Skoda's Enyaq iV 50 EV - CEO says its cheaper & better than a Model Y

[@skoda]

Hello The Electric Viking, thank you for taking the time to compare these two models. We appreciate your in-depth comparison. 🙂

[@edwyncorteen1527]

When I ordered My Model Y LR I priced up an Enyaq adding all the "extras" that were standard on the Y and it ended up more expensive. Very happy with the Y over 12 months after delivery.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Are you still happy after price dropped 14k€.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

What did Y cost when you remove all the extras? Can't do? Bad luck 😅

[@edwyncorteen1527]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 very happy, the Y is now the same price it was when i ordered mine and i plan to keep it till i can no longer drive.

[@janwergeland5586]

Hi Sam, good and balanced analysis. Have had Enyaq 80X (AWD version) for 1 year and 30,000 km. Chose this over Y, due to my own practical needs. Family crosower, normal doors and practically designed bodywork, option to choose a wool fabric (doesn't like leather). Dependent on AWD (6 months of winter here), skiing, fishing and cycling hobby, likes cars with roof rails. Ground clearance and good suspension comfort, drives on new uneven roads. The Enyaq was the one that functionally resembled my previous cars last year, the Passat Alltrack and the Audi A6 Quattro avant. If I didn't need AWD and didn't care about sports car performance, but needed a simple BEV (minor fault?), safe, comfortable, functional family crossover and have few long trips over 40 mi, I could probably be just as happy with 50, like the 80 version.

[@scm4u]

11 seconds 0-60 here in California with all our freeways and 70-80 mph driving it would suck.

[@sparkysho-ze7nm]

Here in Mississippi I ain’t done 60 miles per hour for a month Th Tesla hater bus will fall apart

[@bdeithrick]

Normal for a shitty piston car

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

What is good acceleration for a car? What's considered a good/fast 0 to 60 car acceleration? 13 seconds is good enough. 8 is kind of fast. 4 is really fast. (source google)

[@TheAShkins]

I have enyaq 60 for less than a year and have driven more than 30k. Love the car. Now I'm looking for a second car and tesla is an option. But purchasing price is not the only thing to consider. Enyaq insurance price a year is 600eur, tesla is well over 2k a year in my country. In some years it makes quite a huge difference.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Lease of Y is 3x the amount of Enyaq 50, Tesla is very expensive!

[@JakobFischer60]

Enyaq was sold out and waiting time was about 2 years, but now they expanded production and can offer a cheaper version. In Germany, you have only short ways to go and fast chargers are available everywhere. So for someone with a need for a big car and does not want the service that Tesla offers, the Enyaq is the better joice. Germans never buy the cheapest car, we want quality.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

I have waited Enyaq 80x 10 month now no clue when it will be delivered.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

I recently replied to Skoda's comment on some video where they asked what do people think of enyaq, I basically said that Enyaq is a nice car but joke in comparison with Model Y, they answered and said that it was helpful...😂 This definitely seems weird

[@icosthop9998]

You are The only one to respond.

[@roland6976]

The Enyaq has a delivery time of 18 months. Model Y is available in 1 to 2 months in Europe.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

33 weeks, about 9 months I hear

[@jasonbaxter3658]

I bought a Skoda fabia second hand and it was very cheap. The build quality is excellent.

[@VintageLynx]

My 2005 Fabia is still going well. As is my 1988 Skoda Estelle. Excellent cars.

[@paulb1951]

We used to own a diesel Fabia, ultra reliable, not as well fitted out as a polo, but owned several polos and issues with every single one.

[@VintageLynx]

@Paul B Yes, Fabia tough and simple. I am an advocate of that, and I'm hoping that the lowering of EV prices as here is not just about money but lowering quality of the features too. Personally I'd rather do without something than have it badly implemented and unreliable.

[@paulb1951]

@@VintageLynx oh for a simple affordable EV. Far too many fancy items in most of them that will fail at some point or are an unnecessary drain on the battery.

