New Skoda Kodiaq First Look: 2024's Best New Family Car? | 4K

Alex takes a look at the new Skoda Kodiaq, which comes with the option of 7 seats, a huge plug-in hybrid battery, and knobs! Could it be the best family car of 2024?
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[@tinashemuzangaza7003]

That usb port for the dash cam is the best thing I have seen.

[@andras.89]

Yes, bring back all those knobs and buttons, keep the ones which were already superb (no pun intended) on the steering wheel, and also at least implement the gaudgets as well as it is here.

[@vejas89]

All brands are doing the screen, so they can implement all the subscriptions for options. As tesla, bmw and couple of others are already doing

[@deleted.6743]

Gaudgets? Wtf

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

​@@deleted.6743 Always these clueless old people commenting

[@ram64man]

@@vejas89 that’s exactly why I will never buy them

[@fandomuniverse]

They just announced the new Skoda Octavia facelift and has a slider for everything, no knobs 😓

[@user-hi7qx2iq4j]

This car has got all you need and want in a Daily usage car ! It’s almost perfect❤❤❤

[@thewavehunter]

I think automakers underestimate the number of us that MUCH PREFER physical dials and knobs. It’s also not safe to have to take your eyes off the road repeatedly to search through menus on a screen.

[@Owshua]

Fantastic looking and functional interior - those front seats look really comfortable.

[@MyNigellus]

Love the knobs, seriously. Look good and the interior is great in general.

[@stuartspink76]

Had one of the current ones (an SE L 7 seater) and it was a brillant family car.....currently got a enyaq 80...looking for a second car so will def be considering one of these...Seems with skoda these days one of the best cars and especially value for money...definitely better that their VW/Audi counter parts....

[@roberthead5657]

100% agree! Had a Kodiaq before, now got an Enyaq like yourself. If the UK charging infrastructure doesn't improve in 2024 then I'll seriously be looking at the Kodiaq iV 🙂

[@HishamX]

how do you afford it? can you send me money please

[@manoz6194]

Something I noticed about Skoda lately is there really nice paints!

[@Sto79Be]

This colour is hideous, but I guess it’s subjective.

[@manoz6194]

@@Sto79Be I was more talking about the paint quality lol. This colour isn't too bad imo

[@lubosmotl5200]

The paints also have good names. This is the Gold-Bronze Metallic. I don't like it too much, among the similar ones, the Indian Kushaq's Honey Orange seems nicer, it is closer to the Cognac colors - the cognac label is only used for the interior furniture colors. But search for Skoda Arctic Silver and my favorite Skoda Mamba Green (for the Enyaq). It is toxically bright but I simply cannot resist looking at it when I see the mamba green on the street. The attention is like 100 other cars' combined. The new Superb comes in the very conservative Ice Tea Yellow. There are dozens of such nicely balanced names of the new colors.

[@angushogg3667]

Great review - really well presented and very absorbing. Thanks very much.

[@jameshersee169]

Looks great! I really enjoy the colour and light design… it’s awesome! Hopefully the next Enyaq follows this design language with the lights. I love the shape of the Enyaq. The Enyaq has a HUD option already by the way :)

[@tortozza]

These reviews are fantastic quality

[@skemsen]

Love the 80’ies “soundtrack” 😄👍 Car look awesome - wish I could afford it.

[@lukathon86]

‘This is a seriously accommodating big hole’ Michael Scott - *looks at camera*

[@Ronnie_B]

I went from a B7 RS4 to a Skoda Octavia and was still impressed by it! The Kodiaq is my next car and I'm so looking forward to it

[@shaunm9928]

Looks a beautiful car - great review Alex !

[@elziyad796]

This is the best big family SUV in the world by FAR. It has everything and now more technology and luxury 👏👏👏

[@shantanubbhosale]

This car is basically perfect.

[@AllyAlliue]

Another fantastic review 🔥🔥🔥

[@ragemydream]

Love it. really stepped it up.

[@adibhussain5332]

I wish someone could have gifted me this Kodiaq of the Skoda in India. No worries. Someday if I be that capable I would definitely go for this car. This is not a car. This is a machine with enthusiastic technology.

[@2mnyshp]

If you remove the wheels it is.

[@lubosmotl5200]

I watched a wonderful 30-minute video about (Skoda and other) cars in India. Very insightful and entertaining, about the cows on the streets, drivers only being responsible for the front, and so on. Note that in India, Skoda produces Kushaq (king in Sanskrit, with the Q taken from Eskimo's language to indicate an SUV) which is smaller than Kodiaq, of the size near the Kamiq in Europe. And then there is a Skoda Slavia, an Indian relative of the defunct Skoda Rapid (smaller sedan than Octavia, Octavia used to be Laura). Many traits are optimized for the Indian markets. So there has to be chrome everywhere. And one must save the money so there are some holes in the carpet in the trunk and similar things that I couldn't have overlooked. And the customer services is probably weaker than in Europe...

