NEW Skoda Enyaq IV 80 Review: Here's Why It's BRILLIANT | 4K

Rory reviews the new Skoda Enyaq IV, the company's new electric SUV. Here's why its high quality interior, comfortable ride and good looks makes it real candidate for best electric family car.
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[@skoda]

Hello AutoTrader, thank you for your review. We are glad it meets your expectations and we really appreciate the given feedback. ⚡💚

[@JURASSICDIVERUK]

That really a fantastic looking car design. A very classic shape!

[@skoda]

@@JURASSICDIVERUK 😊

[@A_S12042]

Love the enyaq just needs a better range! Double the mileage at least…

[@deeplaysgaming4754]

car looks real good and does everything else well too

[@Alorio-Gori]

awnn!!!

[@gauthamv5898]

Time and again Skoda are nailing the design! They definitely deserve more spotlight on them!

[@TermlessHGW]

Design yes. But drum brakes on a 22 electric car... and here I am thinking about doing a rear disc swap on my 97 Impreza

[@gauthamv5898]

@@TermlessHGW drum breaks makes sense it has regenerative braking and that will more than make up for it

[@TD1237]

Idk, I would say they're only nailing it now. From what I recall, their gas vehicles look sorta bland. But I do agree that this EV is gorgeous! Hopefully good-looking stuff like this is soon to follow.

[@Tafsern]

@@TermlessHGW It's the same as ID.4 and Q4. What's the big deal? It works!

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

Its literally the same company as VW,Audi,Seat,Porsche, Bentley, Lambo and Buggati. Seat and Skoda received much more love by the brand and they are killing it. its practically all the same designers, which u can see by alot of design language elements.

[@MrLense]

Nice review, but honestly for 99% of people out there we're all just waiting for the second hand market that isn't just Renault Zoes and Nissan Leafs

[@davidfarrell1062]

you be waiting. Back orders are off the charts for new ones and price of second hand ones wont be low enough to justify. Once the grant goes the second hand ones will get even dearer as the new ones will.

[@mrtee183]

I can see anyone wanting a second hand battery car, when the battery dies it’s not really worth replacing.

[@olliet7739]

I'd wait a bit longer... Seeing the cost of battery replacements starting to hit and they are more or the same price of the vehicle

[@Ben.Royals]

@@davidfarrell1062 The EV grant hasn't and doesn't cover this car, it's too expensive.

[@davidfarrell1062]

@@Ben.Royals in Ireland it does.

[@rpjwhite]

I love the Enyaq just wish I could afford it on the monthly’s. Great car.

[@daveshipley4056]

As an Enyaq owner since September last year, I can second Rory's review. This is an amazing EV and the drive and comfort level continue to delight me.

[@metoo3773]

Do you have the optional dcc? I ordered mine without it and I hope its good

[@totwiedisco]

Just one info: The heat pump does not add those 30% range. In fact, VAG originally claimed that this is the case but then they corrected theirselves (and reduced the price for this option, including cashback for the first movers). It‘s roughly 10% extra range.

depends on the weather tho, if it's really cold it very well could be

[@matejkokalj9422]

Nope.

[@brianmuir9059]

No, it as previous comment says adding a heat pump will NOT add 30% of range, best case scenario is around 10% and that is in cold weather. I have been driving an EV fitted with a heat pump for 3 years and the gain in range is just not worth the expense at £1k. I also have an Enyaq iV80 and on my very first journey I drove it back from the dealership 225 miles mostly motorway and some cross country trunk roads and I was still showing 90 miles of range. In summer depending on your driving style and roads you are driving on the 300+ is very achievable. Expect just over 200 max in the depths of winter.

[@PaulMansfield]

@@brianmuir9059 can did heat pump also cool the battery in summer so a rapid charger works faster?

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Presenter should know heatpump has nothing to do with WLTP.

[@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102]

I was parked next to an Enyaq 80 today, honestly liked the way it looked! Skoda still seem to be on their game here!

