Skoda Kodiaq PHEV review | All the research in one vid!

[@leefitzpatrick5624]

Keyless entry works on all 4 doors. It’s a setting in the menu to choose individual doors or all doors. All Kodiaq’s also have keyless locking approach and walk away.

[@bjrnarnykrem817]

No 4WD is sadly a dealbreaker for me. Otherwise would be close to the perfect car. Very nice and thorough review 👍 keep up the good work

[@NobbyOnCars]

Thanks! 👍

[@srodigital]

I'm the same. I love the Skoda brand and the Kodiaq. PHEV was my choice especially with that bigger battery and range compared with other brands...but not when it isn't 4WD. Front wheel drive, REALLY. Looks like my choices are either a Lexus NX450h+ or a RAV4 PHEV. Sincerely disappointed. OH well.

[@georgesbv1]

Or a Volvo XC60 ​@@srodigital

[@lukedaunt4434]

Same here no 4WD for a large SUV in phev is a deal breaker.

[@frankcosgrove9958]

Audi Q5 Phev has a great 4WD system, well able to tow as well

[@tonymccann1978]

Good review lad, I appreciate your detail and insight, keep up it

[@alanrutland4424]

Great review Mark. Nice to spend a bit of time looking at pros and cons versus EV. I just went on the configurator for this car and added the items I would like and it comes to £52,370 - gulp.

[@dermottwalsh8900]

@@alanrutland4424 I think I need your configurator because I think it’s €10K short but then I saw your doing it in £ not €. Here mine would be around €65K. Double gulp.

[@dermottwalsh8900]

Great thought provoking review Nobby and if three penalty points is now enough to increase your insurance premium by 10% I think my throwing stuff around is behind me and this looks a very safe comfortable way to go forward which should hold good residual value too.

[@georgesbv1]

The price is just a list price. I plan to get one, but the price is under 50k euros and it has many optional features.

[@alanharmon5341]

Great review Nobby

[@NobbyOnCars]

Thanks Alan!

[@joeo8919]

It’s unfortunate that the PHEV version has lost the 3rd row seats that make the Kodiaq such a great family car. €67K ouch.. Makes an Enyaq look good value.

[@menifo4334]

That's the case with all 3-row cars. PHEV versions loose the 3rd row.

[@joeo8919]

@@menifo4334 Latest 5008 PHEV and EV versions seem to retain their 7 seat layout

[@myopenmind527]

I’ve had a Kia EV6 for the past two and a half years. Range anxiety disappeared after the first month.

[@myopenmind527]

I love Skoda cars. Have owned a superb and a Kodiaq. I’d love there to be a fully EV kodiaq. I’m sure that will happen they’ll give us something close to it. The Enyaq is a great drive too, not a dynamic as my EV6 but it’s very comfortable.

[@NobbyOnCars]

EV6 is a great car 👌🏻

[@tomquimby8669]

This channel is starting a new game of guess what background will be behind the car. BMW gets nice trees, Seat gets weeds, Skoda gets storage sheds.

[@NobbyOnCars]

It’s actually a transport history museum

[@columcreaven8860]

Antique historical sheds...

[@colonelccccc]

Not going to lie, the dashboard lacks some personality, sticking two tablets on it is ugly, the instrument cluster makes it look so cheap and bad compared to the rest, pity they chose to design it this way, it looks miles better on the old one. Now the price is not far away from a Q5 PHEV Quattro...yep, go check it yourself.

[@Ears_Fears]

Nice video, love the technology in this but i feel its really a step backwards in looks compared to the older model. This one is a bit frumpy looking compared to the more aggressive look of the older Kodiaq. Still though. A hybrid suv with that ev range for that price is tempting.

[@davejacko]

Picked up my Kodiaq PHEV a couple of weeks ago. Very, very nice all round but with one major complaint - There is no way to set the charging to take advantage of cheap night time rates. They call it Departure Planner in the Enyaq, no idea why it's not in this car, my old Superb iv had it. All you can do is set the departure times for the air con but not the charging.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Has to be a software update for this in time surely. Madness!

[@davejacko]

​@@NobbyOnCars Incidentally I just got an email from Skoda to say that there will be a software update that will have it, to be released in Oct.