[@yusselfaveljl]

I have an Enyak iV 80. I am very happy with it so far. I almost bought a Tesla but it was too low for me and went with this Skoda. So far, after almost a year, it's fine. Tesla is an excellent machine.

[@yusselfaveljl]

From what I'm hearing both cars are excellent.

[@DuesenbergJ]

Skoda makes nice cars and Enyaq is one of them. It fact it’s one of the best electric cars there is. But it doesn’t matter how god it is because you can get one. They can’t make enough of them so there is a long waiting list. This is only a market stunt.

[@bdeithrick]

Fail. Not that good if they can’t make them. Fields on coupe in Miroslav bolslav. And won’t ship them. Too expensive too

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Supply chains have been healed it seems.

[@MegaWilderness]

Slow cars are never dangerous, drivers are dangerous that don't know the car's capabilities

[@romankrucker]

Not everbody wants to drive the white round egg on wheels (model y) The eniaq has a very nice design.

[@johnolsen6713]

I suggest looking at Mercedes’ Vito van electric. I was wanting to get one for the business. But the rang is so short. It’s a joke to even make a business van that is likely to need charging during a normal work day.

[@Clarioner1]

I have an Enyaq iV60, and it IS an extremely well-rounded family EV... inside it is huge, smooth, quiet, has enough power for 0-60 in 7 seconds, load sof clever features - typical Skoda. They down-spec them a bit, to sell optional upgrades, then before you know it the price has crept up. Only problem I ever had was with old software version, but since the upgrsde it's been fine. I have the iV60 and I can get 200 miles in perfect weather and non-motorway driving, otherwise about 180 miles when it's cold. Motorway driving will drop this by 20% just like any EV. A 50Kwh battery would give probably 160 miles real-world imo. I think this is the wrong car for a 50Kwh battery and lower-performance motor... yes an ID3 perhaps, but not this one, it's tooo big/heavy for that. This is just marketing, it's not well tought-out... they need a smaller EV SUV like the Skoda KamiQ to put this combo in.

[@rogerpicklum1871]

Bully for them, what are the real needs? Tesla's strategy of designing their cars to outperform ICE vehicles was brilliant, but now we have millions of overpowered vehicles carrying around extra copper and rare metals, and in danger of plunging all the way through the store you were parking in front of when you hit the wrong pedal. I always drive in Chill mode, and it should be the default. The first car I drove was my Mom's Rambler American, got it up to 90 once. I hope the new cheaper Teslas aren't rockets. It's occasionally fun but also gets people in trouble, and we really don't need to be paying for all that as a default.

[@tomquimby8669]

40k cheap car? ex demo id3 30k only 10000km with 150kw in Germany. Enyak 50 at discounters 30k 38k euro for 150kw. the retail prices are just a starting negotiation prices

[@buixote]

Everyone's always obsessing about 0-60... why not some e-slugs?! ;-)

[@farmerpete6274]

A Skoda is still a Skoda for many of us older generation. I understand the brand has improved but I would need to be convinced. Personally, still willing to wait for the 'affordable' Tesla.

[@johnfrancis4401]

My MG4 has a much more powerful engine - which on English roads is much safer when overtaking slower traffic. It’s power is 150 kW which is half as big again as the Skoda. I’d imagine both cars have approximately the same mass.

[@ISuperTed]

The Enyaq is way more heavy than an MG4 and a much bigger car all round. I wouldn’t want a big heavy SUV with a small battery like this - much better off getting a smaller car.

[@johnfrancis4401]

@@ISuperTed the MG4 has a mass of 1,685 kg which is just over 100 kg less than the Enyaq. The MG is 40 cm shorter and 10 cm smaller but it is wider by 20cm.

[@vanmore5124]

Better value and more comfy seats.