[@loosabway3400]

..unless you want to drive somewhere any distance away

[@oof8850]

Skodas are amazing now

[@Tafsern]

@@loosabway3400 I got the IV80 Sportline...and I've driven long trips, no problem at all. My guess is you don't have an electric car at all.

[@loosabway3400]

@@Tafsern I don't! Because (with the exception of Teslas and their functional network) they are not ready for prime time. I'm happy for your purchase; manufacturers are lucky to have consumers like yourself that know no better and settle for less.

[@jonpetter8921]

​@@loosabway3400Talk like a true fanboy 😂

[@steveb4012]

Well done Rory, you're putting out the best car content in the UK. Love the Enyaq, however, nice to hear an honest assessment of its range, or lack of really. Not very practical for the business user sadly.

[@nealm1814]

Not practical? Really! Real world 200 miles range before you have to look for a rapid charger, that's around 3 hours of motoring. If you are not stopping at least every 3 hours for a break then you are dangerous- and have an iron bladder.

[@steveb4012]

@@nealm1814 pre lockdown, the BMW 4 Gran Coupe 2.0 diesel. It had approximately 700 mile range, and the car did around 800 to 1000 miles a week, often travelling anywhere in the country or Europe. I take your point that for this type of car, the range isn't bad but will not suit the big distance company car user, there's not enough hours in the day. We filled up our BMW X1 25e last night, 10 miles electric range left, combined estimated range with a full tank was only 250 miles. t least it can be refuelled quickly. All I'm saying is long charge times are a challenge for the company car driver. 😉

[@Ohnonomomono]

@@steveb4012 in this day and age a lot of company drivers have learned to embrace Zoom and Teams instead of wasting time on the road. I drive and fly (professionally) about two thirds less than I used to pre-covid.

[@steveb4012]

@@Ohnonomomono Agreed, reduced travel is one of the benefits of covid I suppose.

[@nealm1814]

@@steveb4012 1000 miles a week. That's 5-6 rapid charges or 4.5 hrs vs 30 mins refueling an ICE. Are you really saying there are not enough hours in the day for 4.5 hrs charging per week especially as you could be having lunch whilst the car charges?

[@aljoker7808]

I had Skoda Karoq for few years as a company car, really good and it was basic model 1.6d A bit slow but seats, speakers and entertainment system was great, adaptive cruise control. I think Skoda is the best in the VW group.

[@panzerveps]

As a Skoda mechanic (previously VW and Audi), I can confirm Skoda is the best in the VW group ;) I can't give the Enyaq enough praise, both on styling and serviceability.

[@aljoker7808]

@@panzerveps Appreciate your comment.

[@hannahmeyer4967]

@@panzerveps The Enyaq is truly a brilliant car. Thanks for your insight as a Skoda mechanic!

[@Brian-om2hh]

Owned 4 Skodas over the past 20+ years here. I've felt Skoda has the edge in build quality over much of the rest of the VW group for a while now.... Brilliant customer service when you need it too..

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

If someone 30 years ago said that I would be able to buy a brand new Skoda for £43,000, I'd have laughed my head off... _Hahaha..._ 😂🙃*BONK!!* ☹

[@user-fs4fd3gv3r]

Same with BMW for £100,000

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@user-fs4fd3gv3r Exactly. I know which I'd have in the blink of an eye, and it's not the German one.

[@user-fs4fd3gv3r]

it's called inflation.

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

@@user-fs4fd3gv3r So it's like your name, eh!? 8-))...

[@X2p5423videolover]

Rory, awesome review as always. I watch your reviews from U.S. and some of these are vehicles are not available to us. But I love your reviews as you do common peoples cars, not only super cars. 👍🏾

[@marvans]

Love your EV reviews! Great balance of tech details and real life considerations!

[@entity_dragons2013]

I've had fords for nearly 20 years. Took the plunge and went with skoda, I've had my Skoda karoq two years now it's brilliant. I'd definitely buy a Skoda again

[@Pragwo1f]

I've had Skodas for 25 years and have taken the plunge to buy a Ford:)

[@Brian-om2hh]

Agreed. Four Skodas here over 20+ years. Also owned a Focus 1.0 litre Ecoboost in between. The Focus couldn't match the build and finish of the Skodas. The Skodas had thickly applied paint even where the door hinges are, and also in hidden areas in the boot etc. The Focus looked like it had been sprayed with a Flit gun......