[@KoffieMoffie]

Fascinating that Skoda are so much better than VW at creating interesting, intelligent and desirable great value cars. At this rate Skoda will be a stronger brand in 5 years time!

[@ashutoshbhogra]

Great presentation! Love the car too

[@HishamX]

Playing with those knobs looks like fun

[@JMRM1410]

Excellent quality review.

[@ollyrukes]

The shape at the back might look more sleek, but must make for a very very small back row in the 7 seater

[@dalis994]

I'm definitely sure about the colour, love it!

[@garrygrant2827]

This is a very impressive suv car plenty space and very versatile. Love ghe look on outside and love the new look in ghe inside I will be test driving when available and will be ordering one nfor sure as it will fill all mg needs in a car

[@Diffusion8]

Decent. Great to have real knobs and buttons!

[@wojtek5588]

I'm absolutely in love with this car 😍😍😍

[@novik21e]

I really love what they did with that version. I am currently driving with t-cross, but one day, I will move on to Kodiaq definitely.

[@gregoryuk]

The BOOTS! ✨️✨️

[@LCOF]

First thing I noticed too!

[@meryuk]

Love the music 😊

[@PS-ui5zu]

How they got those extra litres into the boot ? How much it is longer than in previous model ?

[@MBC1988.]

I love this car ❤

[@plugman1963]

It's a great looking car. If I had the money it would be a toss up between this and the 2024 Kia Sorento

[@MartMalm78]

will the hybrid version come as 7 seater?. I guess not given the smaller trunk

[@pritamghosh4158]

i am using Karoq for last two years.. very good car.. everything they have given within budget price range..

[@radinsyah1574]

Skoda is more progressive than its parent VW imho.

[@lubosmotl5200]

The parent VW Group is the parent of both. The VW brand is a sibling of Škoda's. ;-)

[@ojwh]

Great. Thanks.

[@machman261063]

Looks great and is on my test drive list as I expect to change my current car in 2024.

[@mrmawson2438]

Afternoon Alex looks good

[@ScotsGal]

What a cracking looking big car .....big and roomy ..skoda just keep knocking it out the park

[@cafe405]

Press to select then change settings......that's a lot of time with eyes off road.

[@oxcart4172]

That interior quality looks incredible

[@Impr31]

Is plug in hybrid 4x4 ?

[@lfcjay]

Will there be a vrs?

[@kresokresovski7515]

Looking nice❤!

[@miladkoten7785]

Ross Geller day glow teeth 😂😂😂! Nice

[@toobasaurus23]

Hey Autotrader. It feels like you're beginning to blur the lines between objective car reviews and paid reviews. *Promo for Skoda at the beginning of this video that happens to review one of their cars- hint #1. *The fact they had a Skoda Kodiaq as a crew car for a full year - hint #2. *Absolutely no negative remarks in this video - hint #3 *No YT labels of Advertiser Supported content - hint #4. *The claim of 'Best Family Car of 2024' with absolutely zero mention of the competitors in said category - hint #5. Do better, Autotrader. Do not start taking advantage of your devoted audience like this. I love and trust this channel. Don't throw it away.

[@nat_blueberry7011]

That color is amazing 😊

[@x3merx3mer]

Looks great. Car too.

[@PugalRK]

Is this available in india?

[@MultiTrumpetman]

The best!❤

[@mrmawson2438]

It's alright thanks love

[@user-hi7qx2iq4j]

Just a smaller screen would be an appropriate solution for it to be classier !

[@mcchewyb]

That forehead comment made me LOL. I thought i was hearing things i had to rewind it. Brilliant.

[@HishamX]

explain?

[@mcchewyb]

@@HishamX 04:15

[@rotteneggconcept]

That BMW Grill aint fooling nobody, but it is a Beautiful Car

[@EvoraGT430]

Oh yes, so reminiscent of an E-type or Dino. You should have gone to SpecSavers if you think this slab-sided elephant is beautiful.

[@tacodias]

@@EvoraGT430just because your wife isn’t Keira Knightly and is the size of a Kodiaq, she’s still beautiful! The same happens with cars

[@lubosmotl5200]

A very similar grill was invented by Škoda and other Czechoslovak cars in between the wars, decades before the BMW emulated them.

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

What-the-heck ever

[@the.indian.adonis]

car is so good, love it

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

Can’t wait for the new Karoq

[@wilbeugre]

You can't imagine how overjoyed I am because of the fingerprint remover...what took them so long to fix such an obvious and recurrent issue?

[@sbstn110]

OMG, how hard was it to get a microfiber cloth and wipe it before the "simply clever" device? 😅

[@chriswright4252]

I like it……and the colour!

