Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Review

[@askaniuk]

Just found your channel and this review and now a subscriber. Keep up the good work.

[@AutoBears]

askaniuk thank you so much for your comment. Hope you enjoy the channel as there’s more to come.

[@PlanetautoUK]

A very impressive SUV, recently drove one at a press event, punchy, handles well and roomy. We’re very impressed with the Karoq too, very clever vehicles.

[@azizgani4711]

Thanks to this review an order is on the way. Sport line and meteor grey. Great work guys!

[@AutoBears]

Hope you’re enjoying your Kodiaq Aziz!

[@martinlindgren6594]

Great review - love the color. Have one on the way in 14-15 weeks!

[@AutoBears]

Hi Martin, Thank you for your comment. The Meteor Grey certainly is distinctive. Hope you enjoy yours!!

[@jkftuk]

How has it been to use mate? Any issues? Pros and cons?

[@martinl4296]

Hehe, it got a bit delayed. Apparently arrived at the dealership 2 days ago, so hopefully I’ll get it within a week or so. Some small tweaks and controls to be done.

[@TheChaChaSlide]

I’ve had my Sportline for around 2 months now, looks great in black. Went for the 2.0 TSI which is good to drive but very thirsty! Had a 1.4 TSI Edition model previously which was well spec’d but a little underwhelming to look at and a bit underpowered. Kodiaqs are practicality at its finest I have 5 young children and it’s perfect for getting us all about in comfortably and a great alternative to a boring people carrier, top review btw 👍

[@AutoBears]

James Murphy thank you for your comment. Glad you’re loving your Sportline. Yes the 2.0 TSI is thirsty, hence my comment of offering a FWD only version to boost economy. But as an engine it is a fine unit.

[@leem5894]

Auto Bears yes as the tiguan allspace is offered in fwd in r line spec so almost exactly same as the sportline

[@trev0074]

Why didn't you choose one of the Diesels.

[@TheChaChaSlide]

Had too many DPF problems with diesels in the past + I don’t do enough miles to make it worthwhile

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

James do you find the 2.0 quick enough?

[@michaelporter4050]

Great review! Quite agree with your comments about a fwd and 5 seater version as that would be my ideal spec. I hope SKODA will heed your plea.

[@DJIDroneTravel]

Amazing car I have the SEL model 2.0 TDI 150 BHP and I love it 😍

[@AutoBears]

I'm glad to hear you love your Kodiaq.

[@paulcolmer9046]

Informed and balanced video , thats another thumbs up from me.

[@qasimansari7540]

Excellent review! I'm now a subscriber.

[@AutoBears]

Thank you very much. I’m happy you have enjoyed the review.

[@aldrintan6742]

That's a very good review, and a very professionally-made documentary on the Skoda Kodiaq Sportline. Awesome!

[@carlbrown5326]

Amazing review I can’t wait for more from this channel 😍

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for the kind comment Carl. Stay tuned as there is another car coming to AutoBears and it's quite a contrast to the Kodiaq!

[@tigercat418]

Carl Brown young people let the older farts cause brexit

[@samvrs]

Love this car! And loved the vid, new subscriber🤟🏽🔥

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for your kind words. Hope you enjoy AutoBears!

[@tipo8406]

Lovely 😍 i want one i this color 👌

[@rafaelismael7928]

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[@anthonycohen6481]

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[@jate.photography]

Great review mate. You have a knack for TV. How do you think this compares with the Superb Sportline for family?

[@AutoBears]

Hi Jason. Thank you for the comment and sorry for the delay. The Superb is the flagship and in estate form the boot cannot be matched. Only the 5 seater Kodiaq can beat it and that's only available on lower specced cars. I also think rear legroom is superior in the Superb and fitting a child seat is very easy as a result.

[@mrshifter9582]

Just found one for £294 a month over two years, brilliant deal for a £35000 car.

[@taposherabeya7857]

Where?

[@mrshifter9582]

@@taposherabeya7857 Hi there, Sadly not available now.

[@sallyrobarts6892]

Would you buy a 2.0 petrol or 2.0 diesel if you did around 8k a year I like a car with a bot of oomf

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for your comment Sally. I would say petrol definitely. You’re not doing the mileage to warrant a diesel and wouldn’t want you to have DPF issues.

