Ferdinand Piëch must be turning in his grave.
as an owner of previous generation I don't agree... this is not 'way more than facelift' this is JUST a facelift, which makes this car still a 2020 tech. thank gods they added battery preheating last year. but where is 200kW charging? better HUD? bigger cupholders? comfortable seats with body massage and not just adjustable lumbar, 230V domestic socket? It looks better, the new colour is stunning. I am happy with the facelift, but this is not a 'NEW' enyaq as it was advertised.
If for the same money (on lease) I will get the new model Y, or for even less, Smart #5 I may not return to Skoda dealership.
When I was looking the model Y on a salary sacrifice was £200 more per month apparently due to insurance. I went with an 85x Coupe. No regrets
@@andrewturner6236 the problem with Skoda is it's completely bare car, if you arr HUD, Matrix, comfort pack, winter pack... suddenly you are paying MUCH more.
@michalklucz6907 might be different in the UK. Matrix headlights standard. I went for the Advqnced pack for Canton, HUD, crystal face etc. Wish I'd gone for Maxx pack. New spec includes Canton and other things as standard
@@andrewturner6236 yes, it's different. right now on my salary sacrifice, (old) Model Y AWD is 471GBP with insurance. the cheapest 85x is 521, without any option.
ofc prices may be different for facelifted cars, but I think it will be competitive. especially if you would like to have stuff like ventilated seats for longer trips (and I am driving UK-PL once a year, in the summer ofc)
NMC Batteries are inferior for various reasons
And here we have some electric food for the algorithm ;-)
It’s a very good looking car but those prices along with our governments anti car stance - see your ZEV Mandate Drive Torque Podcast - and would be a No from me if I had the money
"Anti Car" is a bit harsh, frankly. It's guiding the industry to move faster along a pre-determined route that the industry would be headed in anyway.
There's simply no way around it: cars will go electric. The government is simply trying to bring that date forward so we don't fry our kids in 30 years time.
Anti fossil fuel car? Yes. And rightly so.
Anti Car?
Only if you're invested in paying the Saudis ££££s for the rest of your life.
What would the top spec version cost in your country? Just curious, and comparing to our prices 😊
Pricing the second trim level at £40.1k makes little sense as it just pushes the car in luxury price bracket which will attract an extra £2k in VED.
What is really sad, is £40k isn't a luxury car anymore, it's just a middle family SUV. The £40k bracket hasn't increased since it came in, and cars have almost doubled in price since it was introduced.
First on! Great review Ped, 👍
Is Pete on Jollies again?
Oh yeah…Leighton Buzzard…what a jolly 😂
@PetrolPed 😆
Hi Peds
Clicked to see if it was by any chance a new petrol family SUV. Shame.
To these eyes it’s ill proportioned . Too tall , I know the tricks designers use to disguise the amount of metal below the glass , but it never works. At least 4 inches could be lopped off below the waist .
So the government is forcing EVs on drivers (aka “Voters”) they are not a suitable replacement for many drivers ICE cars, banning already clean ULEZ compliant petrol and diesel cars from 2030 (which would be even cleaner and more efficient with further more evolution), yet championing the construction of a 3rd runway at Heathrow that alone when in use will probably generate more CO2 than that saved by switching to EVs (which need to be driven 50000 before you offset the CO2 generated in making them anyway- by which time they will be obsolete, unsellable and probably scrapped - so no environmental benefit at all). And China is building 158 regional airports - anything we do is a tiny drop in the ocean and inconsequential.
If efficiency is to be the goal then manufacturers can’t keep producing huge bricks of cars with ever larger wheels. Manufacturers and buyers need to embrace aerodynamic efficiency.
Makes no sense to me.
Larger wheels means lighter tyres, so there's a weight saving, although a small one.
All cars have got huge, even a family hatchback is as large as an SUV from a decade ago, as buyer's want space inside. Also ever increasing crash worthiness tests mean larger vehicles to give optimum protection for occupants.