[@ThePetrolhead94]

Don't understand PHEVs unless you drive a company car Just buy an Enyaq

[@jasonkaroq1138]

Happy Friday. Interesting power train. Not sure I would prefer a sraight petrol or not. Personally prefer the previous generations exterior look but the interior on the new one is so much better. . Can't wait to see the VRS version though. Good video Nobby

[@NobbyOnCars]

It's nice to have some extra power over just the 150bhp but I'd just get on with it or buy Enyaq personally.

[@davidneto6368]

In many countries in Europe it is actually cheaper than the petrol/diesel versions because they apply tax bonuses for PHEV and EVs. In Austria the PHEV is 12k euros less than the 2.0 diesel and the same as the mild hybrid 1.5.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Makes sense - unlike our government

[@loneranger5928]

Nobby 👍 I do like it price wise. I'd have to compare what else is available.

[@razvanvasile6504]

Great review, I was looking for this. What's the mixed consumption for motor way running?

[@johnmoran4905]

We traded in our 211 sport line for a selection plus. Good old 2.0 tdi... Think i prefer the old car, no rear blinds, no door protector, no CANTON sound system and no drive mode select. Very bouncy on the road. No reverse parking assist. We couldn't see if these extras were on the new sportline because the dealer didn't have a clue what was going to be on it. Don't think we will be going for another Skoda. Feels like spent more money on less car.

[@georgesbv1]

VAG is known for not having simple versions with comprehensive packages. But it's your fault for not selecting the essentials for you.

[@johnmoran4905]

@@georgesbv1 Sorry George.... We selected everything that was available. All the "packs" Including stupid Areo wheels that we didn't want, but because the sunroof added weight to the car- putting it into a higher tax bracket we were able to offset that back to their lesser tax bracket with the aero wheel's.

[@WillieLoughnane]

Great review as always Nobby! Keep up the good work.

[@NightsunCinematics]

in The Netherlands startprice PHEV: €48.990, not 67k...

[@NobbyOnCars]

start price isn't 67 here either

[@XenonSeal]

Hi! Thank you for this video, there aren’t to many on the Phev version of the Kodiaq 😕. I was looking to get a bit more details on the consumption, like what is the consumption in the city when you go hybrid mode or just on gas ( I’ve seen you mentioned about that for the motorway ). Do you have this kind of data?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Hybrid was around 2.2L/100kms but when just using petrol it’ll be still anywhere from 5L/100kms-6.6.

[@johnwhite5318]

Thanks for the review Nobby. As someone that has been seriously thinking of purchasing this particular version of the new Kodiaq it has been very helpful. Just wondering regarding the two features you mention are missing from this PHEV version - the integrated rear window sunshades and the integrated door protectors - is there a reason for this? Are they part of a specific package now? Also, how would you rate having the panoramic sunroof as to not having it - especially in Ireland. Thanks!

[@NobbyOnCars]

Part of a pack, yes! I actually had the sunroof open a bit this week as the weather was nice and it was lovely driving along with fresh air - and it can obviously be opened unlike so many these days so I’m all for it but they can be so expensive.

[@johnwhite5318]

Thanks a million!

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

There is one problem. KIa in Sorento, Hyundai in Santa Fe offer PHEV with 7 seats. VAG can't do it even with bigger Q7. And the wipper is hidden in KIA / Hyundai - better looks:) Skoda should do MPV for 7 people comfort - just be simply clever again.

[@NobbyOnCars]

True but this is way cheaper than the cars you mention

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

That is true because Hyundai with new santa fe won't sell base trim with 7 seats, which is the perfect trim for big family.

[@georgesbv1]

Sorento has 7 seat option because it has half the battery. While it might help, its unlikely EV range would be enough.

[@georgesbv1]

Sorento only has 3.3 kW AC charging, kodiaq has 50 DC. Unusable on most mororway drive.

[@podge5555]

Nobby, plug-in hybrids do benefit from lower BIK in Ireland too

[@NobbyOnCars]

From revenue site “Certain Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) exemptions and discounts are available where the car made available to your employee is an electric car. Electric cars are cars that get their motive power from electricity only. Hybrid cars do not qualify as electric cars. The treatment applies to both new and used cars.” Sure they used to do grants for private motorists and everything on them - all gone. Unless I’ve interpreted it wrong in which case I stand to be corrected!