[@alb9472]

The slowest ev in eu most be the Dacia Spring Electric with 33kW(45ps). Skoda also campian a fully loaded Enyaq at a good price, that started after Tesla dumping prices.

[@frankcoffey]

In the US only the Model 3 base model has LFP batteries. I'm sure there are more in China but not here.

[@adisurd]

The base Model Y outside usa is a RWD LFP model. Only usa (and maybe Canada) have a model y base model that is AWD 4680 battery pack

[@noahway13]

Wow. I have never been this early. I'm new to EV's. How long does a car battery last? What happens when the battery dies? Do the owners have to pay to have the battery replaced? Is it like having to change the engine on an ICE vehicle?

[@tivertontonto]

Read your comment back to yourself, and replace the word “battery” with the word “engine” I think you’ll be able to answer your own questions.

[@richard--s]

The batteries last very long on EVs. 200.000 km, maybe more.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

No one can answer that. No one can answer either how long engine last because nothing is similar. Just watched a video there was Tesla battery 600 000 km driven then it broke but it was still possible to repair. When battery dies, if it happens during warranty which most has 8 year/160 000 km it will be fixed for free. It it broke after that usually it can be repaired. If you EV needs battery replacement there for sure are 2nd hand batteries which are much more cheaper but most likely you can get new also which cost more.

[@PhilCarbone-wt5gj]

I would trust a Volkswagen product more than an upstart like Tesla. If I was a Tesla owner, I would be angry that Tesla overcharged me and lowered prices for new owners. What was Musk thinking?

[@raysmith1971]

I'd trust Tesla over VW after they deliberately sold polluting diesels as 'clean'.

[@peterinns5136]

I own a Tiguan. Great car, an EV version would be perfect. VW the company? Arrogant is too kind a word. Parts are outrageously expensive. I'd believe Tesla over VW any day.

[@steveyoung8376]

tesla second hand prices have dropped since the new price cut. I sold my tesla model s to a dealer and now the car is about £10k less from another dealer. That was a 2017 tesla model s 75- the model 3 were holding value, close to new price and now you can pick up a model 3 for £25k

[@chrisminnoy3637]

I have an iv80. Nice car in the sense that indeed mechanical it is very desent. BUT, software ain't great, and Skoda isn't really showing that they are on top of that. A 50kW battery only makes sense if the weight of the car drastically is reduced, but that seems not the case, so don't think it is a match with Tesla Y. Advice to VW and Skoda, get your software stuff together, bring relevant software updates to users, use higher density batteries and reduce weight of the car.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

It is under 2 tons for sure

[@GolLeeMe]

Since the implosion of the soviet state and purchase by VW, Skoda has come into its own. A proud and crucial manufacturer in Europe. Something to think about as a Tesla alternative, if you live in a country where it’s available.

[@gilesfitzherbert7725]

The 50 is not available in the UK.

[@GrigoriZhukov]

Nothing big enough. 3cadults and currently 3 adult dogs over 140lbs with 4 pups pushing 50lbs. Even my pickup takes multiple trips.

[@sambira]

No one asks for a shorter range vehicle, ever.

[@paulb1951]

People who can’t afford the longer range buy what they can afford. All brands have shorter range cars and premium longer range ones. So bit of a daft comment from you….

[@sambira]

@@paulb1951 No it's not. No one asks for a shorter range vehicle. That has nothing to do with what someone can afford. They just don't ask for it.

[@hanswitvliet8188]

And: why so many seats? Reduce it to one. And: why so much trunk? Reduce it to 10 litres. And why rain protection? Open it up. And why four wheels? Two is enough. And why an engine? Just two push peddles is enough…

[@paulb1951]

@@sambira some people buy city EV’s for a reason, as they can save money on range they’ll never use. Obviously you’ve asked everyone and they told you cost wasn’t a factor, but I doubt it.

[@bdeithrick]

Ami suits me. It’s too fast for the muppets infront of me at 46 kph. They drove 110-150 bhp cars. ??? Why ?

