Skoda Enyaq iV: the electric car for EVERYONE?

The Skoda Enyaq iV is an EV you can buy without much thought - allow us to explain.
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With Skoda having built its reputation on producing affordable, family-friendly cars, it perhaps seems fitting that the Skoda Enyaq iV, the Czech firm’s first all-electric offering, is a large, practical SUV.
Based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the Enyaq iV is pretty similar under the skin to a VW ID.4 or an Audi Q4 e-tron, while the same architecture is also used for the ID.3 and Cupra Born models. The Enyaq, however, will be the first to be built outside Germany, at Skoda’s home factory in the Czech Republic.
Buyers looking for an all-electric family car are becoming increasingly spoilt for choice and the Enyaq iV not only has to compete with rivals from its own stable, but also has to persuade customers away from the likes of the capable Kia e-Niro and more premium Mercedes EQA. The eye-catching Hyundai Ioniq 5 and sporty-looking Kia EV6 aren’t just style without substance, either, as both offer practical space together with excellent range and charging capabilities.
Skoda has kept the Enyaq iV range pretty simple to understand, with two battery sizes available: the 58kWh iV 60 and 77kWh iV 80. The smaller battery model produces 177bhp via a rear-mounted electric motor powering the rear wheels, while the 201bhp iV 80 is also rear-wheel-drive. In this review, Nicola Hume explains why it's one of the best all-round EVs you can buy.
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[@skoda]

Hi Auto Express, thank you for sharing this video and for all the feedback. It's much appreciated. 💚

[@hyunhoyee4359]

I don't care about that car ; Skoda doesn't exist in Korea ; but somehow I'm watching this review, too. I think she is one of the best auto journalist. Great review : )

[@jamesmccormack3229]

Another great review Nicola. Think your reviews are liked so much as with ur usual witty sense or humour u deliver a straight forward easy to understand guide to the car. Its not all stats and 0-60times with u and most people looking to buy a car is more into how it drives and feels and its practicality rather that stats stats stats. Well done 👏

[@brento4148]

ALRIGHT CAPTAIN SIMP

[@jamesmccormack3229]

@@brento4148 ?

[@drink4711]

This Skoda is the automotive equivalent of Enya.

[@madrettorfotrop6016]

Lovely review, so refreshing. The part about the indicator sounds made me smile.

[@muffindell]

Great review Nicola, you've become the best online car reviewer by quite a long way IMHO

[@simonthomas5367]

Love your review style! My wife is looking at the new 85 for her next company car and your clip is extremely helpful, thanks.

[@richardkennett4086]

I can’t believe you would leave chewing gum in the back in that little cubby! Tut, tut🤣

[@hardcopydk3001]

I am only here for the host. I already have a Skoda

[@johnmith7652]

Seen the XC90 review, now I need to binge on all her reviews 🤣🤣🤣

[@grayone321]

As amusing and informative as ever, I'd pick your style over all the journos who try to persuade by their own importance, ugh. If I ever need another family car think you've raised the Enyaq to a top position on the list.

[@robfern66]

Damn, you guys have a way better selection of cars then we get in the states. I'm jealous.

[@mykewright1]

For everyone? Does it have cooled/ventilated seats and an amazing hifi system?

[@mountee]

great review, would be interested to seeing if skoda have improved the driving aids, my kodiaq gives passengers whiplash when self driving in slow moving traffic stopping and starting!

[@Brian-om2hh]

So take full control and drive it manually......as you should.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Best thing about that car is it doesn't look like an electric car

[@XzzVttll]

not one other YT channel stated that the infotainment system in the skodas are not good. Black out of screen, screen freeze etc... How come you didn't have that?

[@alanjenkins1508]

So the price of a high end executive saloon. Not for everyone then.

[@nigelmitchell5726]

Lovely Nicola 💗

[@pjmorgan]

Please guys get a polarising filter for your cameras.

[@jonstevens5962]

I’ve got one. An iV60. It’s brilliant. But dull. Good for long distance cruising and as the charge network (UK) improves month on month, covering long distance gets easier and easier. It’s extremely well built but the electrics/ecu haven’t been faultless. Mine when back to have its brain restarted, or something, after 6 months. All in all I’d say it’s been a pretty sound purchase…. But I still prefer driving my Freelander 2 (a machine with a soul!). Mine is silver which contrasts the black exterior plastics nicely and she looks pretty handsome.

[@rg6982]

Ahaha Nicola is just too funny, love her reviews!