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@Pragwo1f Don't be too concerned. There are people and organisations out there who can offer help and support should you require it......

[@kurriedone741]

Hi Rory, I have been following you from your early days. Just to remind you that your presentation and content is superb and you are an inspiration to us all.

[@espenliebak6875]

Thank you for pointing out suspension :) GREAT REVIEW :)

[@Scotracer1987]

The heat pump is for the cabin heating, not the battery. They are the single most important option for a UK EV buyer. At 5C they can add 30+ miles more range.

[@commuterbranchline8132]

Tesla model 3 and Y have the Octovalve system. This single combined system takes care of all heating and cooling of the cabin and and battery. Genius!

[@robertaksland1471]

The Enyaq has a very complex heat pump. It can heat up the battery when needed and use excess heat from the battery to heat the cabin. While preheating the battery is heated too, and can add 50 km of range when starting with a hot battery in cold weather.

[@commuterbranchline8132]

@@robertaksland1471 The heat pump is an expensive cost option on the Skoda. It comes as standard on the Tesla.

[@Scotracer1987]

@@robertaksland1471 Yes but you don't need a heat pump for that. It's a good idea to pre-heat the battery, if you have the spare energy to do it from the wall. You wouldn't want to be heating the battery, whilst you're driving along, as you will always lose out.

[@robertaksland1471]

@@commuterbranchline8132 Here in Norway the heat pump is standard on the IV80 and IV60.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Looks really nice. Love the look of that cognac leather. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@alvarojm11]

I just love all this content, keep it up. Just a comment, the heat pump doesn't heat up the battery to perform better, they already have it. What the heat pump does is it uses the heat generated in the battery and motors to warm up the cabin so you don't need to use the more power hungry PTC Heater. Thtat's why cars without heat pump perform so worse in winter, in addition to keeping the batteries in an optimal temperature, you have to use maybe 4-5 kW (at least) of power to heat up the cabin. And that just keeps getting worse when the temperature goes down

[@dantebg100]

😹 can you please, Google what heat pump is. 😹 Heat pump in a car is just a simple air conditioner. Just like the Daikin you are using in your home

[@reubenmitchell5269]

The MEB platform doesnt pre-heat the battery before fast charging

[@scottmcgovern1905]

Just got mine last week. Upgraded to that interior and the 21inch in black. Love it!

[@adamsmith9295]

Picked up our iV80 Sport Line last week and we’re loving it, truly great family wagon 😎👍

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

Skoda's are just brilliant vehicles! Practical, well designed & sturdy!

[@lornestein7248]

Great info and very impressive EV. I'm Canadian and Skoda doesn't even sell here but thanks for showing me the car & teaching me about BEV systems with the Heat-Pump add-on.

[@United-News]

great video!, Thanks

[@Car_Fanatic]

I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS. You talk about things no other creator does. God bless you

[@thealevelbiologist]

Very interesting and amazing photography ⭐️

[@shanewaller2864]

I sold my bmw m3 and recently have had two skodas on my driveway a skoda superb 2.0 190 tdi dsg sel executive estate for the weekends and a skoda citigo sel 5dr for the city commute. I have absolutely know idea why people have reserved options on skoda .my superb is a audi a6 all but in drag and I absolutely love it . When the time comes I too will buy the skoda ev 👍

[@Brian-om2hh]

They're still silly enough to ignore the badge Shane. As you'll already know, Skoda are now producing cars to match (and often better) any others at the same price...... My neighbours live in a £500k bungalow. There are 2 Skoda's on their drive. A Superb and a Fabia, both bought new last year.