[@icecreammm2]

Calling a car that does 0-62 in 11 seconds "a little bit dangerous in some situations" feels like you really were trying hard to find some negatives about the car. I'm pretty sure cars doing 0-62 in 7 seconds or less are a bit more dangerous in a lot more situations. Most of European cars on the road do 0-62 in around 11 seconds, so it's not like the iV 50 is slow.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Yeah, if we take 100 random car i would say those ICE cars are more closer to 0-60 in 20 second than 10 second.

[@bdeithrick]

Škoda is meant to be cheap , value VW. But recent years they have gotten away with themselves. They had hand me down Vw engines that were sorted and tested on VW buyers. They are lost now, unless you like the new ugly fish grill😊

[@abraxastulammo9940]

It is great in reality

[@ISuperTed]

Just no! I considered buying one last year (the much higher powered 80 model) and it’s a really good car. It’s a big car that needs the bigger battery and range. Real world range of this 50 version will be 180 miles (295km) and that’s nowhere near enough for a large family car. If I want a car with that ranger/power I’ll get a small hatch like an MG4. Sorry Skoda this one smacks of desperation and will disappoint buyers.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

New motor of the 85 will give better efficiency

[@tomtomcarter]

I live in Europe. Price is not 20k.it's in the 50k!

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Not for the 50

[@leifvieri4372]

Enyaq IV50 was €33.800 when launched...

[@abraxastulammo9940]

In a "don't buy me" spec - today it got several upgrades

[@leifvieri4372]

@@abraxastulammo9940 Yeah... and the price still remains at €33.800...

[@markthomasson5077]

Compared to a MG ZS EV, at £30k!

[@TomTom-cm2oq]

4 countries is the same as all 27 in the EU. It is very easy to buy a car in any country and then bring it to another one. The costs are negligible. If any European wants this car, they can have it.

[@kasparskrustins3391]

It is possible, but it is not that easy as you describe here ! There are many obstacles and nuances and law details for all procedure come through

[@TomTom-cm2oq]

@@kasparskrustins3391 I will acknowledge that “easy” is relative. I should have said doable in one day. Speaking from lots and lots of personal experience.

[@sender5804]

how can I go to Germany and buy a car and register it if I don't speak German? lol, very easy

[@TomTom-cm2oq]

@@sender5804 As long as you’re not a complete idiot, it should be very easy because the proficiency of English in Germany is very high. Plus there are free tools like Google Translate that are very effective. Have you heard of Google Translate? Maybe you should stay home on second thought, because good things aren’t meant for stupid people.

[@tonyspiegel6771]

You wont get any support from Skoda or any VW group import in Australia. I owned one and will never buy any of there products ever again. Worst car I have ever owned.

[@S.M.214]

Tesla us the only manufacturer producing enough cars to try and meet demand. You may only need to wait weeks for delivery. All others, simply are not willing or able to ramp up production and some are just making compliance cars. Hyundai is trying but Toyota is an embarrassment.

[@hishamg]

The cheapest Tesla MY in the UK at present is £51,000, way too expensive for the average Joe (the average UK salary is £30,000 pa). The cheapest Skoda Enyaq 60 is not much better; about £38,000, actually more than the cheapest VW ID4.

[@carlarrowsmith]

£45k for the model Y in the UK, they discounted to 38k at the end of March to increase quarter sales.

[@Uygsoerk]

No sane person cares about what a CEO says about her/his company's products and the products of others.

[@mickzed6393]

Questioning the sanity of Tesla cranks and share holders?

[@Nr1JuiceNr1]

The skoda enyaq 80 is a good car but the tech is very behind

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Not for long. Much better tech is already built and will be in Enyaq also.