[@Richard_Spedding]

Looks Great. Would love to see a match up against the upcoming new Hyundai Santa Fe

[@dhamwarich1876]

It looks more BMW than BMWs

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

Whatever

[@jonathanmormerod]

LMFAO. Picked up my "new" second-hand Kodiaq just over an hour ago!🤣🤣

[@dordeish]

cute innuendos, it took some time getting them.

[@richardjones8699]

Had the previous one. Things went wrong on it left, right and centre. Never again.

[@RajendraprasadShinde]

Skoda is my first love in auto world and this video made me love it more because of the Oxbridge accent, typical BBC or let's say James Bond movies English ... Great video .. I hope Indian Skoda brings here .. appeal to do so ❤

[@gandalfkenobi0077]

I just watched 8mins of a review of a car that isn't super exciting for me. What a solid, well rounded, informative review, well done!

[@TanaseLiviu]

Nice maneuver to do a facelift to a car and everyone says that is brand new :))) And add 20k on top :D

[@englishoak]

Definitely not the first Skoda with a heads up display, the Enyaq has it.

[@alanwayte432]

Skoda are becoming the premium VAG brand...real buttons for climate...excellent news

[@Kadrat90]

new touareg or kodiaq??

[@MrXlopecz]

"It's absolutely humongous" That's what she said!

[@markusdeep42]

OH My! This woman with her Amy Winehouse’s voice that wraps us up. Nicely reviewed this Skoda has something to prove in SUV segment.

[@Shamefull57]

3 rd row must be more spacious

[@zohaybkhan]

I don't like the creases along the length of the car through the doors. They are too high and makes the car appear bulkier. The previous version had those creases at a lower height, making it appear more muscular than bulkier.

[@hshahcricket]

There are way more creases than the grass at Lords🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samuelfitzpatrick9739]

Nice😍 and I don't mean the car

[@sandeep8421]

What's only missing is a nice gear knob... Should bring that back also like physical control knobs.. Good job Skoda..

[@f1b1777]

Think some one watching Car Guru ….how do I know AND ,AND AND AND . LOL 😊

[@juhojalonen3046]

She loves knobs!

[@randomkindness1470]

I feel like this was a missed opportunity to rally up the nob-gang...

[@shanewaller2864]

I had the previous skoda superb 2.0 190 tdi dsg sel executive estate and it was brilliant. I'm not loving the new dashboard, I like the the digital dash display but I can't stand the raised infotainment screen, it blocks your view of the road and there is way to much going on. I want 1 button to do one task. It's easier and safer when driving. And I'd like the gearbox selector to go back in the transmission tunnel. The interior looks to much like the enyaq electric car and I can't stand it .bring back my buttons, not electric screens.

[@AttilaPatakiJr]

Maybe it’s new for the Kodiaq but the Eniaqs has had HUDs since their production.

[@ouijabored45]

skoda wins once again

[@granfersteve3815]

Who'd have thought having Manual controls in the cabin would be such a revelation !!

[@glynnwadeson5605]

Quashqai has them, nice and easy to use too….

[@dark13art]

Finally useful hybrid 100km on charge should be bare minimum.

[@nchia]

USB port for dash cam - SOLD!!

[@somerandomfella]

Not a bad looking car..

[@ObiWT]

I like Alex. I'm following this channel only due to her 😀

[@salimxav1er]

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[@jefflee5795]

Does it have dog mode?

[@MrVatsalam]

Good job skoda ..now get this to India market 😁😁

[@lubosmotl5200]

Hi, it is a matter of economics that viable cars sold in India should better be produced there. Škoda has the India 2.0 program and produces Slavia, a counterpart of the European Rapid, and then Kushaq (which means the king in Sanskrit), the counterpart of Kamiq which is a notch smaller than Kodiaq. About 95% of each car's components and the whole is made in India. It is needed. There are some special things that the Indian buyers need, like the chrome everywhere and a very noisy air-conditioning to prove that it works hard LOL, and then some reductions that are needed to lower the price, like ugly holes in the carpet in the trunk. I think that those things may only change for a mass-sold car when India becomes as rich as a European country or so.

[@phillipkey9829]

She forgot one thing most of the so called equipment is an optional extra. You pay for what you want. I know I have just bought one. Brilliant car though.

[@gregj7916]

Hopefully the knobs come back to the Octavia asap

[@phuketexplorer]

I'm still battling the name badge, but perhaps that's because of my own personal vintage. 😄

[@evra2020]

Plug in Hybrid will be failure for east market.They should make hybrid version.

[@markthacker9387]

The 2023 model looked better, the new one has lost something, dull come to mind.

[@melluzi]

By definition it can't have better handling and fuel economy than Octavia or Superb due to jacked up body. Thus no, certainly not the best.

[@stubailey9433]

Did BMW style the front of the car?