[@80y3r9]

The 'coupe' looks like an oversized Mondeo, anyone who wants that rather than an electric Mondeo wants putting out of my misery

[@Brian-om2hh]

A any modern Skoda will be way better built and finished than any Mondeo ever was. I've had a few Fords over the last 45 years. I never ceased to be amazed at the Flit Gun paint jobs. The last 2013 Focus I had, began falling apart at 4 years old. Crap build quality.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

My friend own car paint shop they painted so many Ford that was under 5 year old heavily rusted from each door where that inner door panel meat outer door panel and seam is covered with some sealant. Now Mazda has managed to made cars that rust more than Ford.

[@adamkubovciak3919]

I strongly dissagree with you about the grill LEDs. It just makes the car stand out and it looks really cool as well.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Agree, that standard grill looks really boring IRL. Led grill looks better even without light on more finished look.

[@chaoukichibani9705]

Good presentation 👏 lovely way to give informations 👍

[@anton3682]

Lovely

[@mrmawson2438]

The Skoda Enyaq iV is a great car

[@carolcrmaia]

This is what I need ! 2 crazy toddlers, all my vet stuff and silence… at least from the car 😅

[@Joseph-jy5lz]

Well reviewed but would you buy one?

[@Brian-om2hh]

it seems quite a few people would, as Skoda have around 70'000 orders for the Enyaq........ I've owned 4 Skodas over the last 21 years, and rarely drive more than 200 miles from home, so yes, I'd buy one.

[@80y3r9]

Love the review other than the bot about range "driving like an idiot" is the only way you won't get the claimed range - naughty/untrue, also saying that can do more than the ioniq is like saying I'm taller than Shaq because I wrote I'm 2.2m on a post it

It is not first Škoda EV CITIGOe iV was first.

[@anthonystevens8683]

And there goes (yet) another keyboard Nicola, "look like a teenager with glow in the dark braces", and it's sponge down the keyboard time again. Brilliant! You also mentioned plenty of room for kids and dogs, just don't mix them up........ or....... maybe just for a laugh but good luck taking kids for a walk before going to work, better off with the dogs, much better behaved and always ready for 'walkies'. The kid's are usually too preoccupied with the latest going on with FaceTube or YouBook or whatever. Anyway I really like this car, yes it's a bit Captain Sensible but that's what a lot of us need but not always what we want. Anyway a cracking review Nicola, now time to get another keyboard.

[@TrickyWoo109]

I only watch for Nicola! ☺️

[@Josh-fl9or]

first epic review nicola

[@cusco4x295]

I just don't like to see the collor of the car inside....like those doors...

[@IamDude2]

Come on folks, let’s face it, she’s very easy on the eye and quite funny. How many of you really came to watch the review, as good as it may well be..

[@Grandinfotainment]

Nicol ❤

[@sukhvinderubhi9202]

Don't get me wrong I like EVs and I think Skoda makes great cars, however a two tonne SUV that starts at over £42k would not be a 'car for everyone', nor one that is needed in the urban environment IMO.

[@regularjoe9032]

Launch this in India.

[@krokuspokus2403]

The Enyaq iV starts at £49 958 GBP in Sweden. Who is this "everyone" mentioned? ;-)

[@robsmall6466]

Exactly and well said. Citizens of fantasy land would pay that much ( and for a Skoda as well ). I don't think these journalists know what the real world is. But hey, it's advertising at the end of the day. A paid for advert and nothing else

[@andersemanuel]

Please stop the theater.. It is impossible to view the whole review.

[@rchatte100]

Seems quite expensive, even on lease. Another EV for compnay car drivers only.

[@thecraigmachine69]

Car manufacturers are just taking the pistachio now with their pricing. They know everyone who buys these cars will be on a PCP/lease deal, so a high price drives up a higher monthly premium. You would be a moron to buy one of these due to the complete lack of value.

[@alanwayte432]

Nope ...

[@Mububban23]

Looking forward to the second hand EV market in a couple of years, batteries still covered by warranty but prices dropped (hopefully)

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@Mububban23 I personally feel that the used EV market will remain fairly strong, for a couple of reasons. 1. As the UK's 2030 ICE cut-off date draws nearer, sales of both new and used EV's will increase markedly. 2. We will also see an increase in the number of Clean Air Zone Charging schemes in many UK towns and cities, which will keep demand for EV's (both new and used) strong. And also, as time moves on, we'll see an increase in independent EV specialists - such as Cleveleys in Gloucestershire - whom can carry out repairs and servicing on electric cars (even Teslas). Some will (as Cleveleys already do) also offer battery pack refurbishments, which usually run at a fraction of the price of a complete new battery pack. Cleveleys posted a KZbin video around 3 years ago, of a battery refurbishment on a 10 year old Nissan Leaf. The job took 4 hours, and the cost was £500....