[@georgeoreilly969]

Great review really enjoyed it Will you be reviewing the mg zs long range in the future

[@somerandomfella]

Love it when you fondle with the knobs

[@omaralkayal7598]

remember we had a Skoda Octavia sedan and that thing was amazing

[@n.dtaylor8692]

Been driving my one for over a week now, I have the 60 eco suite model and it's a beautiful drive, with stunning design and build quality.

[@turkification]

Love your reviews man.

[@justsomeguy1141]

I saw a red one on the road and I had to whip my head round to work out what it was...this is the first family car I've ever found attractive. They really nailed the design love it!

[@PaulMansfield]

Another brilliant interview from Rory. We're really blessed to have some brilliant reviewers on KZbin.

[@daviebevan]

Nice one Rory. Glad to see you are not wasting your talent on certain other car review programs. I liked you on TG. But I like you better on this channel

[@peteleech1]

Overpriced when you hit the options list.

[@toobasaurus23]

Very good looking EV. I like the interior, rims and lines. I believe HUD's should be standard on all new cars.

[@azza1793]

It’s clear that with these kind of prices for electric cars the second hand market for fossil fuel cars is going to go through the roof

[@jpbackhouse]

I think it may be now, but as we get closer and closer to 2030, the second hand market for electric cars may go mental with people rushing to move over without paying the high costs of a brand new EV. Some may argue about battery degredation on a second hand EV, bit th sales of Leafs etc are still holding up and plenty of risk buying a used ICE.

[@Brian-om2hh]

It isn't. Because legislation to reduce emissions in towns and cities will kill off all the older stuff in the years ahead. Anything not meeting at least Euro 6 in a few years time will be caned to the tune of £40 to £50 a week (or more!) to drive into town or city centres..... and for exactly the same reason, EV used values are likely to hold up well..

[@stubailey9433]

Like it. Good work Rory.

[@bobbylucian]

One of the best car reviewers out there. That’s all, logged in to say that.

[@TelscombeTerror]

Brilliant honest review and looks 100 times better the the ID4. Look forward to hearing a review of the Nissan Ariya when it finally arrives.

[@tomattime]

Grab the popcorn. Time for another magnificent Rory rEView

[@finleypdoherty]

love rory's use of delicious to describe cars

[@chargeheadsuk]

I've ordered one with sports suspension!!!! 🤷‍♂️ planning a few mods too 😉⚡💪

[@quasijones]

Another great video - so much better than Mr Water Bottle!

[@mcdick]

Personally I think this consept with the boxy ass and all is brilliant. Closest we've got to wagon. I've got one coming in 4x4 form in the autumn. Should make nice family car and the big trunk is awesome for hobbies. Personally I don't like the idea of frunk, if it sacrifices any of the trunk space. Also I would like to see moving rear seats to sacrifice some of the rear leg room for the trunk if necessary. Also interesting to see how it handles northern Finlands winter. All Enyaqs coming here have heat pump, so that's a bonus, but still there seems to be quite lot of problems with electrics in these conditions. Personally if -30% range is all penalty I'll get, I'm fine.

[@Pragwo1f]

By far the most desirable current Skoda. Here in its CZ home the story goes that VW were not pleased that it is a better all-rounder than its ID.4 sibling. Still shows up the limitations of EVs. The real-life range, even with the expensive optional heat pump, of around 150 miles might be enough in the UK, but it's not enough where people routinely make longer journeys.

[@enyaq_gorm]

I get more than that in my iV 60. It's enough to drive for 2 to 3 hours by which stage for safety and comfort I stop Evan when driving a petrol car

[@kevinmoffatt]

I read a book recently by the sales manager of a company that sold compliance measuring equipment to car manufacturers and he was shocked, when he first visited the Skoda plant, that the tolerances being achieved were far, far better than at Wolfsberg. Go Skoda.

[@dnuno75]

Lovely interior indeed!