[@gerocallaghan1260]

I’m debating about changing to this, avid skoda supporter, had 2 octavia vrs from new and currently have a sportline superb! Have the kodiaq sportline in mind but the Tiguan r line is also creeping into my head!! After watching this one I’m leaning towards the skoda! What are your thoughts! Also what a great review well done

[@BGBrygfjeld]

Excellent review!

[@AutoBears]

BGB thank you very much for your comment. Can’t wait to make more reviews for the followers.

[@CarObsession]

Good, informative review buddy! Not sure on that colour though... 🤔

[@AutoBears]

Car Obsession thank you Aaron. The Meteor Grey works well on the Sportline but maybe not the Scout.

[@markfromearth4]

I think the black is the one that looks best

[@leem5894]

Great review big man! Sportline or Allspace R Line? I'm after a 7 seater suv to replace my bmw 2 GT.

[@AutoBears]

Lee M thanks for the comment. I’d personally choose the Kodiaq over the Tiguan Allspace as it is slightly roomier for those in the 3rd row and the Kodiaq feels more thought out than the Tiguan.

[@arsleneloualich7608]

Good review, could you please tell what's the colour of the reviewed model?

[@AutoBears]

Hi Arslène Loualich. The colour is called Meteor Grey.

[@aks8291]

a good honest review. Thanks for posting. A good review and I might just buy one of these. Would you say it has a better quality interior to the Tiguan?

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for your kind words and question Andrew. I personally think that the Tiguan interior design looks a Škoda interior and visa-versa. This does feel better designed than the Tiguas and has the edge on interior quality. A true surprise.

[@aks8291]

Thanks. Thats all the encouragement needed. Its now top of the list.

[@apnapreet]

Would you still recommend 1.4 TSI edition ?

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for your comment. I do recommend the 1.4 tsi. Especially if you do lots of town driving.

[@teamcraig7711]

Hi, I loved the video. I've now subscribed! Well done! You mention a few times about the MPG and efficiency of the Kodiaq - in your experience in your testing of real world driving, what MPG did you achieve on average? (Obviously everybody has a different driving style and geographical area but what do you think you achieved realistically? Mixing Motorway and in town?) I like the Kodiaq and I like the idea of the 4wd (We live in Scotland so snow is quite likely!) mated with a DSG box but probably need it to consistently meet or exceed 40mpg for it to work out for me. I have a 3 year old, DSG 2.0 tdi 2wd passat estate at the moment. I think the Kodiaq and Superb share a lot of the platform with the Passat in terms of chasis, size and weight - with normal driving, and I can be quite heavy footed, I achieve 48mpg from that. Thanks again!

[@AutoBears]

David Craig thanks for your comment. Living in Milton Keynes I was kind of cursed with mpg as you have a few roundabouts to negotiate. Town driving brought around 34mpg and managed to get 46mpg on the motorway. With careful driving you could hit 40 on a regular basis. I hope this has helped and thank you for subscribing.

[@loibi0815]

nice review!

[@sticksman7819]

Skoda are really catching my eye of late.the Superb Sport line would be amazing in this colour.I haven't heard a bad thing about this or the Superb.

[@sercan9356]

what is the color of the car?

[@stephgeneva]

steel grey

[@sercan9356]

@@stephgeneva ~ Steel grey = nardo grey 😉

[@askaniuk]

How does this compare to the recent Peugeot 3008 and 5008 ?

[@AutoBears]

askaniuk its more comparable to the 5008 as they are both 7 seater cars. The Peugeot drives great and has the incredible interior, however some may be divided by the small steering wheel. It is difficult to choose between them.

[@falveyscabsglenbeigh]

Suppose to be panoramic sunroof standard?

[@AutoBears]

Thank you for your comment. In the UK a sunroof is a £1,205 option.

[@falveyscabsglenbeigh]

Auto Bears wow free here in Ireland

[@runawayronnie]

@@falveyscabsglenbeigh Free? Depends your definition of free. Irish cars are VERY expensive compared to UK, perhaps one of the most expensive in whole of Europe. I've just used Irish configurator. I've had to add metallic, upgrade to larger alloys, upgrade to the larger infotainment, add electric tailgate, add headlight washers, add Keyless entry and seatbelt reminders. And that's just to match UK std spec. The UK list price of the car I've ordered with options is £37500. In Ireland, the exact same car comes in at Euro 52,000 which is approx £7000 MORE than we pay in the UK. Ouch !