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@thecraigmachine69 Speaking purely personally, I prefer to pay running costs of 2.5p per mile, rather than 20p plus per mile. And I don't *have* to drive to a filling station to fill up either..... I do it at home on my drive. But if buying petrol or diesel represents value to you, then crack on mate...... I haven't set foot on a forecourt for over 2 years. Are the diesel nozzles still filthy? The price tag of most new cars today is of secondary consideration to most, as the vast majority are bought on PCP agreements. This benefits the used market, as it ensures a steady supply of used ( theoretically looked after) 3 or 4 year old cars to the market.....

[@timhills1330]

cause coal is way cleaner than gas , right ..right .

[@Brian-om2hh]

Only 1.6% of the UK's energy is from coal now. How is the electricity generated that the oil refinery which produces the fuel your car needs?

[@thecraigmachine69]

1:14 - simply too big for our roads. What happened to well-proportioned cars.

[@sebastianstoica578]

Safer cars = bigger cars

[@Brian-om2hh]

No larger than a Range Rover, Hyundai Santa Fe, etc.....and there are plenty of those around.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Well civilized countries evolve and does wider roads. Some stubborn people in that country just whine about cars getting bigger.

[@HugoParedes]

I drove this and the Ioniq 5 back to back. In terms of comfort, the Hyundai was much better that the Eniaq.

[@NedNew]

Did you leave the handbrake on again?

[@Brian-om2hh]

But of course there are those whom prefer the Enyaq. We all prefer different things, and it's great that we now have the choice! As pointed out in the video, perhaps those whom have kids, dogs etc, might prefer the Enyaq over the Ioniq 5?

[@dashcam2417]

@@Brian-om2hh And they might want to tow a caravan 😁

[@jonstevens5962]

*Enyaq

[@toad008]

If you ever need someone to carry your bag ..............

[@matthiasmuller5173]

Nice ad, hopefully paid well. I can only recommend anyone interested to take a test drive. Charging curve is average at best, range is decent, delivery time can currently be up to 2 years, iV80 is very comfortable to drive and reasonably handy but not dynamic, in cities the car is much too big on many streets. Not a car for everyone, but it can be an alternative.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Would choose the Superb Estate over this everytime

[@matthiasmuller5173]

@@interceptor-ss8kb After my experiance with serveral 10.000km in an EV I would never buy a combustion car in the future. But I know an EV is not ideal for everyone. If you use a trailer or if you are not able to charge at home or drive in a country with few charging stations an EV could make some challanges.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

@@matthiasmuller5173 EV's just have no appeal to me at all. But I do loads of miles and don't like stopping and waiting around if I don't need to.

[@matthiasmuller5173]

@@interceptor-ss8kb That is ok. On my long trips I enjoy the short breaks, after several 100km I need a break and in this time my and the cars battery is full again. But not everybody likes this, and than a compustion car could be better. It is good to have a choice.

[@Lubben]

It was the best alternative for us, not the IV80 tho, but the Enyaq coupe RS. Family of 5, one of the few cars that are not too large and yet it fits 3 seats for toddlers. Current delivery time are 26 weeks for the coupe version and 46 weeks for the fat Enyaq. 35 min charging time and 8,5 hours drive with the coupe. That is good enough for me. I need to take a break every 3 hours or so, the charging is not a problem. The charging speed with SW 3.0 for the Enyaq's are about 175-185 kW at peak, I think it's quiet good. The efficiency on the Enyaq coupe is almost the same as Tesla Y. It's probably a good reason why Enyaq it has been the most sold car in countries like Netherland and Norway.

[@eponymous7910]

Nicola, the moths have been at your jeans!

[@jamesfrench2737]

“Like a moron” 🤣

[@tonyb3629]

It's an SUV, and it's an EV (two things I struggle with). It's also very, very heavy. It get's hideously expensive in mid-spec trim with a couple of options (>£50k). Hate the touch/sliding controls (from VW parts bin), and that dashboard lump of an infotainment screen is one of the worst I've ever seen - it's enourmous. Have car makers forgotten the word 'integration'?

[@jonstevens5962]

I’ve got one. It’s not an SUV. It’s a slightly (very slightly) jacked up Estate. Not sure why it’s marketed in the SUV bracket. It’s definitely NOT sporty. Nor did I buy it imagining it would be. What it is, is an excellent, dull, safe, easy to drive load lugger. And if, like me, you bought one early (soon after launch), with max gov grant and lower launch rates, you got an exceptionally capable, comfortable, well specced cruiser for under £37k.

[@David-bl1bt]

A refreshingly different review style by a refreshingly different reviewer. The enyaq is indeed a worthy family car, spacious, practical, easy to drive, well appointed interior that puts so called 'premium' cars to shame. It has everything you could need, except.... The efficiency, which is poor, a particular hindrance for a family car that is likely to be taking long trips.... Then there is the price. Looks reasonable on their sales blurb, until you view the tediously long options and select the "necessary " options. Wow, what a shocker when you reach the final price 🤬👀 Skoda have always had the reputation of producing quality value foe money cars, however they have sadly broke their mould with the enyaq, the quality is clearly still evident but the price point of this thing is a shocker.....no longer the value for money, affordable family car that they were hitherto renowned for. Simply not clever. Such a shame that they have lost their core values..