[@TheVladBlog]

I’ve driven this car. It’s truly spectacular. Too bad charging infra is crap where I’m from

[@HI-tb3ut]

True, nice interior & exterior design.. no mistakes

[@barnoslogik]

rory another great video, the car looks great, i'm with you on that interior. apart from the lack of climate control knobs, unless you can make the steering wheel buttons control it, without taking hands off the wheel. Dont agree with you on the "chandelier" style grill, looks too over the top for my taste. something i've noticed when you do the rear seats, do the seat parts not come up at all anymore on any new cars, prior to putting the back down, which would allow the rear space to be larger, plus easier to push item to the from of the area, without as much of a lip? last but not least we have boots in the UK not trunk, so its got to be called a froot or front boot if anything, similar to on a beetle or on a porsche, which were never called a front trunk or frunk!!

[@rajkishore88]

Love the change of steering wheel design . Welcome back to the three spoke.

[@AndrewKeyz]

The option list is very confusing when navigating the Skoda site. I think this is where Tesla also does much better than its rivals. It offers simple options and even the basic car has more default tech than most rivals including the heatpump.

[@benjaminwinrow9620]

If you research evs all conclusions end with the purchase of a Tesla :-)

[@philorgneopolotin8762]

Yeah the one thing Tesla does well is including features with the base model. Included heat pump, fast charging capabilities, free autopilot, front and rear heated seats, heated steering wheel, not to mention all the additional software like sentry mode, camp mode, dog mode etc. that come completely free with the base model. Many of which you’ve have to pay anywhere from $500-2000 for any one of those upgrades on a rival’s EV

[@Nnn30055]

@@benjaminwinrow9620 and why is that

[@aerox69x]

I was hoping that the tesla no/little options system would spread to the legacy manufacturers

[@AndrewKeyz]

@@aerox69x Same. Instead, all these companies are sticking with their archaic approaches to advertising cars on their sites. Half of the time you can't even buy them and would have to repeat the entire complex options list to a local dealer who probably doesn't care whether you buy a car or not. Crazy.

[@JamesDOConnor1916]

Hi Rory thanks for another great video sir, you and my dad were right about this car it really is the best family BEV on the market 😀

[@loosabway3400]

..........if all you want to do is drive to the shop and you live in an area with wide roads

[@pumpkinhead456]

@@loosabway3400 in fairness, that's what most families do. I have to agree it's the best family BEV, the range is not much of an issue for me, I've only charged mine 3 times in 6 weeks.

[@loosabway3400]

@@pumpkinhead456 Jeez, £40k shopping trolley. That just isn't 'green'. With that level of use, you could have run your old ICE car for a hundred years before it used as much energy as was used in making this one. Just don't get it.

[@pumpkinhead456]

@@loosabway3400 I get your point, but my car was a lease that needed replaced anyway. The Enyaq should last longer on the second hand market than my replaced Kodiaq will, so horses for courses. For most folk the greenest car is the one they currently own, but then hardly anyone actually owns new cars.

[@loosabway3400]

@@pumpkinhead456 You are, of course, choosing what suits you and if you don’t drive medium / long distances, it looks like a lovely car (well , apart from that unhelpful VW user interface!). But the way cars are sold, the perverse tax incentive / disincentives that encourage folk to dump perfectly useable cars and replace them unnecessarily with dirty to produce, new cars, is insane and wrong.

[@bilgyno1]

I was extremely tempted to get one last year, but ended up getting the Ioniq 5 for the faster charging, more towing, bit faster, interior design. That said, the Enyaq is better in some ways: bigger boot, longer range, better aerodynamics, matrix LED. However, full spec it's also quite a bit more expensive than the full spec Ioniq 5. Both are really good choices that make an ICE family car redundant (provided there's a decent charging infrastructure).

[@sugarrfree]

Good choice

[@Petr1331]

Intrior design is the reason I wouln’t buy Ionic or Tesla. Seems to me like 80’ car + big screens

[@no-oneman.4140]

Interesting. If you fully spec the Ioniq 5 ie Ultimate with the packs it comes to £51k.

[@m2r296]

Rory please review the Skoda kodiaq my22!