[@podge5555]

@@NobbyOnCars yes but to qualify for the lowest rate of BIK (9%), CO2 emissions must be below 49g/km which is only achievable with a plug in hybrid or a fully electric car. A regular petrol/diesel car can’t achieve those figures. So even though a PHEV doesn’t have the same level of BIK benefits as a BEV, they still have benefits over a regular combustion engine

[@NobbyOnCars]

@@podge5555 ah, get ya

[@podge5555]

@@NobbyOnCars but if you go fully electric your car is exempt from BIK on the first €45k of the OMV which doesn’t apply to a PHEV. Hope all that makes sense 😀

[@boudewijn-]

Full option in the Netherlands with the IV is 62k euro, it is 1k euro more here in NL. it is a no brainer vs the enyaq since it has 1800kg towing capacity with a caravan. With the 62k i really ticked all options that are possible. When do you get the Mazda cx80?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not sure if it’s coming to Ireland to be honest. €1,000 is a great option for it.

[@MrRaitzi]

Good space. Front wheel drive and short warranty makes it hard to justify for me.

[@MrTommyRuane]

Great Video Nobby but no way would I touch the Enyaq with the astronomical depreciation that it woukd suffer and the general crisis the EV market is going through where some dealers won't even take the second hand vehicle back... Hybrid or Diesel for me only..

[@denism66]

Up to 2023 used EVs held their value very well , then their depreciation went over a cliff. Why do people assume the same won't happen to hybrids or diesel?

[@davejacko]

@nobby I'm only getting 4kw on my home changer as well, I figured it was an issue with my charger.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Hmm.. deffo something up!

[@edgilligan8506]

@davejacko do you know if this car will charge from a 3 pin plug. I’m in a terraced house and I’m told nobody will fit a charger if there’s no drive.

[@davejacko]

@@edgilligan8506im pretty sure any car will charge from a 3 pin if you have the cable and a lot of time to wait for it to charge at that speed

[@NobbyOnCars]

@@edgilligan8506 it will yes

[@edgilligan8506]

@@davejackothanks. I won’t use the car every day so charging overnight and then some should be fine

[@FJWH]

September 24th i’m picking up my new Kodiaq PHEV steel grey sportline with all options except for headup dis[;ay (dont like it) and driving it straight to Austria for a holiday😊. Prices in Holland better, cheaper!! Too bad no diesel :(

[@Andrei0512]

Ordered one just like that a couple of days ago but delivery times are just crazy...6-7 months. What was the original delivery time on your side?

[@FJWH]

@@Andrei0512 I isigned the contract for purchase on the 6th of june. The car is already at the dealership but only because they are busy I dont have it yet (which is okay ofc). So it could have even been quicker. 6-7 months is loooong :(.

[@MySonse]

No 4WD😢 in PHEV

[@georgesbv1]

Huge battery pack.

[@RobertNovfab-nw7uj]

Hiya. How many km I can drive with full battery and full battery ?

[@NobbyOnCars]

I don’t understand what you mean, sorry!

[@markdean3217]

Steering wheel looks upside down ❓🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Irishgamer01]

All the toys are EXTRA's. The world of Skoda at the moment. Too expensive to be popular. Yeah, looks way better than its VW stable mates. Like it. Shame about the price. Self/Gov employees only I guess.

[@columcreaven8860]

Yes the private family have been excluded at that price I'm afraid...

[@aldra744]

Very strange pricing in your country, here we have sport line phev nearly fully spec arrount 50 k eur

[@rachelrobinson4923]

Come on Nobby give us distances in miles as well as Kilometres!

[@kaypee1972]

What I don’t understand is so you drive 80 km/h electric and speed up and the combustion engine steps in when it was cool before and in less than a second it speeds up from 0 to let’s say 4000 RPM. Isn’t that gonna kill the engine after a couple times?

[@jjhdtjnnyy7644rledg8ijbnkeeGu]

That feller could sell me on skoda😊

[@columcreaven8860]

Great review, pity the battery does not charge from the engine, plugging this in at a public charger with a que of stranded and delayed EV owners would be very brave....

[@DrMAAMsudan]

Not a 7 seater, a disappointment.

[@alexsam2630]

Plug-in hybrid: the worst of both worlds

[@FilipFJ357]

Slow and borring, all the points can be delivered in less than 20min👎

[@NobbyOnCars]

Everyone is an editorial expert it seems. Nobody has a gun to your head and if you want to watch someone screaming at you down a camera, I suggest you take your precious time elsewhere.

[@minnietoby]

Great video Nobby, but you will have to do a vid on the new Sorento PHEV & make a comparison