[@naferemix]

If I wanted to make the switch I would absolutely go for the coupe version in white 😍

[@sisqonum1]

?

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

Looks relaxing, but looks like it’d take you all day to get home 🤣 - lumbering old hector

[@dashcam2417]

Tow a caravan with this car ( like the Sun Newspaper did ) then give us real world report.

[@NedNew]

The breakfast injury is still under construction I see

[@Brian-om2hh]

That won't matter to 98% of people, because they don't tow anything. That's like me declaring "all cars *must* have at least a 6 foot long load bay, for fishing gear" Not everyone goes fishing..... And you take everything you read in the Sun newspaper as being for *real* do you? I personally rate it at around the same level as Viz. Full of t*ts and tat.

[@dashcam2417]

@@Brian-om2hh they reported when towing a caravan the car lost 120 miles with 28 miles of travelling. It gives people an idea of what the car is like when used as a proper family car not just a school run , shopping trolley . Don't be judgemental of people or are you just another omniscient keyboard warrior 🤔

[@robsmall6466]

@@dashcam2417 Agree. In all fairness to Top Gear. I remember them warning about the big range reduction when towing with an EV

[@roybatty4687]

Just review it and stop trying to get reactions.

[@robans]

Even she can't make an electric car review interesting.

[@bondjamesbond9041]

No not for everyone @£37k plus!!!!!! Good reviewer, over priced bloated EV

[@robsmall6466]

£37,815 apparently. These channels and journalists live in fantasy land don't they. But then, it's only paid for advertising at the end of the day. As always

[@bondjamesbond9041]

@@robsmall6466 Quite agree Rob

[@Shadow-jo5yf]

I'm this case price is the most important. This car doesn't have it, overrated and overpriced

[@man-of-the-world]

She spent 7 minutes telling us nothing whatsoever about the car. Waste of time. Think I'll watch Thomas on Autogefuhl fir a proper review.

[@dhruvsahdev]

Not here for the car yet again

[@rasherbasher8203]

Another SUV that's electric 💤💤💤

[@liamhearne146]

What happens when everybody drives electric and the infrastructure and power grid can't cope. No wind at the moment so climate is not helping with the production of electricity. Yet to see somebody who has an electric car drive it like there worried about range its all about speed.

[@Brian-om2hh]

At least in the UK when everyone is driving electric, the UK's oil refineries will no longer need to produce 14 million gallons of petrol and 11 million gallons of diesel per day, which, if you consider that to produce each gallon requires around 6 to 8kw of electricity, ought to leave sufficient capacity in the grid to charge almost 4 million electric cars each day. And as most EV's will only need charging once or twice a week, we should be fine....... In any case, the vast majority of EV's will be charged through the night, when the UK's grid has massive spare capacity. It's also the cheapest time to charge, and as most folk *have* to sleep, it's also the most convenient..... The National Grid themselves do not anticipate any issues. The NG were one of the organisations whom lobbied the Government to bring *forward* the ban on the sale of new ICE cars and vans, to 2030 from 2035. But hey, what do the people who actually run the grid, know about running the grid, eh?

[@dashcam2417]

@@Brian-om2hh remember when everyone was told to buy diesel ,,, sounds like history repeating itself. ? China buying up all the cobalt sites and eyes on Taiwan . Let's see how the move to electric cars pans out . See you here in 10 years time ?

[@slartybartfarst9737]

@@Brian-om2hh Well put sir. I bought a Tesla Mode S P85 back in 2014 now 125,000 UK miles later I charge it day to day off my solar that was fitted in 2012, I just turn down the charge rate to 5Amps = 1.25 kw as I know my Solar system rated at 4kW will always chuck out at least 1.5kW this gets me 25 miles in the car a day when Im out on my Zero SRF motorbike. And when Im in the car I charge the Zero at 1.3kW and get 80 miles in that a day. So with a simple basic system Im running two vehicles at zero cost. As a side point as my Tesla was an early car they came with "free Supercharging for life" so I just charge enroute and BTW Tesla released info that to date they have generated more electricity by solar than all of their cars have ever used and all of their factories combined so yea all powered by the sun. Whats the problem again ?. Ive had this since day 1, here we are solving the problem of renewable energy and the detractors pop up like Wack a Moles "the grid" "the batteries" "too quiet".......LOL

[@brulaapgaapmeester8052]

Nah, it's just plain ugly.

[@nerosapien]

shame its such an ugly front ...

[@duggpinner3717]

Get back in the kitchen