[@christianmarcel7766]

It's Skoda's best car by far. Technology, comfort AND design interior and exterior are great. Just one complaint to make but that's for all European EV cars, why the heck don't they feature front trunks? Tesla, Lucid Air, Rivian, Ford etc. always feature front trunks which is super convenient and one of the points, among many others of course, of getting an EV. Side note, I'm yet to see a car review made in the UK where it's not raining. LOL

[@samirsuleymanov2099]

The cheapest Skoda model I got (Rapid) has got the same steering wheel and I love it!

[@Filthyserb262]

Does it support Android Auto/Apple car play?

[@primozkrajcar4144]

Very good review Rory! Again, if I might add. For the electric car debate, let's leave that for some other time. But I will stick to petrol for now.

[@johnminshall242]

In the £40-45k territory, this (80) Enyaq is right up there with the best of the newer EVs! Possibly only just shy of the new EV6 - if you don’t need such a capacious car and boot.

[@user-oe2ti1fb8r]

Great review Rory. Do you have any idea of how long it will be before the maximum range after a full recharge is less than 100 miles?

[@AutoTraderTV]

No, but the battery has a warranty for 160,000km or 8 years. So it if dropped to 100 miles within that time I think you’d have a good to get it replaced.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Typical battery degradation might be around 3% per year, so even after the 8 year battery warranty expires, you may still see around 70% or so of the range when new. ICE cars performance and economy also reduces as the years and miles build up. I wouldn't expect to see less than 100 miles range in less than 12 to 15 years.

[@user-oe2ti1fb8r]

@@Brian-om2hh Thank you. Can we assume that battery lifespan will get better as technology improves?

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@user-oe2ti1fb8r With battery refurbishments becoming more common and available at reasonable cost, the battery's lifespan could readily be 20+ years. Full battery replacement is not always necessary......

[@Shortgrauzis]

I like your reviews Rory.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Thank you!

[@Beorn.]

Here's a question for Autotrader, I am looking into an ev but the only charging access I have is a 13 amp wall socket. The electricity supply won't support anything else? There are no public chargers near me. I can live with the slow charging but Hyundai say constant use of the ac 13 amp charging cable will damage the cars converter. So any evs that it won't damage by charging this way? It's either that or stick with my ice car.

[@AutoTraderTV]

I haven’t heard of this type of charging damaging a car (it’s more likely to damage your plug, wiring etc - as they’re not usually rated for continuous 13 amp use). But… It’s best to check with an electrician to see if you can get a dedicated plug installed, or call a company that does EV charger installs.

[@Beorn.]

@@AutoTraderTV Thank you very much for your reply, I will take your advice and speak to an electrician.

[@sph_holl2650]

Is it just me that’s triggered by the ever increasing window fogging.... was the AC broken?

[@PeterHartland]

Took so while testing EV cars in the end I didn't need blistering speeds 100 mph on UK is enough to loss my licence thank you, acceleration well batter than my present Hybrid SUV & the main selling points to me were the comfort of the seats & the suspension (partner has a bad back). Although not cheap when I added all my options still cheaper than a Tesla Y was a SUV hatch & better than the others in the WV group. Went for the Sportline 80X which has most of the extra ALREADY BUILT IN LIKE 135KW Charging & Matrix lights. Just added Heat pump & the advanced driving package. Sad news 20+ weeks delivery

[@srinivasachakravarthiadibh2502]

I love the fact that unlike other evs it doesn’t have humongous screens in my opinion they just look odd ex Mercedes eqs.

[@impolitebrit2386]

I know that sooner or later we are all going to have to buy an EV but is there ever going to be an affordable car that doesn't have a miserable range? If this has a range of 150-200 miles and it costs (with options) in the region of 45-50k what hope is there for a small family car under $20k with a reasonable range? You'd really need to be getting 4-5 miles per KW/h as a minimum and I don't see that happening any time soon...

[@kinocchio]

The interior is amazing

[@tipperarymick5337]

Lovely car, but again, way out of most people's price range!

[@Paulo-ov4yo]

I think Skoda have knocked it out of the park. I will be looking at one when it comes time to replace my Lexus NX 300H

[@brxee]

Is it as comfortable as the e-C4 though?