[@Nr1JuiceNr1]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 hope so

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

@@Nr1JuiceNr1 No need to hope it's confirmed that after week 42 all deliver will have new rear motor 210 kW (286 HP) and new infotainment. 0 to 100 kph in 6.7 seconds - almost two seconds faster than the previous rear-wheel drive Enyaq iV 80 and 80x will be even faster.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Charging is fast, under 30 min 5-80 % with the big battery at least

[@davidpearn5925]

Sandy Munro knows nothing can compete with Tesla in the area of cheapness of manufacturing. Tesla’s can be the cheapest choice, but is that what TSLA shareholders want ?

[@Uygsoerk]

Not really. Most people are better of with a Ora lightning cat or a Wuling Bin Guo/Bingo.or a BYD Seagull/Dolphin/Seal. Idiots bullshit about range and shit...but drive 35 km per day on mean average.

[@davidpearn5925]

@@Uygsoerk yes - but America will used ‘protection’ in order to avoid ‘impregnation’.

[@nguyep4]

It is in Tesla mission to sell 20M EV per year. Investors should know the average sell price will be much lower to get to that volume. The question is at what margin? Investors should know there is more to selling EV with Tesla.

[@davidpearn5925]

@@nguyep4 the Chinese like the latest ‘look’……..and they aren’t unique. The Chinese are the proverbial canary in the coal mine. Elon is a disaster - I am experiencing the software failures every day. They are currently fixing twitter issues and some shareholders aren’t happy……..surprise surprise.

[@mickzed6393]

@@nguyep4 The more, being the tweeting factor.

[@SkywalkerPaul]

Tesla gives you over 300hp in the base model. Plus leather interior and a panoramic glass roof for free

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Faux leather, how do I keep the sun out from the roof, does it have a cover?😜

[@SkywalkerPaul]

@@abraxastulammo9940 faux leather is better than real leather. Keep in mind, people pay money to sun bathe on vacation...

[@abraxastulammo9940]

@@SkywalkerPaul faux leather is better than real leather, tell this to a Rolls Royce owner. 😜

[@bdeithrick]

I think the only thing fishy is your shirt 👕 my friend 😂

[@wngimageanddesign9546]

It's a brick to the wind. And so slow it can't outrun its shadow. It's like the Chevy Bolt, but better looking and twice the charging rate. If you can't afford a Tesla, and must get an BEV for economy, then it's a good option. But the Chinese are coming and will have more bang to the buck.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Not a brick with cd around 0.26

[@johnslater7718]

0 - 60 in 11s is dangerous if you don't know how to drive.

[@qkktech]

škoda costs 18€ less that means they are technically true but i suspect that is false since how hard i try i cant get that price out of conficurator. that micht be s...m

[@josipmatic4732]

Just marketing, not ok SKODA!

[@bwoods22wf]

Bloomberg: Russian Oil Still Powering Europe’s Cars With Help of India India is importing record amounts of Russian crude oil Nation has simultaneously become Europe’s top fuel supplier

[@Uygsoerk]

Europe also gets a lot of resources directly from Russia. The only thing these retards can achieve is Russia getting more independent of these Holocaust deniers.

[@noahway13]

India is not neutral. They are a chameleon that changes colors depending on who they are talking to and what the situation is. They are in BRICS and the QUAD. They have the spine of a jellyfish.

[@sender5804]

oil is a global market, if Europe doesn't buy from russia someone else will do the point is to reduce russia's export income

[@Uygsoerk]

@@sender5804...only makes Russia less dependent of Europe. Western white Europeans and white US Americans really suffer from a huge delusion of grandeur. They are about 400 million and think they have a chance against 3.64 billion Asians, 1.4 billion Africans, Eastern Europeans, South and Central Americans? 🤭 Time's up for the colonizers.

[@plau2007]

The best cost effective car is Renault Captur PHEV. With subsides costs 25.000 euro and the weight is 1500kg.