[@falveyscabsglenbeigh]

runawayronnie the reason they are more expensive here is because of VRT it’s a government tax. If you buy the sport the panoramic is included plus 19” alloys,keyless entry. We just bought a 2020 demo 5000km. €43,000 also had side steps,virtual dash,steel grey,ambient lighting,7seats,9 inch infotainment screen,adaptive cruise control and a dsg gearbox All cars are more expensive in Ireland because of the tax (vrt) even if you buy the car in the UK you have to pay the VRT when you register it here. Anyway my point is when you buy the sport here it comes with the panoramic sunroof as standard you actually have to take it

[@Harry-lq5jd]

It’s not 4wd, it’s “all wheel drive”. It is front wheel only unless it senses loss of traction and then connects the rear wheels.

[@mrgt3201]

Why do you need a 5 seat version? You can fold down the 2 rearmost seats if you need extra boot space.

[@AutoBears]

Gary Taylor thanks for the comment Gary. It’s a great option to have with the 5 seats as it offers class leading boot space. A lot of consumers who buy 7 seater SUVs often have no intention of using them which makes the 5 seater a great option.

[@JeanV1986]

Also: weight. The 5 seats version is 120kg lighter than the 7 seaters version. And boot space suffers as well.

[@mrgt3201]

Don't get me wrong I've always wondered why people think they need a car with 7 seats. Unless you've got 4 or more children then in the real world I doubt you'll hardly have any need for them. When our children were younger we had a Zafira because we have a large family. If we'd only had 3 or less children we wouldn't have even considered a Zafira or any other 7 seat car.

[@tigercat418]

Gary Taylor Brits don't deserve nice things anymore since brexit

[@juli8vdberg562]

The only competition to Volvo XC90 designwise

[@newmotoring]

One more view... Come on 100k!

[@AutoBears]

Achievements I never thought I’d hit! Feeling incredibly proud.

[@rafordy]

Are they long shorts or short longs

[@AutoBears]

Bob Ford they’re whatever you decide! ☺️

[@rafordy]

Pirates Longs Shorts it is, car revview was excellent, I'm off to kingston tomorrow to see what I can get.

[@AutoBears]

Bob Ford sure thing 😁. Is that Kingston MK?

[@rafordy]

@@AutoBears No Jamaica, Seriously you are right, MK.

[@AutoBears]

Bob Ford I did wonder Jamaica! Please let me know how you get on at the MK dealership.

[@tech-daddy]

A sport suv with a 1.4 litre engine option 🙈... Very sporty am sure!

[@ronmccullock1407]

Superb video

[@AutoBears]

Ron McCullock thank you Ron for the kind words.

[@trev0074]

Is that what you call a review ?

[@AutoBears]

Trev 007 thanks for the comment. It is my review of the Kodiaq Sportline. Always happy to hear what viewers have to say. Please feel free to let me know your thoughts.

[@trev0074]

Auto Bears keep up the good work I do agree with a lot what you say, at the end of the day it’s probably the best value Suv at the moment but they need to keep it priced well under 40k.

[@AutoBears]

Trev 007 the Kodiaq still represents great value for money. But yes over 40k it does bring it into the ranks of Audi, BMW and Mercedes.

[@CarObsession]

"Extreme car-booting" 😂

[@AutoBears]

Car Obsession well that’s where these kinds of cars will experience off-roading.

[@trev0074]

Vile colour

[@AutoBears]

Trevor Garrett thank you for your comment. Granted the Meteor Grey isn’t to everyone’s taste but you can’t deny it stands out.

[@alanjane4605]

Is all of that crap going to make people drive better? Buckets seats, faux carbon fibre, softtouch, my ass!

[@AutoBears]

No but the variety of safety aids to help may do.

[@alonze2005]

Peugeot 5008 is way better then this old people career....

[@AutoBears]

Laimonas Bacevicius thank you for your comment. The 5008 does have style on its side and that increase in total luggage capacity. But don’t forget the 5008 was a people carrier.

[@aerotus888]

Kodiaq is more of a drivers car than the 5008. 5008 interior is stylish but poorer quality than Kodiaq.