[@LoftechUK]

Looks amazing

[@stevenesbitt3528]

Just picked up my wife's Kodiaq, honestly blown away by the quality of the car.

[@PaulMansfield]

You must be very strong.

[@stevenesbitt3528]

@@PaulMansfield lol

[@CivilStig]

I think the rear trays being so wobbly might actually be a good thing; imagine driving on a bumpy road. If the plateau would be completely stiff, a drink would easily spill or a phone would fall off. Now, the chance of that happening is way slimmer.

[@randompotatoguy9347]

love the looks on skodas.

[@jelsanitydragneel753]

😲 firsts time hearing these cars, but damm they good !!!! Fabulous design.

[@davidkelly6011]

Absolutely adore the design of this car. Despite the criticism of the rear end, I can see similarities with a Bentley Bentayga a little bit

[@vicjay1972]

Is this on the same platform as the ID4?

[@Brian-om2hh]

yes....

[@jcb1619]

I want to buy one! 😍

[@Automation_Control_Tuning]

I have the 80kW, realistic range of 230 this winter. Very impressed for first 3 months.

[@denismurphy8022]

Hi Guy, do you have a heat pump?

[@TueChristensenDK]

What are peoples thoughts on this vs Tesla Model Y for a family car with small kids? The costs are almost the same after all almost-mandatory options are selected for the Skoda. The boot is probably a bit better on the Enyaq, though Tesla claims more (but for baby carriages and strollers the sloping roof makes it hard to utilize).

[@ZekeMagnum]

I built this with the stuff I thought was necessary. which was almost everything. It would end up costing almost 100 more euros a month over my Y... also I have 1.95% interest on my Tesla and Skoda could only do 4.25%. That is huge... Tesla boot is about 850. Front is 130. Almost 1000 liters. No other EV is even close to it. Cannot forget to mention how Tesla's rear seats fold completely flat and wtf is going on inside the Skoda?! Most strollers today can be folder super flat, so I do not see that as a problem. If you have a big dog however and need a cage you''ll have to compare more carefully

[@aerox69x]

I manage with 3 kids (2car seats, 1 pram) in a model 3 so a Y should be all you need. I think the legacy manufacturers are close but not quite at tesla all round wase of use. I'd wait for the second gen to come out in 3 years or so

[@jonpetter8921]

@Dantzig Model Y has poor payload. Also not as comfortable as the Enyaq. And like you said Enyaq has larger boot.

[@mikeroberts786]

Rory is the BEST car reviewer. Crisp, incisive intelligent.

[@girolamogrande5632]

I ordered with the sport suspensions... hopefully won't be so bad

[@michaellawrence7570]

Rory the man

[@paulsm77]

All the options he’s recommending we’d end up with a £60k Skoda 🤣

[@user-oe2ti1fb8r]

Chicken feed to Autotrader presenter, however, it may mean he's not in touch with the real world?

[@kiwousek007]

Well he already said that with this particular example its 43k...maybe a bit more for the LED mask in front, but thats it. He is not driving the basic model in the video...

[@brianmuir9059]

More like £50k and still way cheaper than the Audi eTron which is no better a car.

[@Ben.Royals]

@@brianmuir9059 £50k will easily get you an S Line Q4 E-Tron 40 with the matrix LED's and the comfort and sound package

[@MisoElEven]

@@brianmuir9059 Or you can get a well equipped BMW 5 series or Mercedes C class... and find that theres nothing this Skoda is better at than these 2 cars. Comfort, interior, driving characteristics, range..just nothing. Also the door handles made of cheap plastic are just unacceptable in a car in this price range.

[@dinero99]

Will this be coming to India?

[@chrisblunt4846]

I was going to get one of these, but the Time you add up all the options to make it meet that standard model 3, it become more expensive. Model 3 it was!

[@APopov]

7:45 He speaks about range and drives with A/C off and partially fogged windscreen.