But yes, if we want to seriously reduce emissions, we all need to be driving tiny efficient vehicles.
Sorry but unless they find a way to get below 40k then who's going to won't to pay hundreds or thousands to tax the car, it won't drop till 6 years old and by then it won't have the range and warranty on battery would be 2 years. The car makers needed to have grown a pair and directly challenged the ev idiosy mandate, is the same bs going on in Europe
It's not thousands for a start. As of April 25, the first year of EV VED is £10.
Cars over £40k (it's too low IMO) will have an additional £410 levied on them, meaning £600 VED for years 2-6.
It's not just EV's that are paying more VED, as most ICE vehicles will also be paying more, some vehicle rates will double, so VW Golf that was £220 PA, is going up to £440, and large polluting vehicles like LRs and RRs are going to be paying up to £5,000 PA VED.
@johnnodge4327 I must have seen it wrong then, but even having to pay 600 minimum from year 2 to 6 is a cost that the every day Joe looks at when buying a second hand car, we'll I do, I got rid of 350 tax car to a 190 just so it's a euro6 but the actual car I wanted was 700 tax but I couldn't justify it. The legacy makers should of tackled the government on the ev mandate bs years ago or even built cars that people want and are able to afford. To get a car below 40k means a crap battery range, I live in a rural area so to get to the next big towns it's 20 miles in each direction so if I could afford an ev I want a minimum of 350 range, every day I drive 40 miles and every other evening I drive 100 miles and weekends it can be 200 miles due to kids sports training and games and with my petrol car I do this with one tank a week, 40k is not luxury it's an average now a days.
Still a boring car. There are so much more electric cars that look better and have a better range and faster charging speed.
Interesting, when you say first things first, then don’t say it’s £x’s I’m tapping out ASAP. Lights ha ha ha, behave.
😭"SKODA" across the back front and steering wheel has to be the tackiest naff thing I've seen re car badging😢😢
Youre never really hoing to do a "long" drive in one because it still has crap range in real world driving.
If they could add wheels from BMW then they’d have a world beater. Sadly these wheels are like every EV, generic and forgettable
Skoda are constantly emailing me about these and the Elroq….. I can only assume they are desperate to get rid of them but I have absolutely no interest in crappy electric cars…. As my current Skoda is an Octavia VRS petrol you would think they would realise I’m not the target market for this garbage…
You might not be ready yet, but you don't know what you are missing. Still, enjoy your VRS
@ Cheers but I know exactly what I’m missing. My brother has a Model Y (company car of course, he’s not that daft), and although he likes it, I think it’s hideous and soulless. My boss has an electric merc and we take my car when we go travelling on business… says it all. Electric cars have a specific use case but I resent being forced into inferior technology. When the battery tech enables a full charge in 3 minutes and the grid/infrastructure can cope they may be more appealing to the general population, although not us petrol heads…. Oh, they need to sort the styling out a well…..
Very sensible Stan..EVs are only for companies, the wealthy, and the fools..👍👍👍
The only person who says "inferior technology" is a person who doesn't own one, sorry.
One day you will realize your VRS is a dinosaur - a great one but a dinosaur. I hope you’ll find an EV that fits you and you won’t regret dropping your dinosaur. I dropped a C63 for an Enyaq L&K and I have 0 regret. I evolved.
Why buy from a a company that treats its customer like dirt, you will not publish this comment because it will cost you.
Erm, can you expand on this comment? Is this your own individual experience, or is it based on wider research? And what precisely does this have to do with this review and the opinions of the reviewer? ‘Treats its customer (sic) like dirt’. Strong words, be careful what you say on a public arena…
Why would a comment cost Pete?
I know people that only buy Skoda, as the customer service and cars are so good.
One upset customer doesn't make a bad company.
I’m a customer. I contacted Skoda about a problem in December and they’ve been right onto it. Even from head office.
@@johnnodge4327 I'd echo that. I just had my Skoda serviced at the dealer. Excellent service, and no complaints at all from me... I'm on my 5th Skoda in 20+ years.