[@RJ-nk9wb]

Omg😮 Is SKODA for real! A shorter range who have they been asking? Maybe it’s a Monaco model that’s small enough.😊

[@lomo8660]

You wait 24 months to get one of these in my country. Useless. Skoda does not want or cannot build enough of them. That is the truth.

[@qkktech]

Tesla model y rwd 39990€ Skoda eniaq 39970€. The only problem for Tesla is no service centre in my country. Škoda has two in my city. Nearest Tesla suprcharger is 300km. So nearest fast charger 0.5km 161kw. But here it ends Tesla wins all other categories.

[@sender5804]

which country in Europe sells Y for under 40k? are you sure it includes VAT?

[@costiqueR]

It is not the same class. And Enyaq iV 80 EV is expensive, over 60 k euros.

[@sender5804]

which country? in germany iV 80 sells for 50k euros

[@costiqueR]

​@@sender5804 Probably means starts from 50k? Sweden...

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

I hear they are going to lower prices. And for sure something is going to happen because online order books are closed atm.

[@sender5804]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 this car should cost 30k for iv60 and 32k for iv80, they better start reducing prices

[@costiqueR]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 Yes, this is what we need, at this moment the EVs are far too expensive. Even the Chinese EVs are in no way so cheap as in China, are 5-10k euros maybe cheaper than European EVs but no way o be "cheap". A family car for 60k euros is far too much. But everything in Europe has gone crazy related to prices...

[@davefroman4700]

Its still built on the VW platform so its a failure no matter how you cut it.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

Except nothing wrong with MEB platform and after new rear motor APP550 it will be even better. Tesla hard chassis is not even close to same comfort that MEB offers.

[@davefroman4700]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 I know 3 people that bought VW and they all got rid of them in less than a year. The software is crap. 25% of the time they could not get their cars to charge. Even at home. What good is a car with a little cushier ride if you cannot trust it to go anywhere???

[@davefroman4700]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 EV's are not just an electrified car. They are computers on wheels. And a computer with software problems? Is just about useless.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

​@@davefroman4700 Except EV is like normal car you don't need to touch infotainment at all to drive it. Looks like you don't even know what platform means. MEB platform doesn't include infotainment it's a different part in car. Example Audi uses MEB platform but they have their own infotainment. Computer with software problems isn't never useless you just need to update software to get it working. Tesla has doing stuff over 10 year and they still have lots of software issues.

[@davefroman4700]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 Im not talking about the rest of the buggy issues. The entire drive train package is buggy. If you had a car that you went to fill up and 20-25% of the time you could not get the door open to the filler, which the manufacturer not only does not know how to fix? But has fired the entire division that programmed it in the first place? How confident would you be in your purchase? EVERYTHING about an electric drive train is controlled by the computer. The charging, the regen, the power supplied, the torque you name it. Their issue is they have a bunch of farmed out proprietary pieces that do not talk to each other properly. And the suppliers do not want to give access to their code.

[@edenviews]

These Enyaqs are too big and bulky. Surely by now, they should have a smaller car on the market? They bring out the latest fad models that are just prototypes anyway. So should Tesla of course.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

They had the citigo e

[@mcrkon]

English speakers, please learn to say Sh-koda!

[@mgkgc1]

Sam I like your videos and will keep watching them, but for God's sake can you take your blinkers off and see the world outside of Tesla. No car is perfect and yet I have never heard you say anything other than praise for Tesla. It is well known that their build quality leaves a lot to be desired and yet you have never uttered a word about that, are you on their payroll?

[@mickzed6393]

Sam has a target audience, which have grown his channel. It's as simple as that. He should just rename to Tesla Vicking.

[@icosthop9998]

​@@mickzed6393 LoL

[@icosthop9998]

I will admit he's quick to debunk anybody that is saying *their car* is better than a tesla. 🧐

[@mikel4879]

It's ugly. It looks like a minivan. 👎👎☹️

[@205rider8]

Damn it’s ugly.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Is it a BMW? 😅

[@マロまる]

No EV is worth money