[@malph9216]

I really like the Enyaq and the review made me think.....finally an EV that I could be interested in......until Rory revealed the real world range numbers, still way short of what I need for the way I use a car. The projected range from Skoda and WLTP are tempting, but just pie in the sky numbers unfortunately. The rate at which EV tech is evolving will maybe deliver proper, reliable long range and short charge times, but to be honest, I'm not holding my breath......and that's without considering this country's current abysmal charging infrastructure.

[@pato10111]

Have you thought about home charging every night?

[@johnmckay1423]

Yesterday I drove to Birmingham for a meeting which is about 1¾ hours each way. Range predictor suggested I should probably just about make it home without charging. The car park I used had a whole bank of chargers (which had one BMW phev plugged in). Plugged in, did what I was there for and came back to a full battery. My point is that most of us don't need more range - I could do that journey every day with the range that Rory quotes and never have to go anywhere or take any time to fill up, so less inconvenient than a petrol or diesel. I also passed the famous Rugby services with its banks of properly rapid chargers, so if I wasn't stopping long in Birmingham, a 10 minute stop would be fine. At the minute, the charging infrastructure isn't universally like that, which can make the range a bit limiting. We need charging options like that to be normal - much cheaper than doubling the battery capacity on every car and will give better, lighter, less resource hungry cars. I would have made it back with about 10 miles range left.

[@panzerveps]

Don't you ever stop for a break? If you have kids, they will probably love to get out of the car for a while.

[@Tafsern]

Your wrong though. Skodas range numbers are actually real. It's been tested several times. It goes a bit further too. But it's from 100% until it actually stops at 0%. That's WLTP, and it's measured the same way on every car out there. I've got the IV80 Sportline, and the range is no problem at all.

[@stevecade857]

You really have to take time to review your own personal usage case to see how ev could work for you. As the charging infrastructure improves it gets much easier but the best way is to have your own off-street charger if possible. With the improved charging infrastructure and rapid charging the whole not enough range thing really starts to disappear. If only we could have supermarkets start building decent rapid charging facilities instead of charging facilities including small supermarkets it would make it so much better.

[@albawest]

can i have all of the optional extras and you can keep the shell

[@czierwo]

Lovely vehicle! Finally some sense on the road of EVs.

[@aleshd3403]

You're taking the words out of my mouth. :)

[@markobrien2241]

Do you think Skoda will do a 7 seat version?

[@D.mo7]

Skoda needs to come to America. Their cars looks cool

[@sanjsharma9903]

I would be interested if it had AWD and 350bhp it looks better than the ID4. The coupe version will look like the Cupra Formentor.

[@NO3V]

At least in Germany there is the Enyaq 80x with two motors and 265hp. The standard 80 feels dog slow with 204hp and over 2.1 tons to be honest. (Haven't driven the 80x yet but the ID.4 GTX felt sufficiently powered in contrast to the Enyaq 80).

[@DavidJohnson-ng6qo]

I had a test drive with the Enyaq over a weekend . Lovely car & really wanted to switch to an electric car. But the range was poor for what I wanted and when ever I tried recharging on the motor. The charging stations where very busy and had to wait over an hour 🤬. If and when I change. This maybe the car

[@loosabway3400]

It's just stupid isn't it?

[@oof8850]

Absolutely David and it's only going to get worse. You also need to ask yourself is it really worth waiting an hour in line then another 30-40 minutes to charge?

[@pato10111]

You need to consider that all EV owners need a home charger.

[@loosabway3400]

@@pato10111 Can’t take them with you on the road, though, can you?

[@pato10111]

@@loosabway3400 do you drive over 200 miles a day regularly? Most people don't.

[@neilmustow368]

Wow lovely design the Enyaq that interior very plush serious piece of kit for an EV SUV nice one Skoda👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Beamngncap_official]

You forgot that this car won Best in class 2021

[@pollumG]

Production. Levels

[@tbone0077]

Which would you pick this or the EV6?

[@stevewhitmill2037]

Ev6

[@petergtoft1050]

I know its Electric and the battery needs to go somewhere. So can anyone tell me please what are the dimensions of the load area with the rear seats folded flat. I need to know the dimension of length, width and the height from the folded seat to the roof and from the floor to the roof. Thanks